FDC - BUREAU CHIEF OF CLASSIFICATION MGMT 1

Bureau Chief of Classification Management

This open competitive advertisement is for an SES (Select Exempt Services) position located in Central Office within the Office of Institutional Operations, Bureau of Classification Management. This position is not a telework position and is required to report to the FDC office in the area it serves. The Florida Department of Corrections is seeking a highly experienced and dynamic individual to serve as the Bureau Chief of Classification Management within the Office of Institutional Operations. The incumbent will be responsible for directing the activities of Classification services, systems and public records, and Work Release Units within the bureau. This executive-level position plays a critical role in shaping and overseeing the classification and management of inmates across the state. The incumbent must be committed to upholding the agency values and be dedicated to facilitating the agency mission.

Compensation Range : $106,822.82-$112,730.54

Specific Duties

• Develops and implements policies, plans and strategies in support of the agency's mission to protect the public, staff, and inmates. Implements strategies and objectives in the agency's Strategic Plan that are relevant to the bureau.
• Assists the Director of Institutional Operations with budgeting, policy development, planning, legislative issues, and operational matters.
• Reviews, analyzes and proposes legislation, and assists executive staff on issues related to legislation. Establishes policies and provides oversight to ensure the efficient and effective processing of newly received inmates, including risk and needs assessments.
• Oversees policies related to inmate classification, management, gain time, discipline, reclassification, transfer, transition, and release.
• Ensures that youthful offender and female offender classification and inmate management responsibilities are appropriately met.
• Directs enhancements to the Offender Based Information System (OBIS) and develops automated systems to support the inmate classification system.
• Establishes quality improvement programs and training initiatives.
• Supervises, motivates, trains, evaluates, and directs the work of employees, with authority to hire, transfer or discipline subordinate staff.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Needed for the Role

Minimum Requirements

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace. Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and / or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation. The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.