Job Description
Job ID: 26139
Agency: Department of Corrections - Mike Durfee State Prison
Location: Springfield
Salary: $93,000 to $116,500 annually, depending on experience
Pay Grade: GS-N
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
This is a Full-Time 40 Hour Weekly position with the Department of Corrections. For more information on the Department of Corrections, please visit https://doc.sd.gov/ .
The warden has full accountability and responsibility for the Mike Durfee State Prison (MDSP), Yankton Minimum Center (YMC) and Rapid City Minimum Center (RCMC). This includes providing leadership, planning, operational direction, budgetary oversight and direction, and daily oversight and management of the prison and two minimum centers. This position reports to the Deputy Director of Prisons for the Department of Corrections (DOC). Extensive employment and criminal background checks will be conducted on candidates prior to selection.
MDSP is a medium custody prison with the capacity of 1,117 offenders including specialized housing units with the current population at 1,037 offenders. Vocational and rehabilitative programs are offered to offenders including the Governor Housing Project. YMC is a minimum custody center with the capacity of 332 offenders with the current population at 324 offenders. RCMC is a minimum custody center with the capacity of 420 offenders with the current population at 402 offenders. Both minimum centers allow for the participation in work release for gate pass eligible offenders.
Total budget for all three facilities in FY24 is $27 M with 209 FTE.
Duties include:
- overseeing the administration of programs, including security, treatment, budget, and education to ensure safe, efficient, and lawful functioning.
- planning, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating new department initiatives and projects, including response to recently passed reforms impacting the states' corrections system.
- developing, interpreting, and administering policies and procedures. Interpreting and implementing state and federal mandates, judicial rulings, laws, administrative rules, and civil service rules.
- developing working relationships with a variety of governmental officials, law enforcement agencies, community partners, and citizen groups.
- setting financial goals for the prison and managing the budget.
- monitoring the success of current activities and continually seeking to improve them, basing changes on the industry, legislation, and research.
The Ideal Candidate Will Have:
A bachelor's degree in criminal justice, sociology, or a related field, and at least 10 years of experience in corrections or law enforcement administration is preferred.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Displays High Integrity-Creates an environment that fosters high ethical standards.
- Exercises Due Diligence-Manages resources and day-to-day responsibilities in a manner that instills public trust. This includes security of facilities to ensure the safety of the public, staff and inmates.
- Acts Decisively-Vision, creativity, reasoning and experience to reach conclusions and make effective decisions.
- Critical Thinking- Can make good decisions even under a great deal of stress.
- Leads Organizational Change-Proactively and successfully brings about change based on evidence based practices to improve public safety.
- Focuses on Offenders Programming-Anticipates and meets the needs of offenders by delivering and continuously improving quality programming to lower recidivism.
- Takes Entrepreneurial Risks-Identifies opportunities to develop new evidence based practices and encourages resourceful and innovative solutions to problems.
- Builds Strong Alliances-Develops networks and uses them to strengthen internal and external organizational support.
- Turns Vision into Strategy-Thinks and acts strategically to ensure the Agency moves towards its mission.
- Demonstrates Astuteness-Uses personal influence, combined with an understanding of internal organizational reality and external factors, to positively affect results for the Agency.
- Maintains Professional Credibility-Keeps current with developments in field of expertise and applies this knowledge to effectively manage resources.
- Builds Competence-Fosters continuous learning and self-development and ensures employees have the tools and training to do their jobs, effectively and safely.
- Develops Successful Teams-Builds and leads cohesive teams that are committed to a common goal.
- Inspires High Performance-Empowers staff and motivates them to achieve or exceed their goals.
Successful applicant(s) will be required to undergo a background investigation. An arrest/conviction record will not necessarily bar employment. Offers of employment are conditional upon successful completion of a drug screening.
This position is exempt from the Civil Service Act.
The State of South Dakota does not sponsor work visas for new or existing employees. All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete an Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9. The State of South Dakota as an employer will be using E-Verify to complete employment eligibility verification upon hire.
The State of South Dakota offers employer paid health insurance plus eleven paid holidays, generous vacation and sick leave accrual, dental, vision, and other insurance options, and retirement benefits. You can view our benefits information at https://bhr.sd.gov/job-seekers/work-for-state-government/ . This position is a member of Class B retirement under SDRS.
Must apply online: https://sodakprod-lm01.cloud.infor.com:1443/lmghr/xmlhttp/shorturl.do?key=OV1
You must apply online, emailed resumes or submissions will not be accepted.
South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources
Telephone: 605.773.3148 Email: careers@state.sd.us
http://bhr.sd.gov/workforus
"An Equal Opportunity Employer"