PREA Coordinator

ABOUT US

The Charter County of Wayne is Michigans first and largest County! Home to 34 cities and nine townships; from Rockwood to Livonia from Sumpter Township to the Grosse Pointes each community in Wayne County offers residents and businesses a unique blend of opportunity to live work play and raise families.

Headquartered in beautiful Downtown Detroit our largest city and the automotive capital of the world Wayne County Government offers a diversified economy and high standards for our residents quality of life. With a history rich in culture arts and diverse communities Wayne County takes pride in its promotion of diversity inclusion and equity not only through its residents but also through its employees.

Becoming a part of the Wayne County team means that you are driven ambitious and ready to have a positive impact on the community.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The PREA (Prison Rape Elimination Act) Coordinator provides leadership oversight and accountability for ensuring full compliance with the PREA Standards. This position oversees prevention detection response and monitoring activities to protect youth from sexual abuse sexual harassment and retaliation. The PREA Coordinator works collaboratively with facility leadership investigators licensing partners and external agencies to promote a culture of safety dignity and trauma-informed care.

REQUIRED TASK

• Prevention & Policy Oversight
  • Maintains and updates all PREA-related policies and ensures alignment with federal PREA Juvenile Standards state licensing requirements and national best practices.
  • Conducts annual PREA risk assessments and recommends corrective actions to reduce blind spots enhance supervision and improve staffing patterns.
  • Ensures compliance with required staff-to-youth ratios and documents variances or corrective actions.
• Training & Education
  • Coordinates PREA training for all staff contractors and volunteers.
  • Ensures youth receive PREA education upon intake and supplemental age-appropriate reinforcement.
  • Develops training modules scenarios and trauma-informed learning materials tailored to the juvenile setting.
• Reporting Response & Coordination
  • Serves as the central point of contact for all PREA allegations.
  • Ensures immediate reporting and coordination with internal leadership law enforcement CPS medical and mental health and external investigators.
  • Oversees the Sexual Abuse Incident Review Team (SAIRT) and ensures corrective action follow-up.
  • Monitors retaliation prevention plans for youth staff and third-party reporters.
• Auditing & Compliance Monitoring
  • Maintains PREA documentation logs investigations and required staffing records.
  • Prepares the facility for third-party PREA audits ensuring readiness documentation interviews and corrective action planning.
  • Conducts internal compliance checks evaluates camera coverage and tracks trends and patterns.
• Youth Safety & Advocacy
  • Ensures youth have safe confidential and multiple reporting methods.
  • Collaborates with intake and operations to ensure housing classification and supervision minimize victimization risks.
  • Promotes trauma-informed youth-centered practices throughout the facility.
• Interdepartmental & Agency Collaboration
  • Works closely with all departments-operations training intake medical/mental health and leadership-to strengthen PREA alignment.
  • Maintains relationships with rape crisis centers advocates and community-based organizations.
  • Participates in safety meetings leadership briefings and incident reviews.
• Data Management & Reporting
  • Collects analyzes and reports PREA data per federal requirements.
  • Produces annual PREA reports with trends corrective strategies and transparency compliance.
  • Maintains PREA dashboards and internal monitoring tools.

Educational Requirements

• Bachelors degree in criminal justice social work public administration human services or related field (Masters preferred).

Experience Requirements

• At least three years of direct experience in juvenile justice corrections or youth-serving systems.
• Previous PREA compliance or investigative experience strongly preferred.
• Must pass background checks and maintain applicable certifications.

Required Experience:

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