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The Oregon Department of Corrections is looking for their next Superintendent of the Powder River Correctional Facility (PRCF) in Baker City, Oregon. The recruitment is for those who meet the full minimum qualifications and requested attributes. All interested parties are encouraged to apply. This recruitment will be opened until filled.
PRCF is a 358-bed adult male minimum-security facility. Adults in custody (AIC) assigned to us are involved in residential alcohol and drug treatment and/or assigned to institution or community-based work projects and transition programs offered at the facility. The correctional professionals contribute to the Department’s Mission by engaging in safe and orderly operations, through ensuring the high quality of its corrective and treatment programs, by training and engaging AICs in meaningful work programs, and helping them plan for successful transition back into their respective communities.
This position is part of the department's management service; this position is not represented by a labor union.
Posted March 7, 2025
NAAWS, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to improving jail and prison operations across North America, seeks a visionary and results-driven Executive Director to lead its efforts. Reporting directly to the President, the Executive Director will oversee the organization's operations, strategic initiatives, and community engagement. This role ensures the association's mission is fulfilled through effective leadership, compliance with bylaws, and the development of educational and vocational opportunities that benefit both the corrections profession and the broader community.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with the President and Board of Directors to implement NAAWS' vision and mission.
- Plan and manage the Annual Training Conference, including liaising with the host state, host hotel selection, and program coordination.
- Oversee the organization's financial health by reviewing monthly statements, monitoring budgets, and advising the President of financial matters.
- Supervise staff and coordinate volunteers to achieve organizational goals and a successful annual training conference.
- Enhance NAAWS' online presence, including maintaining the website, LinkedIn profile, and regular membership communications.
- Develop and promote educational and training programs in collaboration with institutional partners such as Sam Houston State University and ACA leadership.
- Organize the NAAWS Suite at ACA Conferences and foster relationships with sponsors and affiliates.
- Direct outreach efforts for initiatives such as the Warden of the Year and Medal of Valor awards.
- Drive membership growth and engagement while ensuring compliance with organizational bylaws.
- Represent NAAWS at public events and foster mutual understanding within the criminal justice system.
Posted February 19, 2025
Assistant Warden Opportunities Available Nationwide!
Pay Range $80k - $120k plus incentive compensation. Relocation packages included.
At CoreCivic, our employees are driven by a deep sense of service, high standards of professionalism and a responsibility to better the public good.
CoreCivic is currently seeking a Warden who has a passion for providing the highest quality care in an institutional, secure setting. Come join a team that is dedicated to making an impact for the people and communities we serve.
Job Description:
The Assistant Warden directs, administers and coordinates the management of the facility in the area of operations and/or programs personally or through subordinate managerial staff, with oversight and direction of the Warden. This position acts with full authority in the absence of the Warden.
Qualifications:
- Graduate from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree is required, preferably in Social or Behavioral Science or a related field.
- Six (6) years of correctional work experience, including two (2) years of experience at the Chief of Security or Chief of Unit Management level or five (5) years of experience as a CoreCivic department head or equivalent is required.
- Additional qualifying full-time correctional supervisory experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.
- Must demonstrate a comprehensive understanding and knowledge of the practices and principles of correctional facility management, pertinent corrections laws, rules and regulations, and the principles and practices of supervision and training.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications is required.
- A valid driver's license is required.
- Minimum age requirement: Must be at least 21 years of age.
CoreCivic is a Drug-Free Workplace and EOE – including Disability/Veteran
Posted January 28, 2025
Warden Opportunities Available Nationwide!
Pay Range $120k - $150k plus incentive compensation. Relocation packages included.
At CoreCivic, our employees are driven by a deep sense of service, high standards of professionalism and a responsibility to better the public good.
CoreCivic is currently seeking a Warden who has a passion for providing the highest quality care in an institutional, secure setting. Come join a team that is dedicated to making an impact for the people and communities we serve.
Job Description:
The Warden has the overall responsibility for the assigned correctional/detention facility, including but not limited to, operations, staff, safety/security, inmates, and budget, in accordance with the policies, procedures and guidelines established by CoreCivic executive management, corporate officers, and partner contract(s).
Qualifications:
- Graduate from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree is required, preferably in Social or Behavioral Sciences or a related field.
- Ten (10) years of correctional work experience, with increasing responsibility, including two (2) years of experience at the Assistant Warden level or above is required.
- Additional qualifying full-time correctional supervisory experience may be substituted for the education requirement on a year for year basis.
- Must demonstrate a comprehensive understanding and knowledge of the practices and principles of correctional facility management, pertinent correctional laws, rules and regulations, and the principles and practices of supervision and training.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications is required.
- A valid driver's license is required.
- Minimum age requirement: Must be at least 21 years of age.
CoreCivic is a Drug-Free Workplace and EOE – including Disability/Veteran
Posted January 28, 2025
Are you an experienced leader ready to oversee operations at Oregon’s largest correctional facility? Snake River Correctional Institution (SRCI), located in southeastern Oregon just seven miles northwest of Ontario, is seeking an innovative and strategic Superintendent to lead its team in ensuring safety, security, and rehabilitation for all.
SRCI is a 1,025,000-square-foot, facility housing 3,060 adults-in-custody (AICs). With a staff of 890 employees, 90 contractors, and 350 volunteers, SRCI is a cornerstone of the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC). Built at a cost of $217 million, the institution spans 103 secure acres and includes a 30,000-square-foot, 174-bed minimum-security unit adjacent to the primary facility.
