New Job Superintendent In Yukon

Department of Justice

The Department of Justice is working to ensure Yukon remains a safe, secure, and healthy place to live and work. We build strong and healthy relationships with others to support good governance and to foster safe communities. The Department of Justice provides supportive and dynamic work environments comprised of teams of professionals who are committed to making a difference in the lives of Yukoners.

The Department is seeking a dynamic, visionary leader to manage and direct the operations of the Whitehorse Correctional Centre. Under the general direction of the Director of Corrections and guided by the principals of the department and branch, you will have responsibility for the allocation of human, financial and material resources to meet the needs of individuals in territorial custody including police prisoners.

The principles that guide the Department of Justice and the Corrections Branch include:

Least Restrictive Measures: The Corrections Branch uses the least restrictive measures with inmates, offenders, police prisoners, and persons who have been granted judicial interim release that is consistent with the protection of those individuals, the public, and staff members.

Reconciliation with Yukon First Nations: Together as Department of Justice (DOJ) representatives we commit to embracing the spirit of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada entitled Honouring the Truth, Reconciling the Future, by conducting ourselves in our day-to-day business in a manner that embodies the purpose of reconciliation with our First Nations members in the Yukon. We recognize the importance of employee education on First Nations history and the encouragement of innovative thinking by all DOJ personnel on our ability to effect meaningful change towards true reconciliation.

Working as a Team: As DOJ employees we value working together as a team within branches and within the department as a whole, while respecting our respective roles in the administration of justice, to work as one entity to meet our collective objective to serve the public. We are mindful of the impact of our actions on the people around us both in proximity and in the larger department and strive to ensure that we maintain the best interests of the department in our approach to our work.

Identify and Meet our Clients' Needs: DOJ personnel have a wide variety of responsibilities and an equally diverse clientele, internal and external to government, and we are committed to ensuring that they know we work for them and that we treat them with empathy, inclusion, integrity, respect and professionalism.

Initiative and Innovation: Management will encourage DOJ staff at all levels to think innovatively and to take initiative that will improve the work we do and services that we provide to allow for positive change and creativity in the workplace. Management will encourage DOJ personnel to reconsider our approach to the services we provide and adapt to the changing environment.

Communications: We are committed to improving the way we communicate internally with one another and externally to the public in order to better perform as a DOJ Team, share information and ideas with each other, dispel negative myths about the department and to ensure that the general public has an appreciation for the excellent work we do.

For information about applying for a Department of Justice position, contact Jennifer Mueller, Human Resources at: [email protected]

For more information about this opportunity please contact Kerri Kemp, Director, Corrections at: [email protected]

Please do not email resumes to either of these addresses; resumes may only be accepted through e-recruitment.
If you need technical support submitting your application/resume, contact: [email protected].

Essential Qualifications

Please submit your resume clearly demonstrating how you meet the following qualifications. Please note selection for further consideration will be based solely on the information you provide in your resume.

• Post-secondary degree in Social Services, Criminology or related field;
• Experience analyzing, reviewing, developing and implementing legislation, regulations, operational policies, and, standards of service delivery in a correctional institutional setting;
• Knowledge of correctional legislation, current national and international correctional best practices, and, human rights legislation and best practices as they relate to corrections;
• Experience managing a large number of employees (20+) in an operationally dynamic environment in all areas of human resource management.
• Experience managing financial resources, including forecasting, budgeting, contract management, procurement, and financial reporting;
• Experience working with internal and external stakeholders and community partners to develop, sustain and evaluate programs, including partnerships with First Nations governments, non-governmental organizations, and private enterprises.

Candidates who have education/coursework and/or training along with considerable experience in the essential qualification listed above may be equally considered.

If you have these qualifications, ensure you clearly expand upon them in your resume. Prior to applying, refer to our sample resume to assist you in your application.

Desired Knowledge, Skills and Suitability
Candidates will be expected to demonstrate their competence according to the standards set within the Yukon Government Core Competency Framework, available at: here.
Candidates should also have and may also be assessed on:

• Knowledge of public sector budgeting and financial management;
• Knowledge of effective personnel management and supervisory practices and procedures;
• Skill in problem-solving, negotiating, influencing others, and conflict resolution;
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both verbally and in writing;
• Ability to establish effective and cooperative working relationships;
• Ability to provide leadership and develop consensus among stakeholders on internal and external issues; and
• Ability to maintain integrity and confidentiality.

Conditions of Employment

• Have and maintain a valid Security Clearance including vulnerable sector (required prior to first day of work) and a valid Class 5 driver’s licence (required prior to first day of work).

Job Requirements

• Willingness to travel within Yukon and Canada via airplane or vehicle.
• Rotating weekly after-hours on-call at the correctional center.

Eligibility List

12 months

Post Date

3 April 2023

Close Date

1 May 2023