Job description
The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) is an integral part of the City’s 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 9,000 diverse professionals and knowledgeable experts.
The New York City Department of Correction seeks to recruit a Deputy Director for the expanding Investigation Division - PREA Compliance Unit. The Deputy Director of PREA Compliance will support the PREA Director and PREA Compliance Managers to ensure facility compliance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act standards. Typical responsibilities of this position include:
The New York City Department of Correction seeks to recruit a Deputy Director for the expanding Investigation Division - PREA Compliance Unit. The Deputy Director of PREA Compliance will support the PREA Director and PREA Compliance Managers to ensure facility compliance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act standards. Typical responsibilities of this position include:
- Overseeing, Assessing and monitoring facility staffing levels and required video monitoring.
- Ensuring that the facility develops and documents a staffing plan that considers sexual safety and appropriate monitoring and reporting;
- Ensuring the facility uses intake risk screening information for proper housing assignment in order to maintain a sexually safe environment.
- Ensuring sexual assaults and harassment incidents remain confidential and available on a need-to-know basis and ensure that victims of sexual assaults and harassment receive treatment and counseling, and investigation obligations are met;
- Ensuring all area supervisors and first responders understand their on-scene obligations for a reported incident;
- Ensuring access to inmate risk assessment information is limited to only essential facility personnel in order to protect sensitive information from misuse.
- Ensuring that with the multiple functioning methods to report incidents of sexual abuse and harassment with the assigned facility and that these methods are posted and widely publicized Ensuring a Sexual Abuse Incident Review and that meeting is held with thirty (30) days of the conclusion of all substantiated and unsubstantiated PREA allegations.
- Establish and maintain a positive working relationship within the Investigation Division as well as the NYC Department of Investigation (DOI) to ensure ongoing and effective communications regarding sexual assault prevention, reporting response, investigation and retaliation monitoring.
- Ensuring relevant and appropriate information is made available for victim advocates to provide victims with emotional support, crisis intervention, information and referrals.
- Working in collaboration with facility personnel to prepare for PREA pre and full compliance audits and with facility personnel on the development of corrective action plans.
- Ensure that all PREA Compliance Manager create a PREA logbook for legal documentation of all sexual allegation incidents.
Minimum Qual Requirements
1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and two years of full0time paid experience in correction, social work, psychology, law, public administration, or related field providing direct services to an inmate or detention population within a correctional or related facility; or
2. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State’s Department of Education, or a recognized accrediting organization and four years of full-time paid experience as described in “1” above; or
3. Education and/or experience equivalent to ‘1’ or “2” above. However, all candidates must have at least one year of full-time paid experience as described “1” above.
2. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State’s Department of Education, or a recognized accrediting organization and four years of full-time paid experience as described in “1” above; or
3. Education and/or experience equivalent to ‘1’ or “2” above. However, all candidates must have at least one year of full-time paid experience as described “1” above.
Preferred Skills
- Professional experience working in a correctional institution.
- Knowledge of PREA policies, procedures and reporting standards; Knowledge of consent decrees, federal, and state and local laws regarding sexual abuse and harassment.
- Knowledge of the principles and practices or correctional program development, implementation, and evaluation; problem-solving and conflict resolution.
- Ability to communicate effectively and maintain effective working relationships with correctional staff.
- Ability to organize and analyze complex situations and recommend an appropriate course of action.
- Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
- Successful candidates must clear a background investigation and possess a valid NYS driver’s license.
Additional Information
The City of New York offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance for the employee and his/her spouse or domestic partner and unemancipated children under age 26, union benefits such as dental and vision coverage, paid annual leave and sick leave, paid holidays, a pension, and optional savings and pre-tax programs such as Deferred Compensation, IRA, and a flexible spending account.
To Apply
For City employees: Go to Employee Self-Service (ESS) -
www.nyc.gov/ess and search for Job ID# 561317
For all other applicants: Go to https://a127-jobs.nyc.gov and search for Job ID# 561317
Submission of a resume is not a guarantee that you will receive an interview.
Only those candidates under consideration will be contacted.
www.nyc.gov/ess and search for Job ID# 561317
For all other applicants: Go to https://a127-jobs.nyc.gov and search for Job ID# 561317
Submission of a resume is not a guarantee that you will receive an interview.
Only those candidates under consideration will be contacted.
Public Svc Loan Forgiveness
As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at StudentAid.gov/PSLF.
Residency Requirement
New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.
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