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Columbia River Correctional Institution - Portland, Oregon

Oregon Department of Corrections

The Columbia River Correctional Institution (CRCI) is seeking a highly qualified professional leader to serve as the Institution Security Manager (ISM). This position provides critical oversight of institutional security operations, ensuring compliance with all applicable laws, directives, and standards. The ISM is responsible for guiding the institution's security mission, supporting staff development, and ensuring the safety and well-being of AICs, employees and volunteers.

If you're ready to take on a meaningful, high-impact leadership role and contribute to the future of CRCI, we encourage you to apply.

This position is available for current regular status employees of the Oregon Department of Corrections or Oregon Corrections Enterprises.

About the Job - Your Role

As the Institution Security Manager, you will oversee all security functions at CRCI, providing strategic direction and daily leadership to Lieutenants, Sergeants, Officers, IWP staff, and other assigned areas. You'll serve as a trusted advisor to the Superintendent, fill in as acting Superintendent as needed, contribute to the Institution Executive Management Team, and play a critical role in statewide security management initiatives.

What You'll Do

Supervision/Management

• Recruit, coach, and evaluate security supervisory staff while establishing clear performance standards.
• Lead investigations involving staff and AICs and support appropriate disciplinary processes.
• Oversee training and development to maintain a professional, capable security workforce.
• Foster a respectful and professional work environment built on courtesy, teamwork, and integrity.

Administration

• Monitor budgets, approve operational purchases, and support long-range staffing and institutional planning.
• Coordinate AIC work programs, counseling services, orientation, transitional services, religious services, and volunteer activities.
• Collaborate with the Institution Management Team to identify issues and implement operational solutions.

Operational

• Manage and evaluate security operations to ensure compliance with laws, directives, ACA standards, and agency expectations.
• Serve as OfficerinCharge as needed to ensure continuity of operations and mitigate overtime.
• Act as Commander during emergency response situations and support development of the Emergency Response Plan.

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 years of lead work, supervision, or progressively related experience;

OR

Two years of related experience AND a bachelor's degree in a related field.

Special Qualifications

Be able to obtain, within two weeks, an Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) Correctional Certificate OR a Correctional Certificate from another government agency.

Requested Skills

• Advanced experience supervising and evaluating staff in a structured or chainofcommand organization, including assigning work, reviewing performance, and supporting professional development.

• Proven track record of ensuring security operations meet statutory requirements, administrative directives, ACA standards, and institutional policies, measured through audits, inspections, and corrective action followthrough.
• Proficiency in conducting complex investigations, including leading administrative or criminal investigations and producing accurate, timely incident reports used for official review.

• Demonstrated skill in overseeing program resources, including staffing schedules, procurement, budget monitoring and equipment oversight.

• Documented emergency response leadership, including serving as OfficerinCharge or acting as Incident Commander and participating in formal emergency drills or response evaluations.
• Skill in coordinating training, development, and institutional programs.

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.
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Working Conditions

Work is performed in an adult correctional facility that houses male adults in custody. Work may include dealing with hostile, aggressive adults in custody who may make threats to self and family. adults in custody may be verbally abusive as well as mentally or emotionally abusive. Employee subject to recall 24 hours a day in the event of an emergency and may be assigned as needed.

Employee responsible for monitoring and responding timely to after-hours notifications for unusual incidents and emergencies.

Columbia River Correctional Institution is tobacco free. Use of tobacco products is prohibited within the building or on the grounds.

This employee is responsible for preventing escapes from confinement by proper control of keys, tools and contraband and documenting the unusual incidents as they occur. During "work stoppage", he/she would be required to fill any post assigned in the institution. This position may require physical exertion to respond to adults in custody out of control behavior, restraint of an adults in custody; break up a fight and/or come to the aid of/defense of another person.

This employee is a member of a management team where conversations and paperwork are generated of a sensitive nature. This employee must have the ability to keep this information confidential.

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.

Eligible Veterans and Oregon National Guard servicemembers (current and former) who meet the qualifications of the position will be awarded candidate preference. For more information, please visit Veterans Resources. 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.

The State of Oregon does not request or require your age, date of birth, attendance or graduation dates from an educational institution during the application process.

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: Cynthia Rodriguez, Cynthia.Rodriguez@doc.oregon.gov

Reference Number: REQ-205115

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