Director, Community and Correctional Services

Bi-Weekly Hours: 75.0 hours bi-weekly(Commencing Immediately)The purpose of the position is to provide overall management and leadership to the Province’s Community and Correctional Services Division. The incumbent is a member of the departmental Senior Management Team and performs acting Deputy Minister responsibilities where delegated. The Director performs legislated functions mandated within Federal and Provincial Statutes including: Criminal Code of Canada, Youth Criminal Justice Act, Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, Correctional Services Act, etc. Policy and programs are approved at the Director’s level. This is a senior management position with diverse and complex demands of an administrative, operational, program, policy financial and planning nature.Duties include but not limited to: – Leads the division to ensure a responsive service that is evidence-based and rooted in the principle of continuous improvement;- Represents the Division on whole of government and intergovernmental initiatives;- Responsible to ensure the appropriate tools and resources are in place to respond to crises and critical incidents in order to mitigate risk to clients, staff and the public; – Provides information to the department and media as requested;- Provides case/incident consultation for complex cases including consultation for issues that may take place in a 24/7 operation (e.g. critical incidents, risk management, high-risk offenders;- Ensures the programs and services that fall under Community and Correctional Services are effectively delivering Court-mandated sentences;- Ensures that facilities and services are operating in accordance with their designated legislative function: Provincial/Federal Statues (e.g. YCJA, YJA, CCC, CS Act, Probation Act, CCRA, etc.);- Assists in the completion of jurisdictional comparisons, supervision standards, security procedures; – Risk Management/Analysis oversight and consultation with senior managers;- Provide direct supervision of six senior managers and one admin support;- Responsible for Human Resources and Labour relation issues within the division;- Identifies staffing needs/requirements and participates in the recruitment and selection of employees at the senior management level;- Provide approval of new programs, policy, strategic plans, etc. Program approval and evaluation;- Oversight on the data collection and analytics capacity and responses for the Division;- Approves staffing initiatives that have been proposed by members of senior management;- Leads the development of the annual budget, including management plan and capital budget submissions, for the Division;- Responsible for monitoring budget expenditure and taking corrective action, as required;- Other duties as required.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: – Applicants must have a Master’s degree in Social Sciences supplemented by courses in human relations, supervision and administration.- Must have extensive experience in related work at a senior management level in a Corrections/Justice oriented service involving both residential and community programs.- Demonstrated equivalencies will be considered- Excellent oral and written communication, problem solving and interpersonal skills.- Proven ability in budget preparation and control.- In depth knowledge of criminal behaviour and offender conduct, as well as a thorough understanding of the criminal process and correctional programs.- Sensitivity to and understanding of victim issues/needs.- Demonstrated knowledge in community development and prevention.- Successful candidates must provide proof of a successful criminal record check prior to employment. Note: Please ensure the application clearly demonstrates how you meet the noted qualifications as applicants will be screened based on the information provided. The successful candidate will be the only individual receiving written notification of competition results. The “Notification of Successful Candidates” list posted on the Employment Opportunity board will serve to inform all other applicants of competition results.