Senior Youth Facilities Administrator

City of Scottsbluff, Nebraska - Government

Senior Administrator overseeing Nebraska's youth rehabilitation and treatment facilities. Leading strategies to improve outcomes for justice-involved youth and ensuring compliance and effective operations.

Posted 7/18/2026full-timeHastings • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $150,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strategic leadership in overseeing youth rehabilitation and treatment facilities, ensuring compliance with laws and regulations while implementing evidence-based practices. Proven ability to manage large budgets and foster partnerships with various stakeholders to improve outcomes for justice-involved youth.

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Strategic LeadershipJuvenile Justice SystemsTrauma-Informed CareBudget ManagementOperational Excellence

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Hard Skills

Program DevelopmentPolicy ImplementationPerformance ManagementData-Driven Decision MakingEvidence-Based Practices

Soft Skills

CoachingEmployee EngagementCollaborationAccountability

Industry Keywords

Youth RehabilitationTreatment FacilitiesPublic SafetyBehavioral HealthHuman Services

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide strategic leadership and strategic direction for Nebraska's youth rehabilitation and treatment facilities and assigned juvenile justice programs.
Oversee the administration and performance of Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Centers (YRTCs), ensuring safe, effective, and compliant operations.
Develop and implement operational strategies that improve outcomes for youth while supporting rehabilitation, treatment, and public safety.
Ensure compliance with applicable federal and state laws, regulations, licensing requirements, accreditation standards, and juvenile justice best practices.
Lead quality assurance, performance management, and continuous improvement initiatives using data to drive operational excellence.
Develop, implement, and evaluate policies, procedures, and evidence-based treatment and rehabilitation programs.
Oversee facility budgets, contracts, grants, and resource allocation to ensure effective stewardship of public resources.
Partner with courts, probation, law enforcement, behavioral health providers, education systems, community organizations, tribal governments, and other state agencies to coordinate services for justice-involved youth.
Serve as the department's representative with executive leadership, legislators, stakeholder groups, and community partners regarding youth facility operations and juvenile justice initiatives.
Foster trauma-informed, family-centered, culturally responsive practices throughout youth rehabilitation programs.
Lead, coach, and develop facility leadership while promoting accountability, employee engagement, and operational excellence.
Respond to critical incidents, emergency situations, legislative priorities, and other issues requiring executive leadership.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in criminal justice, public administration, behavioral sciences, social work, psychology, human services, or a closely related field
At least seven years of progressively responsible leadership experience overseeing juvenile justice, corrections, residential treatment, behavioral health, child welfare, or other complex human service programs.
Executive leadership experience overseeing secure residential treatment, juvenile justice, corrections, behavioral health, or other complex human service operations.
Experience leading multi-site operations, strategic initiatives, and organizational change.
Demonstrated success managing large budgets, contracts, and public resources.
Knowledge of trauma-informed care, evidence-based practices, and juvenile justice systems.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive package of pay, benefits, paid time off, retirement and professional development opportunities