Youth Facilities Senior Administrator

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Hiring Agency:

Health & Human Services - Agency 25

Location:

Hastings NE Kearney NE

Hiring Rate:

$1.000

Job Posting:

JR2026- Youth Facilities Senior Administrator (Open)

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Job Description:

The Youth Facilities Senior Administrator provides executive leadership for Nebraskas youth rehabilitation facilities and juvenile treatment programs overseeing the safe effective and compliant operation of the states Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Centers (YRTCs). This position is responsible for developing and implementing operational strategies ensuring high-quality treatment and rehabilitation services leading organizational performance and advancing initiatives that improve outcomes for justice-involved youth.

The Senior Administrator partners with executive leadership facility administrators juvenile justice stakeholders probation courts law enforcement behavioral health providers education partners and community organizations to strengthen Nebraskas juvenile justice continuum. This position serves as a key member of DHHS leadership promoting a culture of excellence safety accountability continuous improvement and evidence-based practice.

Location: This position able to be located in Kearney or Hastings Nebraska. The position requires regular presence at all YRTC locations and will require evening and weekend availability in response to emergent operational needs.

Salary: Beginning at $150000 annually and is commensurate on education and experience if approved.

Leadership: This position reports to the Children & Family Services Director Dr. Alyssa Bish

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic leadership and strategic direction for Nebraskas youth rehabilitation and treatment facilities and assigned juvenile justice programs.

• Oversee the administration and performance of Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Centers (YRTCs) ensuring safe effective and compliant operations.

• Develop and implement operational strategies that improve outcomes for youth while supporting rehabilitation treatment and public safety.

• Ensure compliance with applicable federal and state laws regulations licensing requirements accreditation standards and juvenile justice best practices.

• Lead quality assurance performance management and continuous improvement initiatives using data to drive operational excellence.

• Develop implement and evaluate policies procedures and evidence-based treatment and rehabilitation programs.

• Oversee facility budgets contracts grants and resource allocation to ensure effective stewardship of public resources.

• Partner with courts probation law enforcement behavioral health providers education systems community organizations tribal governments and other state agencies to coordinate services for justice-involved youth.

• Serve as the departments representative with executive leadership legislators stakeholder groups and community partners regarding youth facility operations and juvenile justice initiatives.

• Foster trauma-informed family-centered culturally responsive practices throughout youth rehabilitation programs.

• Lead coach and develop facility leadership while promoting accountability employee engagement and operational excellence.

• Respond to critical incidents emergency situations legislative priorities and other issues requiring executive leadership.

Requirements / Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelors degree in criminal justice public administration behavioral sciences social work psychology human services or a closely related field and at least seven years of progressively responsible leadership experience overseeing juvenile justice corrections residential treatment behavioral health child welfare or other complex human service programs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters degree in Public Administration Criminal Justice Business Administration Behavioral Sciences or a related field.

• Executive leadership experience overseeing secure residential treatment juvenile justice corrections behavioral health or other complex human service operations.

• Experience leading multi-site operations strategic initiatives and organizational change.

• Demonstrated success managing large budgets contracts and public resources.

• Knowledge of trauma-informed care evidence-based practices and juvenile justice systems.

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