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Commonwealth of Kentucky · 5 hours ago

Program Coordinator

Morehead, KY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$43K/yr - $65K/yr

3+ years exp

The Commonwealth of Kentucky's Department of Juvenile Justice is dedicated to serving juveniles and providing them with opportunities for personal development. The Program Coordinator will oversee the accreditation processes and ensure compliance with standards while collaborating with staff and program participants.

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Responsibilities

Coordinates activities within the DJJ facilities in the implementation and administration of the American Correctional Association (ACA) and the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) accreditation process

Collaborates with program participants on planning, implementing, and monitoring of provision of each program service

Coordinates the ACA accreditation process and is responsible for providing the required documentation for 422 ACA standards, of which 31 are mandatory to maintain accreditation

Oversees, plans, coordinates, and reviews work of staff involved in the accreditation process

Monitors facility programs ensuring DJJ policies and procedures are within ACA compliance and recommend or make changes as necessary

Is responsible for the coordination and readiness for other audits within the facility to include the PREA, as well as monitors and facilitates compliance with 185 standards, 43 of which are mandatory

Oversees facility programs to ensure they are meeting standards and recommend and make changes as necessary

Provides professional support to the DJJ in regards to maintaining records

Reviews, maintains, and archives facility files in accordance with applicable retention schedule

Collects and analyzes data related to the programs, and collaborates with facility managers and administrative staff to obtain all required documents per policy

Assists in developing, facilitating, and conducting initial and annual training with staff to ensure all ACA and PREA standards are oriented to mandatory policies and procedures, and have completed mandatory training prior to working with DJJ youth

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualification

Program CoordinationManagement ExperienceAccreditation KnowledgeData AnalysisTraining DevelopmentSelf-disciplineCollaborationLeadership QualitiesReliability