Director of Corrections & Rehabilitation
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Job Location:
Kansas City, KS - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
12 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Our client is seeking a seasoned executive leader to serve as Director of the Department of Correction and Rehabilitation. This role provides strategic operational and fiscal leadership for all correctional and rehabilitative facilities programs and services with a strong emphasis on public safety humane treatment rehabilitation and reentry.
This is a high-impact leadership role for an experienced corrections or public-sector executive ready to shape policy culture and long-term strategy at the department-wide level.
Position Overview
- Provide overall leadership direction and administration for the Department of Correction and Rehabilitation
- Oversee operations staffing and fiscal management across all correctional and rehabilitative facilities and programs
- Supervise the Administrator of Corrections ensuring safe compliant and efficient facility operations
- Lead the departments strategic vision policies and performance goals aligned with public safety objectives
- Direct planning and transition activities for both temporary and permanent facility operations
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and implement department-wide policies procedures post orders and emergency plans
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Ensure compliance with ACA NCCHC and Missouri Jail Standards
- Collaborate with health partners to integrate medical behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment
- Partner with justice system stakeholders to ensure efficient intake booking release and reentry
- Lead workforce planning recruitment training and professional development
- Direct operating and capital budgets ensuring fiscal accountability and effective resource allocation
- Build partnerships with community and advocacy organizations to support rehabilitation and alternatives to incarceration
- Serve as the departments principal spokesperson to elected officials media and community groups
- Ensure compliance with all applicable federal state and local laws and regulations
- Foster an organizational culture centered on ethics accountability diversity and trauma-informed practices
Leadership & Technical Expertise
Strong knowledge of:
- Modern correctional and rehabilitative administration (including direct supervision and Strategic Inmate Management)
- Correctional healthcare behavioral health and substance use treatment
- Public-sector governance fiscal administration and organizational leadership
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Correctional laws detainee rights and regulatory compliance
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Trauma-informed care DEI principles and intergovernmental
collaboration
Proven ability to:
- Lead large multidisciplinary organizations with integrity and professionalism
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Develop and execute complex operational and policy strategies
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Build trust across justice health and community partners
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Communicate effectively with elected officials staff and the public
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Make sound evidence-based decisions under pressure
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Inspire and develop a high-performing mission-driven workforce
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in criminal justice public administration public safety behavioral health or related field
10 years of experience in corrections law enforcement or public-sector leadership
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5 years in a senior executive or director-level role
- Preferred experience integrating healthcare and rehabilitation programs into correctional systems
Additional Requirements
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Valid drivers license (per policy)
- Ability to pass a comprehensive background investigation psychological exam and drug screening
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No felony convictions or disqualifying criminal history
Why This Role
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Competitive executive-level compensation
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Authority to shape policy culture and long-term strategy
- Opportunity to modernize correctional operations with a rehabilitation-focused approach
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High visibility with elected officials and community stakeholders
- Meaningful impact on public safety justice reform and community outcomes
Location
- Kansas City MO
Compensation
- $150000 - $175000
Key Skills
- Crisis Management
- Marketing
- Public Relations
- Fundraising
- Media Relations
- Constant Contact
- Strategic Planning
- Social Media Management
- Team Management
- Public Speaking
- Wordpress
- Writing Skills
