Job Description:

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Riverside County Sheriff's Department is seeking an Inmate Services Manager to support the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility located in Banning. The incumbent will be responsible to direct and administer the activities of inmate services, programs, corrections support functions, and manage large contracts directly related to inmate services (e.g., inmate phone services, video visitation, and the jail commissary). Additionally, the Inmate Services Manager is responsible for creating and directing correctional programs, implementation of policy and procedures, budget oversight/compliance, assignment of staff and staffing pattern analysis, managing operational activities for areas such as the Sheriff's Department's Inmate Training and Education Bureau (SITE-B), and performing other related duties as required.

The Inmate Services Manager is a single-position class performing the full scope of assignments with a significant degree of independence in attaining program objectives within policy guidelines. The incumbent reports to and receives general administrative direction from a Correctional Captain and has responsibility for planning, organizing, and supervising inmate support programs and service activities at individual jail facilities for the Corrections Division.

This class has been deemed eligible for the Performance Recognition Plan as set forth under Article 3, Section 311(C) of the County Management Resolution. Program eligibility requires employees to be in a leadership position, manage other employees or programs, and have significant influence on the achievement of organizational objectives.

Meet the Team!
The law enforcement professionals of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department , with a staff of over 3,600 dedicated men and women, cover the expanse of over 7,300 square miles in southern California. The Sheriff's Department is dedicated to serving the citizens of its communities with integrity, professionalism, leadership, and loyalty and believes in service above self.

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Assist senior management in division-wide program planning, organization, management, and evaluation of comprehensive inmate programs and services; assist senior management in the formulation and implementation of policies and procedures to meet legal requirements, county policies, goals, and the delivery of required service levels.

• Provide leadership, direction, and oversight to subordinate managers in the planning, organization, management, evaluation, and coordination of delivery services to ensure the efficacy of comprehensive division-wide substance abuse, reentry, education, counseling, chaplain, detention volunteer, and inmate support programs and services; provide administrative and program guidance to mangers in the implementation of departmental objectives consistent with the overall department goals and improve their understanding of program and administrative policies and procedures.

• Monitor inmate program operations to ensure objectives are accomplished within established budgets; meet with subordinate managers to determine budgetary requirements and forecast needs for staffing, equipment, materials, and supplies; prepare budget estimates and justification for assigned programs including grant funds, contracted services, and federal and state funds; maintain cost controls to ensure compliance with budget provisions.

• Supervise and evaluate subordinate supervisors; review staffing and personnel decisions, organizational structures, and issues and operational methods; continually evaluate and assess operations relative to effective utilization of resources and achievement of goals and implement changes as necessary; review and evaluate program standards and therapeutic techniques of counseling staff to ensure program fidelity.

• Manage, plan, assign, supervise, and direct the operational activities of areas such as the Sheriff's Inmate Training and Education Bureau (SITE-B) for the Corrections Division including the work of all assigned correctional and clerical personnel, contracted staff, and detention volunteers.

• Conduct staffing patterns analysis and recommendations, employee evaluations, and management of various program personnel including Sheriff's employees and contracted staff assigned to the bureau.

• Act as a liaison for the Department and represent them in relationships with service providers, County departments, state agencies, and community and business organizations; participate in a variety of internal and external meetings, committees, and coalitions; interact with various planning councils and boards.

• Develop inmate service related Request for Proposals and submit grant applications; assist with the Request for Proposal review process; coordinate Memorandums of Understanding with eligible service providers regarding grant requirements for funds, grant rules, regulations and monitoring procedures on collaborative programs funded through grant awards.

• Negotiate, administer, and evaluate major contractual agreements with private and public inmate program service providers, inmate phone service, video visitation, and inmate commissary contracts; recommend and facilitate implementation of procedural and operational changes to maximize service delivery; recommend related remedial action to correct any noted deficiencies to ensure continuation of contracts.

• Design, organize, and direct comprehensive regional audits of correctional education, training, jail industry, reentry, inmate support services, religious programming, detention volunteers, counseling, and treatment programs through subordinate supervisors and managers.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education:Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in criminal justice, business or public administration, accounting, finance, psychology, counseling, behavioral or social sciences, education, criminology, or a closely related field. A Master's degree is preferred.

Experience: Five years in a civilian or governmental law enforcement agency, which must have included two years in a position equivalent to an Administrative Services Manager or Correctional Lieutenant with the County of Riverside and three years performing at least two of the following: program management and evaluation, budget preparation and fiscal control, organizational analysis, general administrative systems, and procedures or personnel administration.

Knowledge of:The methods and practices of managing inmate programs; principles and techniques of administration including budgeting, organization, personal utilization, and program development and coordination; principles of supervision and training; principles of public and business administration; the clinical principles of mental health and/or substance abuse treatment and/or criminal thinking change process and evidence-based practices in correctional programs; organization, fiscal management and personnel management; budget preparation and control; laws, statutes, and policies governing rehabilitation of inmates in a correctional facility; principles and practices of statistical, research, program evaluation methods; statistical methods and record keeping procedures; functions and resources of governmental agencies and community organizations, counseling methods and modalities, principles of adult education, and an understanding of various religions and religious programming in a correctional setting; contract development, negotiations, and administration including evaluation methods to ensure contract compliance.

Ability to: Plan, organize, direct and supervise the daily operation of an inmate program bureau; plan, organize, and coordinate psychosocial therapeutic programming such as cognitive, behavioral, social humanist, and developmental; develop and implement operating practices; formulate and implement policies, goals, and procedures; evaluate bureau operations and correctional treatment programs, and recommend appropriate alternatives; think, act, and direct others decisively in stressful situations; prepare, present, and interpret statistical data; establish and maintain effective working relationships with governmental agencies, community organizations, staff members, and the public; direct, supervise, train, and evaluate performance of subordinate employees.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Veteran's Preference
The County has a Veteran's Preference Policy. Upload a copy of your (or your spouse's) Member-4 Form DD-214 indicating dates of service, and a copy of your spouse's letter of disability (if applicable) with your application. For privacy reasons, it is recommended that you remove your social security information from the document(s). A Human Resources Representative will review the materials and determine if you qualify for veterans' preference. See the policy here .

