Director of Arrowhead Juvenile Center

Kind of Work

Direct and manage activities and staff of the Arrowhead Juvenile Center (AJC).  Develop and coordinate policies for the Arrowhead Regional Corrections Board in relation to the custody and treatment of juvenile offenders as ordered by the courts. AJC is a 48 bed maximum security juvenile institution.

Arrowhead Regional Corrections provides correctional services to five counties of Northeastern Minnesota's "Arrowhead" region, those counties are:  Carlton, Cook, Koochiching, Lake and St. Louis.   ARC was formed under the guidance of the Minnesota Community Corrections Act and a joint powers agreement between the participating counties.

Arrowhead Regional Corrections is administered by a board of commissioners (referred to as the Executive Board). The ARC Executive Board is made up of eight county commissioners from the participating counties.  The five ARC counties make up 5% of the state's total population and 17% of the states geography.

For more information on Arrowhead Regional Corrections, please refer to:  http://www.arrowheadregionalcorrections.org/

ARC's Comprehensive Plan and Budget Book can be viewed at the above link.

MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES
 

• Develops juvenile institutional policies and procedures in accordance with the Arrowhead Regional Corrections Board.
• Directs and guides supervisors in carrying out the functions of their responsibilities.
• Responsible for the recruitment and selection of staff.
• Plans and maintains in-service training programs.
• Responsible for the overall goals of the program and program content.
• Reviews the effectiveness and quality of programs and recommends revisions or new programs to the Arrowhead Regional Corrections Executive Director.
• Establishes and maintains effective relationships with the community and other agencies.
• Plans for future personnel and facility needs of juvenile institutional services.
• Responsible for the annual budget of juvenile institutional services for the Arrowhead Regional Corrections Board.
• Establishes and maintains reporting, statistical and research services.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (PASS/FAIL):

• A Master's degree in Sociology, Psychology, Social Work, Criminal Justice, Corrections, Criminology or a closely related field AND five (5) years of progressively responsible client-based professional experience in corrections or a closely related human services field; OR, a Bachelor's degree in Sociology, Psychology, Social Work, Criminal Justice, Corrections, Criminology or a closely related field AND six (6) years of progressively responsible client-based professional experience in corrections or a closely related human service field. 
• Three (3) years (or more) of the professional experience must have been at a supervisory level in corrections or a closely related human services field.
• Possession of a valid driver's license.

Note: Client-based professional experience must involve providing direct client services.