DOC Women's Services Director

About the role

The Specialized Operations Manager serves as the Vermont DOC's Women's Services Director, providing strategic leadership and operational oversight for programs, services, and facility operations serving incarcerated and supervised women within the Department of Corrections. This role coordinates multidisciplinary services, casework planning and reentry strategy, collaborates with facility leadership, manages vendor contracts, and leads the project management of a women's facility replacement initiative to ensure safe, dignified, and effective normative environments that are trauma-informed and gender-responsive. The position ensures women in custody receive integrated, evidence-based services addressing health, behavioral health, educational, vocational, reentry, and family engagement needs; drives quality, compliance, and accountability across service delivery and contracted programs; leads the planning and execution of the facility replacement project to achieve on-time, on-budget outcomes aligned with best practices for women in corrections; represents the DOC in cross-agency initiatives, public meetings, legislative hearings, and strategic planning efforts related to women's services; enhances resident holistic safety, dignity, and preparation for reentry; and creates, maintains, and strengthens community partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate multidisciplinary services, casework planning, and reentry strategy for incarcerated and supervised women.
• Collaborate with facility leadership to align services and operations.
• Manage vendor contracts for programs and services.
• Lead the project management of the women's facility replacement initiative.
• Ensure safe, dignified, and effective normative environments that are trauma-informed and gender-responsive.
• Drive quality, compliance, and accountability across service delivery and contracted programs.
• Represent the DOC in cross-agency initiatives, public meetings, legislative hearings, and strategic planning efforts related to women's services.
• Enhance resident holistic safety, dignity, and preparation for reentry.
• Create, maintain, and strengthen community partnerships.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree AND three (3) or more years of experience in a supervisory or management position in human services, INCLUDING two (2) years in a correctional setting or a role requiring frequent interaction with correctional facility administration and inmates, coordinating with a correctional facility program, or direct casework with correctional inmates.
• OR Four (4) years of military experience AND four (4) or more years of experience in a supervisory or management position in human services, INCLUDING three (3) years in a correctional setting or a role requiring frequent interaction with correctional facility administration and inmates, coordinating with a correctional facility program, or direct casework with correctional inmates.
• OR Associate's degree AND five (5) or more years of experience in a supervisory or management position in human services, INCLUDING four (4) years in a correctional setting or a role requiring frequent interaction with correctional facility administration and inmates, coordinating with a correctional facility program, or direct casework with correctional inmates.
• OR High school diploma or equivalent AND seven (7) or more years of experience in a supervisory or management position in human services, INCLUDING six (6) years in a correctional setting or a role requiring frequent interaction with correctional facility administration and inmates, coordinating with a correctional facility program, or direct casework with correctional inmates.
• A current, valid driver's license is required for required travel.

Benefits

• 80% State paid medical premium and a dental plan at no cost for employees and their families.
• 12 paid holidays each year and a generous leave plan.
• State Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FMLI).
• Two ways to save for retirement: a State defined benefit pension plan and a deferred compensation 457(b) plan.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Flexible spending healthcare and childcare reimbursement accounts.
• Low cost group life insurance.
• Incentive-based Wellness Program.
• Qualified Employer for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Program.