Associate Warden - Operations

Associate Warden - Operations

Montana State Prison

Deer Lodge, MT

The Montana Department of Corrections (DOC) is creating a safer Montana through Accountability, Rehabilitation and Empowerment.

If you want to work making positive changes in your community, the Montana Department of Corrections is the place for you!

The Public Safety Division operates Montana's prisons safely and securely and provides supervision and support for offenders in the community through its Probation and Parole Bureau. The work performed in this division is integral to the department's mission to create a safer Montana through accountability, rehabilitation, and empowerment. Make a difference! Join us today!

The Associate Wardens of Operations (AW) serve on the Montana State Prison (MSP) Management Team, reporting directly to the Warden. AW will have oversight over Montana State Prison Operations. Including, but not limited to:

1. Direct, coordinate, and manage operational activities for a variety of business activities, personnel, resources, and programs of an organization.
2. Direct, formulate, administer, and revise policies, processes, and procedures to improve business operations and ensure compliance with laws and regulations.
3. Allocate budgets, employees, and resources for business projects, operations, and activities as authorized by top-level management.
4. Review financial statements, activity reports, or other performance data to measure goal achievement or to identify areas needing cost reduction and improvement.
5. Direct, review, and approve business proposals, project feasibility and specifications, designs, and changes.
6. At the direction of top-level managers, represent an agency or a division during public meetings, hearings, and other forums for assigned projects and initiatives.
7. Manage the preparation of reporting to entities such as federal and state government, boards, or other interested parties.
8. Coordinate significant business projects with external entities such as counties, tribal and local governments, contractors, and others.
9. Provide operational management functions authorized by executives, including allocate staffing resources; plan for and manage office, IT, and other approved resources; and provide oversight for project and program resources.
10. Manage budgets within authorized thresholds established by executives and the legislature.

Qualifications:

• Master's degree in business administration, public administration, or a related field.
• Five years of dedicated job-related experience. Preference will be given to candidates with Correctional experience.
• Other combinations of education or experience may be substituted.

Additional benefits:

Your service is rewarded with competitive compensation and generous State of Montana Benefits.

State of Montana employment may qualify for student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

Application Instructions:

Only online applications are accepted. By applying online, you are able to receive updates and monitor the status of your application.

Required Application Materials:

• State Application
• Resume
• Cover letter

To initiate an application and be considered, you must attach your resume, cover letter, and mark the attachments as a "Relevant File". In your cover letter, state why you are applying for the position and anything that makes you uniquely qualified. Applications missing required documentation may not be considered.

Successful applicants will be subject to:

• Criminal history check
• Reference checks

Notices:

Brady Act & Lautenberg Amendment - Any person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence or is the subject of a court order of protection for "an intimate partner or child of such intimate partner" cannot lawfully possess a firearm or ammunition (Title 18, U.S.C., Section 922(g)(91)). Candidates who have been convicted of any felony or a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence or were issued a court order of protection are not qualified for this position.

Prison Rape Elimination Act - Any person who has been convicted of engaging in or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force, or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse; or any person who has been civilly or administratively adjusted to have engaged in the activity as described are not qualified for this position.

Tobacco Free - The use of all tobacco products, including smokeless tobacco products and tobacco substitutes is prohibited in Department of Corrections buildings. In secure care facilities possession of tobacco products is prohibited.