About the Job – Your Role
As the Superintendent, you will manage, supervise, and coordinate the daily operations of SRCI, ensuring compliance with statutory, administrative, and case law. You will be responsible for all institutional programs, including fiscal planning, budget management, labor contract administration, facility maintenance, personnel management, and planning, developing, and implementing both long-range program objectives and short-range operational goals.
Leadership Skills and Attributes
- Emotional Intelligence - The ability to consciously recognize, understand, and manage one's own emotions and to emphatically and judiciously recognize, understand, and influence the emotions of others.
- Ethics and Values - The ability to behave with integrity, honesty and transparency in accordance with statute, administrative rule, DOC Code of Conduct, DOC Code of Ethics, the Criminal Justice Code of Ethics and the Department's stated values in all actions.
- Inspiring a United Vision - The ability to imagine the future with creativity, wisdom and ingenuity. Leaders illuminate the path toward continuous transformation, sparking shred commitment and action in others to reach a common goal.
- Strategic Thinking - The ability to forecast a broad range of alternatives, anticipate likely outcomes of individual or group actions and consider all potential risks and impacts to stakeholders and systems. Strategic thinkers recognize the relationships, complexities and implications of a situation. They anticipate possibilities and plan for the future.
- Managing the External Environment - The ability to look outside the department and understand the totality of the environment within which leaders operate, engage proactively with all stakeholders and forecast the impact of actions taken inside and outside the department to promote public trust and understanding and ensure conditions are in place to meet the mission.
- Influence - The ability to shape opinions, change hearts and minds and motivate others to carry out the goals of the organization by relating their personal motivations to the desired future state.
- Planning and Performance Measures - The ability to develop comprehensive plans, provide direction, prioritize resources, establish measures of success, inspire action and insure continuous improvement in service of the organizational Mission, Shared Vision, and goals.
- Collaboration - The ability to intentionally work together with peers, staff and stakeholders towards shared goals. Collaborative leaders are non-hierarchical and share responsibility, authority and accountability equitable with others.
- Team Building - The ability to bring people of diverse thought, experience and skill sets together as a team, identify purpose and goals and manage stages of development to ensure collaboration and overall performance is successful.
- Resilience - The ability to overcome adversity, opposition or failure and maintain steady, thoughtful progress towards a goal. Mental toughness, grit, tenacity).
Recruiter: Cynthia Rodriguez | Cynthia.RODRIGUEZ@doc.oregon.gov
Interested individuals can apply here.
Posted January 28, 2025
Two Rivers Correctional Institution (TRCI) is looking for a dynamic and visionary leader to serve as its next Superintendent. As the Superintendent, you will lead the institution and oversee a leadership team responsible for managing a 1,790-bed correctional facility, including a 128-bed minimum-custody unit located outside the secure perimeter.
About the Job – Your Role
As the Superintendent, you will manage, supervise, and coordinate the daily operations of TRCI, ensuring compliance with statutory, administrative, and case law. You will be responsible for all institutional programs, including fiscal planning, budget management, labor contract administration, facility maintenance, personnel management, and planning, developing, and implementing both long-range program objectives and short-range operational goals. As a major employer in Umatilla, TRCI plays a vital role in the community, and the Superintendent will actively work to build connections with local organizations, stakeholders, and staff.
Leadership Skills and Attributes
- Emotional Intelligence - The ability to consciously recognize, understand, and manage one's own emotions and to emphatically and judiciously recognize, understand, and influence the emotions of others.
- Ethics and Values - The ability to behave with integrity, honesty and transparency in accordance with statute, administrative rule, DOC Code of Conduct, DOC Code of Ethics, the Criminal Justice Code of Ethics and the Department's stated values in all actions.
- Inspiring a United Vision - The ability to imagine the future with creativity, wisdom and ingenuity. Leaders illuminate the path toward continuous transformation, sparking shred commitment and action in others to reach a common goal.
- Strategic Thinking - The ability to forecast a broad range of alternatives, anticipate likely outcomes of individual or group actions and consider all potential risks and impacts to stakeholders and systems. Strategic thinkers recognize the relationships, complexities and implications of a situation. They anticipate possibilities and plan for the future.
- Managing the External Environment - The ability to look outside the department and understand the totality of the environment within which leaders operate, engage proactively with all stakeholders and forecast the impact of actions taken inside and outside the department to promote public trust and understanding and ensure conditions are in place to meet the mission.
- Influence - The ability to shape opinions, change hearts and minds and motivate others to carry out the goals of the organization by relating their personal motivations to the desired future state.
- Planning and Performance Measures - The ability to develop comprehensive plans, provide direction, prioritize resources, establish measures of success, inspire action and insure continuous improvement in service of the organizational Mission, Shared Vision, and goals.
- Collaboration - The ability to intentionally work together with peers, staff and stakeholders towards shared goals. Collaborative leaders are non-hierarchical and share responsibility, authority and accountability equitable with others.
- Team Building - The ability to bring people of diverse thought, experience and skill sets together as a team, identify purpose and goals and manage stages of development to ensure collaboration and overall performance is successful.
- Resilience - The ability to overcome adversity, opposition or failure and maintain steady, thoughtful progress towards a goal. Mental toughness, grit, tenacity).
Recruiter: Cynthia Rodriguez | Cynthia.RODRIGUEZ@doc.oregon.gov
Interested individuals can apply here.
Posted January 28, 2025