Reasonable Accommodations

The County of Riverside is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Qualified individuals with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process should contact the recruiter for the position noted above. For additional information and/or to obtain the appropriate form for requesting a reasonable accommodation, please visit the Disability Access Office web page located at: http://dao.rc-hr.com/ .

What's Next?
This recruitment is open to all applicants.

Applicants who are current County of Riverside employees and/or current employees of the Sheriff's Department may be considered before other applicants depending on the volume of applications received.

Upload a copy of your degree or transcripts as an attachment to your Government Jobs account at the time of application. Competitive experience/education must be reflected on your application/resume.

Qualified applicants may be considered for future vacancies throughout the County. Based on the number of applications received, this posting may close without notice.

For more information regarding the position, please contact the recruiter Ashley Voegele at (951) 955-5736 or via email at avoegele@rivco.org.

MEDICAL/DENTAL INSURANCE: A Flexible Benefit Credit is provided on a monthly basis as governed by the Management Resolution or applicable bargaining unit. Vision coverage is provided through Vision Service Plan (VSP) at no cost to employee or eligible dependents.

Note: Employees on assignment through the Temporary Assignment Program (TAP) receive different benefits. See the list here .
MISCELLANEOUS RETIREMENT: County of Riverside has three retirement Tiers through the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS).

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  Tier I (Classic Member - Formula 3% @ 60): Applicable to current and former County of Riverside local miscellaneous employees hired prior to 08/24/2012 and did not withdraw CalPERS contributions. The employee contribution is eight (8%) percent.


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  Tier II (Classic Member - Formula 2% @ 60): Applicable to local miscellaneous employees 1) hired after 08/23/2012 through 12/31/2012; 2) Previously employed with another CalPERS contracting public agency or a reciprocal retirement system, with a break in service of less than six months between the separation date with the previous employer and the appointment date with the County of Riverside. The employee contribution is seven (7%) percent.


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  Tier III (PEPRA New Member - Formula 2% @ 62): Applicable to CalPERS local miscellaneous new members hired on or after the implementation of the Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA) which took effect January 1, 2013. As of July 1, 2020, the employee contribution is 7.25% and subject to change annually.

A new member is defined as any of the following:

A new hire who enters CalPERS membership for the first time on or after January 1, 2013, and who has no prior membership in any California Public Retirement System.

A new hire who enters CalPERS membership for the first time on or after January 1, 2013, and who was a member with another California Public Retirement System prior to that date, but who is not subject to reciprocity upon joining CalPERS.

A member who first established CalPERS membership prior to January 1, 2013, and who is rehired by a different CalPERS agency after a break in service of greater than six (6) months.

CalPERS refers to all members that do not fit within the definition of a new member as "classic members".

Contribution rates are subject to change based on the County of Riverside annual actuarial valuation.

Note:

This summary is for general information purposes only. Additional questions regarding retirement formulas can be sent to retirement@rivco.org or by calling the Benefits Information Line at (951) 955-4981,
Option 2.

If you have prior service credit with another CalPERS agency or within agencies, please contact CalPERS at (888) 225-7377 to determine which retirement tier would be applicable to you. CalPERS is governed by the Public Employees' Retirement Law. The Retirement Law is complex and subject to change. If there's any conflict between this summary and the law, the law will prevail over this summary.
DEFERRED COMPENSATION: Voluntary employee contribution with a choice between two 457 deferred compensation plan options.

401(a) MONEY PURCHASE PLAN: County contribution of $50 per pay period towards choice between two 401(a) plan providers.

ANNUAL LEAVE (Bi-Weekly Accrual):

0 < 36 months = 8.92 Hours
36 to <108>108 or more months = 12.00 Hours

Maximum Annual Leave accumulation is 1,800 hours. Employee may receive pay in lieu of up to 80 hours per calendar year. Agency/Department Head may approve an additional 80 hours.

ANNUAL LEAVE for Unrepresented Management Attorneys: Effective July 12, 2012, the specific affected Unrepresented Management Attorney classifications as stated in Article 22 of the Management Resolution will receive an additional 4 hours per pay period to their Annual Leave accrual. This additional leave accrual will expire at the end of the last pay period in June 2014. In addition, the maximum accrual for Annual Leave (or vacation) will be raised by 200 hours for eligible employees only. Maximum Annual Leave accumulation is 2,000 hours.

HOLIDAYS: Normally 12 paid holidays per year.

BEREAVEMENT LEAVE: 5 days (3 days are County paid; 2 days can be taken through use of accrued leave balances).

BASIC LIFE INSURANCE: $50,000 of term life coverage. Premiums are paid by the County. Additional Supplemental Life plan is available for employee purchase.

LONG-TERM DISABILITY (LTD): Benefit pays 66.67% of earnings to a maximum of $10,000 per month; 30-day waiting period; pays to age 65. Benefit can be coordinated with other available leave balances to provide up to 100% of pay.

POST RETIREMENT MEDICAL CONTRIBUTION: A monthly contribution is made by the County towards retiree health insurance offered through the County as governed by the Management Resolution or applicable bargaining unit.

OTHER: There may be other benefit provisions as specified in the applicable Memorandum of Understanding, Management Resolution, or Salary Ordinance. Please contact the recruiter listed on the job posting directly for more information.

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