Deputy Director: Correctional Centres at South African Department of Correctional Services

REQUIREMENTS :

• Degree/national diploma in behavioural sciences or equivalent qualification and successful completion of the Corrections Science Learnership/Basic Training.
• At least seven (7) years’ relevant experience gained in a supervisory and junior management production post. Computer literate. Valid driver’s licence.

DUTIES :

• Facilitate and monitor the implementation of correctional programmes policy and procedures. Register the need for Training of Master Trainers with Human Resource Development (HRD). Assist HRD in developing a training schedule for orientation of relevant officials on the implementation of the policy and policy procedures on correctional programmes.
• Obtain approval for orientation of relevant officials on correctional programmes policy and policy procedures. Ensure submission of consolidated name list of relevant officials to be orientated. Facilitate and support HRD in training of Master Trainers. Ensure availability of copies of Correctional programmes policy and procedures for orientation of relevant officials.
• Support HRD in orientation of relevant officials on correctional programmes policy and procedures. Ensure submission of the Directorate’s compliance framework to the Directorate: Inspectorate for monitoring policy implementation on correctional programmes. Ensure submission of evaluation report on policy implementation.
• Review correctional programmes policy and procedures based on the evaluation report. Conduct research, develop and facilitate the implementation of Correctional Sentence Plan (CSP) and Correctional Sentence Plan Revision Framework (CSPRF) nationally. Updating of the training manual following the training standards set by HRD. Obtain approval of the training manual on CSP and CSPRF. Register the need for training of available CATs master trainers at COEs on the compilation of the CSP and the purpose of CSPRF.
• Assist HRD in developing a training schedule for training of available CATs master trainers at COEs on the implementation of the CSP and the CSPRF. Conduct research and ensure finalisation of the concept document on correctional programmes. Consult the concept document on correctional programmes with regions, branches and external stakeholders. Review the concept document based on the inputs. Obtain approval of the concept document on correctional programmes.
• Facilitate and co-ordinate the implementation of correctional programmes by internal and external service providers to sentenced offenders, including women and youth in correctional centres. Register the need for training and support HRD in training of CIOs on implementation of correctional programmes. Facilitate implementation of endorsed correctional programs to the offender population including women, and youth.
• Monitor and evaluate the implementation of correctional programmes by internal and external service providers. Ensure monitoring and evaluation of correctional programmes’ implementation. Conduct research and develop a databank on available, implemented and quality assured correctional programmes.
• Ensure consolidation of monthly statistics on available and implemented programmes. Establishment of Correctional Intervention Officials (CIO) to implement correctional programmes. Monitor the process of identification and appointment of Correctional Intervention Officials (CIO). Management of performance information, finances, human resources and assets.