Location: New York,NY, USA
Job Description
The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) is an integral part of the Citys evolving criminal justice system, participating in reform initiatives and strategies aimed to move the City towards a smaller jail system without compromising public safety. The DOC is responsible for maintaining a safe and secure environment for our employees, visitors, volunteers, and people in our custody. Importantly, safe jails enable DOC to provide people in custody with the tools and opportunities they need to successfully re-enter their communities. The DOC operates facilities and court commands across the five boroughs with more than 7,500 diverse professionals and knowledgeable experts.
The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) seeks to recruit a Deputy Director for the Early Intervention, Support, and Supervision (EISS) Unit. The EISS Unit is tasked with the identification and subsequent monitoring of uniformed personnel who demonstrate a pattern of use of force which is contrary to the Departments Use of Force guidelines. The EISS Unit works with identified at-risk uniformed personnel and facility leadership to develop action plans focused on providing staff with additional resources and guidance necessary to correct conduct, positively impact Use of Force trends and reduce the Departments exposure to risk and liability. The Deputy Director will work closely with the Assistant Commissioner of EISS to further the objectives of the unit. In conjunction with the Assistant Commissioner and/or independently, the Deputy Director would liaise with facility leadership and uniformed personnel subject to EISS monitoring to discuss strategies aimed to address and correct problematic behaviors related to use of force incidents. The Deputy Director would manage the unit in the Assistant Commissioners absence.
NOTE: Only applicants that are currently permanent in the title of Administrative Staff Analyst or are currently on the Administrative Staff Analyst Civil Service List, will be considered for an interview.
Qualifications
1. A master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, public health, human resources management, management science, operations research, organizational behavior, industrial psychology, statistics, personnel administration, labor relations, psychology, sociology, human resources development, political science, urban studies or a Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school, and two years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following: working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research; or in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; or in personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel relations, labor relations, employee benefits, staff development, employment program planning/administration, labor market research, economic planning, social services program planning/evaluation, or fiscal management. Eighteen (18) months of this experience must have been in an executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory capacity. Supervision must have included supervising staff performing professional work in the areas described above.
2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in the areas described in 1 above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory experience, as described in 1 above.
3. An associate degree or completion of 60 semester credits from an accredited college and six years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in 1 above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory experience, as described in 1 above.
4. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a States department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and eight years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in 1 above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory experience, as described in 1 above.
5. A combination of education and/or experience equivalent to 1, 2, 3, or 4 above. College education may be substituted for professional experience at the rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for one year of experience. However, all candidates must have a high school diploma and at least two years of experience as described in 1 above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory experience, as described in 1 above.
Additional Information
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.