PROGRAM MANAGER, DRC

Full-time employees will enjoy a competitive benefits package with options for you and your family including:

The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Are you looking for a career you can feel good about? We hire only those that strive to do their best. By joining our family, you'll receive the honor and recognition that comes with working for the industry's global leader in evidenced based rehabilitation.

Who We Are:

GEO provides complementary, turnkey solutions for numerous government partners worldwide across a spectrum of diversified correctional and community reentry services. From the development of state-of-the-art facilities and the provision of management services and evidence-based rehabilitation to the post-release reintegration and supervision of individuals in the community, GEO offers fully diversified, cost-effective services that deliver enhanced quality and improved outcomes.

Why Work for GEO:

• We believe that work is more than a place you go to every day. It is about being inspired and motivated to achieve extraordinary things.
• Employee benefits play an important role in making The GEO Group a great place to work. At GEO, we believe in the three pillars of employee wellbeing: physical, emotional, and financial. With comprehensive benefits and competitive wages, we trust that you will find all the resources you need here to be successful.

Summary

This position is responsible for managing facility personnel, participants, assets, and budget according to the statement of work, internal policies and procedures, and contractor's standards to ensure contract compliance.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Manages the monthly line item budget by maintaining fiscal budget control.
• Monitors staff performance to ensure performance standards are met. Uses disciplinary action or performance evaluations to correct unsatisfactory performance. Prepares staff performance evaluations on or before the due date so that employees are aware of areas in need of improvement and areas in which they do well so that an action plan for further development is prepared.
• Recruits, hires, and orients staff per established employment procedures to ensure qualified applicants are hired and to minimize turnover and exposure to litigation.
• Prepares administrative reports that clearly and concisely reflect the operations of the facility and participants status and disburse these reports to the appropriate agencies if required.
• Receives, reviews and acts on employee grievances and appeals within established procedures, to ensure concerns are resolved consistent with company policy and in a fair and timely manner.
• Acts as the primary liaison with outside agencies to build positive working relationships.
• Maintains and submits all personnel records to Administrative Office, as defined by procedures, and as requested to comply with government requirements and provide documentation in the event of litigation.
• Conducts regularly scheduled staff meetings to keep staff informed of company status and individual facility; fosters a team environment and encourage staff to express concerns, reports observations and offers recommendations and suggestions.
• Designs and implements programs for public information and education to promote community involvement and support through understanding of the goals, purpose and
  role of the facility.
• Oversee staff scheduling to ensure compliance with maximum contract requirements to ensure fair and equitable staff schedules and to control overtime.
• Ensure facility staff are trained and knowledgeable in the operation of the fire alarm system
• Be familiar with institution transfers with positive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or hepatitis B virus (HBV) status for purposes of pre-release management and access to care. In instances of notification, the contractor will take precautions to ensure only authorized persons with a legitimate need to know are allowed access to the information in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974.
• Be familiar with Employee Handbook, Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual
  and Operating Procedures Manual to fairly and consistently administer policy and procedures to staff and inmates.
• Maintain confidentiality obtained through job duties regarding employees, vendors, participants, outside agencies, etc., so that sensitive information is only given on a "need to know" basis.
• Comply with work rules and policies as explained in the company Employee Handbook and the facility Policies and Procedures Manual; and respond positively to directives from Management to ensure conformance to standards.
• Communicate effectively with all levels of staff in a manner that promotes a team spirit and a sense of cooperation.
• Required to perform fingerprinting of proposed staff.
• Participates in program review team meetings.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, criminal justice, behavioral, social science or related field required.
• Two (2) years of administrative experience in community corrections or correctional setting and a minimum of two (2) years in a supervisory position.
• Work experience may be substituted for academic studies exchanging one year of work experience in a related field for one year of academic education.
• Total work experience needed in lieu of the combination of education and work experience is six (6) years, with two (2) of the years in a supervisory position.
• Knowledge of fiscal processes and fundamentals of management.
• Able to handle a variety of complex tasks; work with public officials; express thoughts logically, in English, in written and verbal form using correct grammar; manage personnel, including hiring, evaluating, disciplining, terminating; determine and manage to budget; delegate, motivate, control and schedule; effectively communicate with participants, line staff, and other executive staff members. React quickly and appropriately in emergency situations.

GEO Reentry Services LLC.