Initial Posting Date:

03/18/2025

Application Deadline:

03/30/2025

Agency:

Department of Corrections

Salary Range:

$6,667 - $10,311

Position Type:

Employee

Position Title:

Operations Manager, Business Operations Manager 1 for ODOC, BPPPS and OCE employees only (Hybrid/Salem)

Job Description:

Operations Manager, Business Operations Manager 1 for ODOC, BPPPS and OCE employees only (Hybrid/Salem)

Headquarters – Salem, OR

Oregon Department of Corrections

This position is available for current regular status employees of the Oregon Department of Corrections, Oregon Corrections Enterprises, or Oregon Board of Parole, Probation, and Post-Prison Supervision.

About the Job – Your Role

In this role you will oversee and coordinate statewide administrative programs related to AIC (Adults in Custody) population management. You will be responsible for managing classification systems, facility design, housing capacity, and contract bed utilization while ensuring the strategic placement of AICs in appropriate custody levels. You will play a key role in high-risk population management, including Intensive Management Unit (IMU) assignments, protective custody, and administrative segregation decisions.

You will directly impact DOC policy, resource allocation, and public safety, requiring collaboration with institution leadership, external agencies, legislative bodies, and criminal justice partners. You will provide oversight of the Interstate Corrections Compact program, handling high-profile AIC transfers, witness protection cases, and inter-agency agreements.

As the Operations Manager you will lead key personnel, including the Interstate Compact Coordinator, Treatment Assignment Screening Coordinator, Capacity and Movement Coordinator, and Executive Support Specialist, ensuring effective operations and service delivery for the statewide AIC population management program.

This position is management services and may be eligible for Police & Fire (P&F) benefits through Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), as defined by statute.

Minimum Qualifications

Five (5) years of lead work, supervision, or progressively related experience;

OR

Two (2) years of related experience and a bachelor’s degree in a related field.

Requested Skills

• Strong leadership skills with expertise in policy development, resource management, and program oversight.
• Ability to analyze complex data, manage classification systems, and oversee correctional housing strategies.
• Experience in legislative coordination, inter-agency collaboration, and high-risk population management.
• Proficiency in supervising staff, managing large-scale programs, and making high-stakes decisions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly to diverse audiences, including internal teams and external stakeholders.

Preferred Skills

• Possess a Law Enforcement Database System (LEDS) Certification
• Experience with the STATIC-99R tool
• Experience with JJPS/JJIS and Oregon eCourts

Application Information

• In the Work Experience section of your application make sure to include the dates and duties of all relevant positions and details to support how you meet these attributes. If you do not include education or work experience meeting the minimum qualifications, you will not be considered for the position. Only the candidates whose experience most closely matches the qualifications and requested skills of this position will be invited to interview. Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications on or before the job posting close date.
• The job posting closes at 11:59 PM (PDT/PST) on the close date. After you submit your application, be sure to respond to the two questionnaires relating to public records requests and veterans’ preference immediately following your submittal. These questions are necessary to complete the application process.
• Please monitor both your email and Workday account for updates regarding this recruitment. You may be asked to submit a skills assessment, a writing sample, or other assessment as part of the application screening process.
• As part of our selection process, we may require additional assessment stages, such as written exercises, to further evaluate candidates’ qualifications. Meaningful participation in these exercises is required for all applicants moving forward in the process. Failure to complete the required exercise(s) within the specified timeframe will result in disqualification from consideration. All candidates who successfully complete these screening stages and meet the necessary requirements will advance to the next stage in the selection process.
• Please save a copy of this job announcement for reference, as it is not available for you to view after the announcement deadline.

Working Conditions

This hybrid remote position is based at Headquarters in Salem, Oregon. The incumbent may need to report in person within two hours, work on-site, or travel to institutions as required.

Work involves prolonged sitting, extensive computer use, and balancing multiple priorities under deadlines with frequent interruptions. The role may require lifting up to 50 pounds and ensuring security protocols at department offices and institutions. The incumbent must work efficiently both remotely and in a team setting, adapting to evolving demands, including after-hours, weekend, or overnight in-state travel. A valid driver's license and clean driving record are required.

This position requires working inside correctional facilities, with direct contact with adults in custody (AICs), exposure to graphic materials (e.g., assault reports and photos), and potential risks, including verbal or physical assault.

The role involves handling difficult phone calls and meeting with maximum-custody AICs with violent histories. Regular interaction with agency staff, legal professionals, and the public requires confidentiality, tact, and diplomacy. Incumbent is responsible for answering phone calls from callers who are often hostile, frustrated and lash out; must be able to answer their questions calmly and diffuse the situation. Will be required to participate in in-person meetings with maximum custody AICs who have violent history towards staff, other AICs and community members. Has regular telephone, email and in-person contact on a daily basis with staff throughout the agency, staff from other departments and agencies, defense attorneys, District Attorney’s and the public. Often deals with sensitive issues that require confidentiality, tact and diplomacy.

