Full-Time Community Justice Manager (Youth)
Job Description
Multnomah County
Department of Community Justice
Portland, Oregon
Community Justice Manager
Pay: $72,390.95 – $108,585.56 Annually
OVERVIEW:
Are you a motivated community justice leader with a positive attitude and experience managing cross cultural programs?
Are you committed to leading staff in helping youth involved in the criminal justice system turn their lives around to create a better future?
If you answered yes, keep reading! The Department of Community Justice is looking to hire a Community Justice Manager to work in our Donald E. Long Juvenile Detention Center. The Donald E. Long Juvenile Detention Center is a 64 bed regional juvenile detention center serving Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas County. The facility operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and is responsible for the safety, care and security for youth, staff and the community.
As a Community Justice Manager with Multnomah County’s Department of Community Justice, you will be planning, directing and evaluating programs and staff delivering services to youth on formal and informal community supervision. Your exceptional interpersonal skills, knowledge and understanding of the dynamics, cycles and impact of addiction, violence, mental illness and sexual offenses will help create positive change.
We’re looking for innovative leaders who can demonstrate expertise in the following areas:
- Strategic Planning / Leadership: You will develop goals and direction based on the overall county/department mission and vision to increase community safety through positive change.
- Results Through People: You will help achieve results through the contribution of others by motivating and inspiring growth and productivity.
- Relationships and Community: You will build positive and sustainable relationships with a range of key internal and external stakeholders.
- Leading Cross-Culturally: You will foster an inclusive workplace where diversity and individual differences are valued and leveraged to achieve the vision, mission, and goals of the organization.
- Team Building: You will develop, inspire, and foster employees to work collaboratively.
- Organizational Savviness: You will demonstrate understanding and good judgment of organizational culture and interpersonal relationships, with both internal and external groups, to identify opportunities of mutual interest and benefit.
- Delivery: You will ensure services are provided by quality processes through monitoring and understanding.
- Outcomes: You achieve quality outcomes for the individual, the organization, and the county.
- Personal Development: You will strive for an honest and accurate assessment of oneself and demonstrate willingness for continuous improvement.
- Functional/Technical: You possess specific knowledge about laws, regulations, certifications, licensure and skills for specific assignments.
Diversity and Inclusion:
At Multnomah County, we don’t just accept difference; we value it and support it to create a culture of dignity and respect for our employees. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY JUSTICE:
Vision: Community Safety through Positive Change
The Department of Community Justice (DCJ) is recognized as a national leader in both adult and juvenile community justice. DCJ routinely consults and makes use of evidence-based practices in our program and policy development. The Department’s commitment to data-informed decision-making has led DCJ to make smart investments of taxpayer dollars in supervision, sanctions,and services for the county’s highest risk and highest need offenders. DCJ makes long-term investments in its employees through the provision of education and training. The Department believes that in order to enhance public safety we must work collaboratively with the judiciary, law enforcement, schools, treatment agencies, and the community.
More general information about the Department of Community Justice including our mission, vision, and strategies can be found at https://multco.us/dcj
This recruitment will be used to fill the current and any future positions within our Juvenile Services Division.
About the Juvenile Services Division:
The Juvenile Services Division (JSD) ensures that the juvenile system will protect the public, provide fair and equitable accountability and deliver cost-effective, evidence-based services to delinquent youth and their families. JSD provides a continuum of juvenile services ranging from informal handling (diversion) and formal probation, shelter care, electronic monitoring, mental health assessments and care coordination, outpatient and secure residential treatment, and detention.
The Juvenile Services Division provides community supervision and diversion services for high-risk youth, and operates the Donald E. Long Juvenile Detention Facility. The Division is committed to reducing ethnic and racial disparities in juvenile justice, both increasing resources for at-risk youth and ceasing disparities in their treatment.
Community Justice Managers provide leadership and supervision throughout the Juvenile Services Division; this includes the Donald E. Long Juvenile Detention Center. Community Justice Managers assigned to the Donald E. Long Juvenile Detention Center may be expected to work different shifts, weekends and holidays as they are on-site, directing the day to day operations of the facility.
