County Director

Jail to Jobs

County Director

Job Description

Organization Overview

Jail to Jobs is a unique organization that highly values the Christian faith and practices, an individual’s story of personal transformation, community collaboration, and best practices of psychology and the recovery movement. Jail to Jobs utilizes innovative social programs built around a holistic strategy to support the youthful offender who wants to change their life.​ Our youth are mentored by our staff of mostly ex-felons, who have experienced the same difficulties our youth are facing. After graduation from the Jail to Jobs program, our youth have learned new skills for gainful employment, are empowered with new strategies for making good decisions and built up a support system to keep transforming their lives to reach their true potential.

Organization Mission

Empowering youthful offenders to find purpose, personal growth, and achievement.

Organization Facts

- Founded in 2009 in Austin TX.

- We currently have 5 locations in Central Texas

- Serving current and formerly incarcerated youth (age 10-25)

- 501(c)3 organization with a $1.5 million operating budget, and 18 staff

- We serve over 1,000 clients a year, and employ over 200 in transitional employment

Director: A Jail to Jobs Director oversees all activity for an entire county in Texas. This includes building and managing 3 layers of staff to employ and serve clients, recruiting and coordinating volunteers, creating contract social enterprise businesses, and oversees the county budget. Directors report directly to the Executive Director of Jail to Jobs.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Create new subcontracts to hire youth.
• Recruit, train, and develop Supervisors and Coordinators that report to the Director.
• Recruit formerly incarcerated clients to join our programs
• Establish good relationships with all subcontract business owners/managers.
• Create and implement systems to empower formerly incarcerated people.
• Coordinate with local judges, as well as juvenile and adult probation.
• Support our fundraising efforts for Jail to Jobs
• Coordinate with the Local and National Media
• Establish and coordinate high quality partnerships with area non-profits and churches.

Director Traits:

• Self-starter and continually motivated
• Leader of leaders
• Goal oriented
• Creative and entrepreneurial
• Organization first mindset
• Business Management Experience
• Good communicator
• Ability to relate and work with people from a troubled or trauma filled past
• Sober and successful for at least 5 years
• Good people skills

Education

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Certificates/training in related trauma or non-profit work

Salary $50,000-60,000 based on education and experience

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift