Community Corrections Administrative Operations Manager

Location : Hastings, MN
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 1101.25.001
Department: Community Corrections
Opening Date: 04/25/2025
Closing Date: 5/12/2025 4:30 PM Central

General Description
POSTING TYPE: Open Competitive
DEPARTMENT: Community Corrections
HOURS: Full-time
HIRING RANGE: $99,074- $154,803 (Grade 111)
LOCATION: Hastings, MN
UNION: None
CLOSE DATE: 4:30 p.m. on 5/12/2025
The Administrative Operations Manager oversees the Community Corrections budget, ensuring fiscal accountability and alignment with organizational goals. This role leads quality improvement efforts across all programs, ensuring compliance with state and federal mandates. Responsibilities include managing corrections databases, access to State systems, implementation of new technology, volunteer and mentorship programs, department training, and data reporting. The manager also leads initiatives to align operations, performance management, and quality assurance with broader Community Services Division standards, while supporting department hiring in collaboration with Human Resources.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Organizational Management, or a Human Services field, AND five years administrative and supervisory experience, project management, information technology systems development and implementation or a combination of education and experience to total nine years.

Preferred experience beyond minimum qualifications:
Preference given to applicants with governmental Community Corrections experience.
Experience in state, county, or city government
Experience in budgeting, including forecasting revenues and expenses
Duties & Responsibilities

These examples do not include all possible tasks in this work and do not limit the assignment of related tasks in any position of this classification. Regular attendance according to the position's management approved work schedule is required for all positions.

Coordinate and oversee the implementation of performance management processes and measurement that assess the efficiency, effectiveness and responsiveness of the department.

Develop, implement, and maintain departmental policies and procedures to promote efficiency, consistency, and compliance.

Coordinate IT and equipment management, ensuring systems are effective, up-to-date, and aligned with departmental needs.

Oversee individual employee training requests and maintain accurate training records to support employee development and compliance

Develop and implement audit procedures for Community Corrections programs and financial processes. Measure and aggregate data to determine training requirements and adjustments to internal controls.

Lead the development and implementation of departmental process improvement efforts and develop and/or modify accompanying department policies and procedures.

Lead Community Corrections Comprehensive Plan development and updates

Coordinate cooperative initiatives, projects, and tasks with other County departments.

Develop, coordinate, and oversee volunteer, intern, and mentorship initiatives to enhance department operations and workforce development

Manage and supervise Administrative Operations staff; hire, direct, and supervise department personnel directly or through supervisors.

Provide leadership, develop goals, objectives, and strategic plans and establish criteria and standards for achievement.

Represent Dakota County on special committees and with state departments.

Promote employee health and wellness initiatives to support a positive and productive work environment.

Ensure compliance with data privacy laws and manage records requests efficiently and accurately.

Manage building operations, maintenance, and capital improvement projects to ensure safe and efficient facilities.

Coordinate strategic planning for all aspects of the department's responsibilities.

Coordinate emergency response functions as trained and assigned within the department's emergency response plan.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: 1 - 14
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities and Work Environment

• Considerable knowledge of county and office policies and procedures.
• Considerable knowledge of the criminal justice field.
• Considerable knowledge of strategic planning, data collection and analysis.
• Considerable knowledge of the principles and practices of office management and supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to resolve conflict.
• Ability to exercise sound decisions within the framework of Departmental and State guidelines.
• Ability to work both independently and with team members to accomplish tasks, planning functions and problems resolution.
• Considerable knowledge of legislative proceedings, statutory time deadlines, and court procedures and rules.
• Considerable ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Proven ability to use good judgment and make decisions.
• Proven ability to organize work effectively and efficiently.
• Proven ability to inspire, train, coach and supervise.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: This job is primarily performed in an office setting, involving sitting at a workstation for extended periods. Some walking and standing may be required during meetings. Lifting is generally limited to light items such as laptops, notebooks, and reports.
Benefits

• Comprehensive and affordable medical, dental, vision, and other benefits
• Excellent work-life balance
• Generous paid time off (accrual rate starts at four weeks per year)
• Eleven paid holidays and one floating holiday each year
• Pension with a generous employer contribution
• Ability to work from home some of the time

Selection Process

• Submit an online application, including responses to supplemental questions.
• Applications are reviewed and scored based on qualifications.
• Top-scoring candidates are referred to the hiring manager for interview consideration.
• Interviews and reference checks are conducted.
• Conditional offers are extended, followed by background checks.

Dakota County Human Resources

www.co.dakota.mn.us

Main Number 651.438.4435

(contact 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday)
Visit our Benefits site for more information.
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*******Applicants for this recruitment will be rated based on their answers to the supplemental questions listed below and application materials. It is IMPERATIVE that information provided on the application and resume are detailed and clearly outline your work experience & skills. They must also support and/or match answers to the supplemental questions.Please initial the box below to CONFIRM that the information provided is accurate and true to the best of your knowledge. Falsification may result in disqualification from consideration for this and subsequent recruitments with Dakota County for up to three years.
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Are you a current employee at Dakota County? If no, you are not eligible for this internal recruitment. You must apply through the "current job openings" posting to be considered for this position. Click

• Yes
• No

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As a Dakota County employee are you applying for a:

• Promotion
• Voluntary Demotion
• Lateral Transfer

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Minimum Qualification Screening: Please select the statement below that best describes how you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Organizational Management, or a Human Services Field AND five years administrative and supervisory experience, project management, information technology systems development and implementation
• A combination of education and experience to total nine years
• None, I do not qualify

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Please select the highest level of education COMPLETED/Degree held. (Degree must be held by the closing date of this recruitment)

• High School Diploma or G.E.D equivalent
• Professional/Technical Certificate equivalent to 1 year of full-time post-secondary education
• Associate's Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree or above

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How many years of supervisory experience do you have?

• Less than 1 year
• 1 - 3 years
• 3 + years
• None but am willing to gain it

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If you have a degree, please not Major. If you have no degree indicate "NONE"
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Please describe how your degree area of study is related to this position. If you have no degree indicate "NONE"
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How many years of supervisory experience do you have?

• I do not have supervisory experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2-3 years
• 3-4 years
• 4-5 years
• 5-6 years
• 6-7 years
• 7-8 years
• 9 years or more

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Describe your supervisory experience. List the agency you worked for and the number of employees you supervised. If you have no experience indicate "NONE"
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How many years of experience do you have reviewing and analyzing outcome performance measurement data?

• I do not have experience review and analyzing outcome performance measurement data
• Less than 2 years
• 2-3 years
• 3-4 years
• 4-5 years
• 5-6 years
• 6-7 years
• 7-8 years
• 9 years or more

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How many years of program evaluation/project management experience do you have?

• I do not have program evaluation/project management experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2-3 years
• 3-4 years
• 4-5 years
• 5-6 years
• 6-7 years
• 7-8 years
• 9 years or more

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Describe you program evaluation/project management experience. If you have no experience indicate "NONE"
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Do you have Community Corrections experience?

• Yes
• No

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Describe your Community Correction experience. List the agency you worked for, dates of employment, and your job title. If you have no experience indicate "NONE"
Required Question