Deputy Commissioner, Custody Management, Classification Specialist

4 days ago


New York, New York, United States City of New York Full time
About the Role

The City of New York is seeking a highly experienced and skilled professional to serve as the Deputy Commissioner of Classification & Population Management. This critical role will lead a team responsible for the placement of the Department of Correction's population across its various facilities, ensuring compliance with departmental policies, governing statutes, and court decisions.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead a team in the placement of DOC's population across its facilities, ensuring compliance with departmental policies and governing statutes.
  • Facilitate the successful community integration of the population, ensuring housing, programming, and job assignments are in compliance with departmental policies and governing statutes.
  • Recommend improvements in classification procedures and provide technical assistance in resolving difficult classification decisions.
  • Train staff in classification procedures, operations, and methodologies, and update the classification manual.
  • Establish standards and procedures for the collection of data relating to the classification system, oversee the transfer of data and information from other agencies, and assist in the integration of classification operations with other Department programs.
  • Audit classification committee hearings and reviews, approve all transfers of incarcerated individuals between facilities, and liaison with other criminal justice agencies, the families of incarcerated individuals, and public officials.
Requirements
  • A Master's Degree from an accredited college in Public Administration, Personnel Administration, Business Administration, Human Services, Criminal Justice, Political Science, Psychology, or an equivalent/related field, plus five years of satisfactory experience in an administrative, managerial, or executive capacity.
  • Or a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college with a major in Public Administration, Personnel Administration, Business Administration, Finance, Human Services, Criminal Justice, Political Science, Psychology, or an equivalent/related field, plus seven years of satisfactory experience in an administrative, managerial, or executive capacity.
  • Or a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and eleven years of satisfactory, full-time progressively responsible experience in an administrative, managerial, executive, or supervisory capacity.
About the City of New York

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.



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