DEPUTY SECRETARY OF RESIDENTIAL SERVICES (Repost)

THIS IS A REPOST. PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT REAPPLY.

This is a Political Special Appointment position and serves at the pleasure of the Appointing Authority. 

A resume must accompany your completed application.

Join an agency and leadership team committed to transforming young people’s lives, creating safer communities, and creating a fairer system by holding justice involved young people accountable while building on their strengths.  

The Maryland Department of Juvenile Services (DJS) is an executive agency whose primary task is to support young people involved in the juvenile justice system. By law, the Department of Juvenile Services is a child-serving agency responsible for assessing the individual needs of referred youth and providing intake, detention, probation, commitment, and after-care services.

• Empowers Residential Services staff to improve how young people and families experience the juvenile justice system and improve youth and community safety outcomes; 
• Leads strategic reform initiatives focused on holding young people accountable while creating pathways for success in a system that values equity, inclusion, and safety; 
• Initiates and manages collaborative partnerships with justice system stakeholders, including young people, families, community organizations, law enforcement, state and local governments, child serving state and local agencies, judiciary, and legal counsel; 
• Manages and coaches an executive team to implement and cultivate innovative strategies aimed at connecting youth and families to developmentally-appropriate, evidence-based, and culturally relevant services, supports and opportunities and achieving positive outcomes for young people; 
• Coordinates with other Departmental units, such as those responsible for equity and inclusion initiatives, community and support services, and research and evaluation functions to develop a cohesive approach to supporting staff, young people, families, and communities. 

• Master’s Degree in Social Work, Social Sciences, Law, Behavioral Health, or Legal-related studies preferred;  
• Demonstrable evidence of developing a team and organizational strategy and being accountable for its results;  
• Significant experience designing and implementing diversity, equity, inclusion, and engagement initiatives;  
• Proven experience overseeing residential facilities and leading the implementation of effective behavioral change and behavior modification programs for justice-involved youth.