TO QUALIFY:
We will consider any combination of relevant work experience, volunteering, education, and transferable skills as qualifying unless an item or section is labeled required. Please be clear and specific about how your background is relevant. For details about how we typically screen applications, review our overview of the selection process page.
Minimum Qualifications/Transferable Skills*:
- Two (2) years of supervisor or lead experience working in Community Justice, Probation/Parole, Corrections or other Human Services fields.
- Equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree with major coursework in sociology, psychology, criminal justice, administration of justice, social work or equivalent years of experience in a related field.
- Must be able to pass a thorough background investigation including a records check with the State of Oregon’s Department of Human Services and be fingerprinted on the first day of employment.
- Must be able to travel to various offices/ buildings throughout Multnomah County in a timely manner.
Preferred Qualifications/Transferable Skills*:
You do not need to have the following preferred qualifications/transferable skills to qualify. However, keep in mind we may consider some or all of the following when identifying the most qualified candidates. Please clearly explain on your application how you meet any of the following preferred qualifications/transferable skills.
- Experience working with evidenced based practices and fidelity and continuous quality improvement.
- Experience in program management and managing cross culturally including but not limited to: planning, organizing, staffing, directing, controlling and implementing an identified plan/concept within a diverse team and managing, leading and enhancing talents, strengths and abilities of a team.
- More than 2 years of supervisor or lead experience working in Community Justice, Probation/Parole, Corrections or other Human Services fields.
*Transferable skills: Your transferable skills are any skills you have gained through education, work experience (including the military) or life experience that are relevant for this position . Be sure to describe any transferable skills on your application and clearly explain how they apply to this position .
SCREENING AND EVALUATION:
The Application Packet:
Please be sure to provide all the materials below in your application submission:
- Online application: Explain all related experience (paid or unpaid) and training in the education and work experience sections of the application.
- Attach a resume: Please indicate how you meet the required minimum qualifications . Attach the PDF document to the on-line application. Be sure to explain in detail, including dates, all related work experience, paid or unpaid.
- Responses to supplemental questions: Keep in mind we may use your responses to supplemental questions as a screening tool, without reviewing the remainder of your application or attachments. The quality and strength of your answers may determine if you move forward in the process. Respond to each question completely and concisely . Refer to your relevant experience (paid or unpaid) and training.
The Selection Process: For details about how we typically screen applications, review our overview of the selection process page. We expect to evaluate candidates for this recruitment as follows:
- Initial review of minimum qualifications
- Supplemental question review
- A phone screen, oral exam, supplemental screening or written exam may be used to determine the most qualified candidates
- Consideration of top candidates/Interviews
- Background Investigation
Veterans’ Preference: Under Oregon Law, qualifying veterans may apply for veterans’ preference for this recruitment. Review our veterans’ preference page for details about eligibility and how to apply.
The recruiter as listed on the job announcement must receive all required documentation by the closing date of the recruitment.
Accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act: We gladly provide reasonable accommodation to anyone whose specific disability prevents them from completing an application or participating in this recruitment process. Please contact the recruiter below in advance to request assistance . Individuals with hearing or speech impairments may contact the recruiter through the Telecommunications Relay Service by dialing 711.
Note: Application information may be used throughout the entire selection process. This process is subject to change without notice.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Type of Position: This salaried management position is not eligible for overtime .
Questions?
Danny Fajardo, Recruiter
Department of Community Justice
1401 NE 68th Ave
Portland, OR 97213
da***********@mu****.us
Disclaimer: This announcement is intended as a general descriptive recruitment guide and is subject to change. It does not constitute either an expressed or implied contract.
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How to Apply
Please apply from the Multnomah County Jobs Portal: https://multco.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/Multco_Jobs/job/Northeast-Portland/Community-Justice-Manager---Detention---Residential-Services_R-4584 The job posting closes on March 31, 2021579 total views, 0 today