DOC buildings and institutions are tobacco free. Use of tobacco products are prohibited within the buildings or on the grounds.

About the Department

The Oregon Department of Corrections is responsible for over 12,000 adults in custody in 12 state prisons throughout Oregon. It advises and evaluates counties regarding administration of probation and parole programs supervising more than 24,000 offenders in Oregon communities. The mission is to protect communities, promote accountability, and transform lives.

The Oregon Department of Corrections serves a diverse and changing population of people who are incarcerated and on supervision. We commit to creating an organization both reflecting the diversity of the population we serve and ensuring all employees thrive in a culture of safety, trust, and belonging. We strive to be an anti-racist corrections system. Welcoming, inclusive, and respectful of all people. Free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.

The Department offers a variety of programs and opportunity to create a safe and healthy environment to for our staff, volunteers, and adults in custody. Joining the Oregon Department of Corrections is joining a team working for the benefit of our communities through innovative and proven correctional practices.

Benefits

The salary range listed above is for non-PERS qualifying applicants. PERS qualifying applicants may be eligible for an adjusted range to reflect an additional 6.95%.

The State of Oregon provides a generous benefit package, which includes:

• Family health, vision, and dental insurance
• Vacation, sick leave, and 11 paid holidays
• 21 days paid military leave for national guard and reserve components
• Optional short and long-term disability
• Term life insurance
• Fully paid retirement program
• Oregon Saving Growth Plan
• Flexible spending accounts for health and childcare
• And more

About the Process – What to Expect

• After the application deadline, a recruiter will review submissions for education and experience to identify candidates who best fit the minimum qualifications and requested skills.
• Top candidates will be referred to the hiring manager.
• The hiring manager will review your application and schedule interviews.
• Interview will be held with a panel of stakeholders who have completed panel assessment training. Scores will be determined based on predetermined questions and scoring guides. Preferences points will be applied in compliance with relevant laws and bargaining agreements. There may be multiple rounds of interviews.
• Final candidates will have a background check, PREA check, and reference checks.
• A Classification and Compensation analyst will review the Workday Application of the successful candidate to determine starting wages. Learn more about Equal Pay.
• A job offer will be extended through Workday to the successful candidate. Congratulations, and welcome to the team!

Requirements for Employment

The successful candidate for this position must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint-based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility. Due to CJIS requirements related to system access, there may be some felony convictions that could disqualify you for this position. However, having a felony record does not exclusively restrict you from being considered as an applicant. CJIS clearance is done at the conditional job offer. If you have questions about whether or not your criminal record could disqualify for you, please contact the recruiter for more information.

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (EDI&B) is embedded in the Department of Corrections core values. The department strives to be a model employer committed to promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Ensuring legal compliance, efficiency, and exceeding expectations to deliver the best public services.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran or protected veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics. Additional information can be found from The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Know Your Rights.

The Oregon Department of Corrections is responsible for complying with the Federal Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA 42 U.S.C. 1997). PREA prohibits the Oregon Department of Corrections from hiring, promoting, or contracting with anyone, (that will have direct contact with residents), who has engaged in, been convicted of, or been civilly or administratively adjudicated for engaging in sexual abuse in confinement settings. Learn more about PREA.

Under Oregon Law, qualifying veterans may apply for veterans’ preference. Review our veterans’ preference page for details about eligibility. Please note – if you are a veteran, you will receive a task in Workday to upload your documents immediately after you submit your initial application. You will have up until 24 hours after the posted application deadline to submit the appropriate documentation.

Questions

If you have questions about the position, selection process, or need accommodations to participate in the recruitment process please contact the recruiter and reference the requisition number.

Recruiter: Stephanie Johnston, Stephanie.M.Johnston@doc.oregon.gov

Reference Number: 177040

• Workday will timeout after 15 minutes of inactivity. You may lose progress on your application.
• Workday performs weekly maintenance Friday evenings, and the system may be down for several hours.
• ODOC does not offer visa sponsorship. Within three days of hire, applicants will be required to complete an I-9 and confirm authorization to work in the United States.
• This applicant list may be used to fill future vacancies. Application information may be used throughout the entire selection process. This process is subject to change without notice.
• This announcement is intended as a general descriptive recruitment guide and is subject to change. It does not constitute either an expressed or implied contract. The pay and benefits on all announcements may change without notice.