PROGRAM MANAGER
- Folkston, GA
- $80,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- 401(k) Matching
- Health Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Discount
- Reduced Tuition Rates
- Disability Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- 401(k)
- Pet Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Paid Training
- Flexible Spending Account
- We believe that work is more than a place you go to every day. It is about being inspired and motivated to achieve extraordinary things.
- Employee benefits play an important role in making The GEO Group a great place to work. At GEO, we believe in the three pillars of employee wellbeing: physical, emotional, and financial. With comprehensive benefits and competitive wages, we trust that you will find all the resources you need here to be successful.
- Ensures proper processing of all inmates for programmatic needs, and ensures that all detainees participating receive quality services that comply with the federal regulations and standards.
- Assists in the preparation of program proposals.
- Develops policies relating to program operations. Makes revisions to current policies as required, ensuring compliance with the standards set by the company and the client agency.
- Assesses needs of programs staff and provides regularly scheduled supervision and/or training to address those needs.
- Provides case consultations and one-to-one counseling for difficult detainees of when serious incidents occur.
- Provides supervision to all programs staff to include but not limited to Education Director, Case Management Coordinator, Unit Managers and Inmate Records.
- Conducts departmental staff performance reviews.
- Serves as committee member on training, budget and policy review boards.
- May assist management in the establishment of long-range plans and corresponding schedules to achieve facility goals and objectives.
- Responds on a 24-hour, 7-day basis to significant unusual occurrences.
- May be required to function as Assistant Facility Administrator in his/her absence.
- Performs other duties and responsibilities as needed to ensure the effective and successful operation of the facility.
- Bachelor’s degree in related field. Experience in a correctional security and rehabilitative programs. Five (5) years’ experience managing a correctional education program preferred or at least three (3) years of experience in a supervisory capacity.
- College coursework and advanced training in behavioral sciences, correctional services or related field preferred.
- Must possess a working knowledge of program objectives, policies, procedures, correctional laws, applicable court orders and requirements for managing a secure correctional facility.
- Skill in interpretation of policies and procedures and appropriate application to work situations.
- Must be mature, flexible, intellectually alert, able to command the respect and confidence of inmates and staff, and committed to the objectives of the facility.
- Must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age.