Director, Oregon Youth Authority (OYA)
State of OregonAbout the role
Initial Posting Date:
03/31/2025Application Deadline:
04/30/2025Agency:
Oregon Youth AuthoritySalary Range:
$12,727 - $19,700Position Type:
EmployeePosition Title:
Director, Oregon Youth Authority (OYA)Job Description:
Your New Role – Director, Oregon Youth Authority!
Join our Team – Make a Difference in the Lives of Youth and Your Community.
Are you passionate about public safety and committed to guiding young individuals toward a better future? We are seeking a dedicated, inspired and talented leader to join our team in fulfilling our mission to protect the public and reduce crime by holding youth offenders accountable and providing opportunities for reformation in safe environments.
In this role, you will play a critical part in shaping the lives of youth, promoting employee engagement and wellbeing, ensuring accountability, and fostering rehabilitation through education, vocational training, and evidence-based and research informed treatment.
The ideal candidate is a skilled communicator, a problem-solver, and a transformational leader who is committed to fairness, integrity, and public service.
The OYA Director is responsible and accountable for achieving the agency's statutory mandates, the Governor's and the legislature's direction and priorities and the agency's mission. Within this framework, the Director is the ultimate authority and decision-maker relating to all the agency's operations and programs affecting youth in OYA's custody and supervision, administrative and opera
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