Executive Director (4774-39)

• Develops and administers a complex facility with several clinical and various functional areas.
• Recruits selects and oversees the hiring of qualified personnel.
• Mandates training requirements and performance standards for all staff members.
• Clarifies mandates of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction to the Facility Governing Board.
• Evaluates organizational effectiveness on an on-going basis.
• Involves stakeholders in the planning process. i.e. the FGB Citizens Advisory Board Adult Probation Department Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction neighborhood representatives facility staff and residents.
• Coordinates strategic planning with other elements of the criminal justice system and community agencies in a proactive way.
• Prioritizes service needs based on program mission and budget.
• Establishes a written code of ethics and organizational values upon which the program operates. Promotes employee wellness.
• Rewards and recognizes employee performance to encourage staff professional development.
• Takes disciplinary action and gives recognition whenever necessary to ensure the effectiveness and integrity of the program.
• Establishes horizontal and vertical communication among employees through regular individual team and staff meetings and procedures that encourage full staff participation in program development.
• Implements programs Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity policy.
• Directly supervises immediate subordinates. Indirectly oversees 120 employees.
• Develops and supports professional standards for the operation of the facility.
• Implements performance evaluation system to ensure the maintenance of professional standards in the conduct of business in the facility.
• Oversees the development and maintenance of a management information system that works cooperatively with the systems established by the court and other agencies of the criminal justice system.
• Conducts site/facility inspections/evaluations on a regular basis.
• Sets policies and procedures to ensure the safety of employees residents and the public.
• Develops and maintains communications with neighbors surrounding the facility.
• Maintains strict confidentiality with respect to information obtained and processed in the operation of the facility.

• Thorough knowledge of administration and management.
• Knowledge of criminal justice and community corrections systems.
• Ability to organize and delegate authority and responsibility.
• Ability to supervise workers and issue clear directives.
• Knowledge of behavior sciences.
• Knowledge of fiscal administration.
• Ability to counsel and interview.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with agencies supervisors associates residents and the general public.
• Skills in oral and written communication.
• Knowledge of prison crowding diversion programs and issues.
• Ability to perform research.
• Knowledge of computer capabilities/terminology.
• Knowledge of probation and parole.
• Ability to remain calm in tense situations.
• Visual ability to read and prepare reports.
• Visual ability sufficient to effectively operate office equipment including calculator copier facsimile machine and computer.
• Ability to read and prepare reports with recommendations correspondence instructions policies and procedures.
• Hearing ability sufficient to hold conversation with other individuals both in person and over a telephone and to hear taped recordings .
• Speaking ability sufficient to communicate effectively with other individuals in person and over a telephone.

Required Experience:

Director