Initial Posting Date:

06/26/2025

Application Deadline:

07/07/2025

Agency:

Department of Corrections

Salary Range:

$6,667 - $9,830

Position Type:

Employee

Position Title:

Oregon Way Administrator, Operations & Policy Analyst 3 (Salem/Hybrid) Job Rotation or Developmental Opportunity for ODOC, BOPPPS, and OCE employees only

Job Description:

Oregon Way Administrator, Operations & Policy Analyst 3 – Job Rotation or Developmental Opportunity for ODOC, BOPPPS, and OCE employees only

DOC Headquarters (Salem/Hybrid)

Oregon Department of Corrections

The Oregon Department of Corrections is currently recruiting for an Oregon Way Administrator (Operations & Policy Analyst 3) position. This position is based at ODOC Headquarters in Salem, Oregon, and is approved for a hybrid work schedule, combining in-office and remote work. This opportunity is being offered as a job rotation or developmental assignment for a duration of 6 months. To be eligible, you must be a current employee of ODOC, BOPPPS, or OCE (contract workers are not eligible).

About the Job – Your Role

The primary purpose of this position is to manage the Oregon Way initiative and ongoing responsibilities’ to ensure the long-term sustainability of this project. This position will be responsible for planning, organizing, directing, and controlling multiple activities to reduce the debilitating health effects on persons that live or work in a prison. The position serves as the agency’s executive advisor to agency managers, the Operations Assistant Director, the Agency Deputy Director, and the Agency Director, making key decisions related to program implementation, training, research, reporting, and funding requests. This position will be responsible for the development and implementation of agency policies for this program that will ensure a successful implementation and sustainability of how the agency conducts human centered correctional practices.

Minimum Qualifications

Your application materials will be reviewed to verify that you have:

• A Bachelor's Degree in Business or Public Administration, Behavioral or Social Sciences, Finance, Political Science or any degree demonstrating the capacity for the knowledge and skills; and four (4) years professional-level evaluative, analytical and planning work; OR
• Any combination of experience and education equivalent to seven (7) years of experience that typically supports the knowledge and skills for the classification.

Developmental opportunities do not have any qualifications.

Note: the specific type of experience or education requirements will be listed by the recruiting agency based on the position under recruitment.

Requested Skills

• Plan, develop, and implement Human Centered Correctional Practices with a focus on staff wellness at the core of the program.
• Lead the planning, development, and implementation of each phase of the Oregon Way principles across all institutions, including contact officers, resource teams, and wellness initiatives.
• Develop and execute a plan to measure the progress and outcomes of the program.
• Identify and implement ongoing improvements and changes to program activities to ensure effectiveness.
• Develop and apply CORE measures to track and showcase the progress and successes of the Oregon Way program.
• Oversee and approve all Oregon Way training developed and delivered by the agency, including all associated training materials.
• Continuously plan, develop, and implement resource team training, contact officer training, wellness initiatives, and staff engagement models.
• Develop and track metrics to ensure program outcomes are achieved.
• Serve as the primary contact and Program Administrator with Amend for future culture change initiatives.

Required

• Must be a current for ODOC, BOPPPS, and OCE employee (contract workers excluded) to apply and must attach current supervisor’s approval.

Application Information

• In the Work Experience section of your application make sure to include the dates and duties of all relevant positions and details to support how you meet these attributes. If you do not include education or work experience meeting the minimum qualifications, you will not be considered for the position. Only the candidates whose experience most closely matches the qualifications and requested skills of this position will be invited to interview. Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications on or before the job posting close date.
• The job posting closes at 11:59 PM (PDT/PST) on the close date. After you submit your application, be sure to respond to the two questionnaires relating to public records requests and veterans’ preference immediately following your submittal. These questions are necessary to complete the application process.
• Please monitor both your email and Workday account for updates regarding this recruitment.
• As part of our selection process, we may require additional assessment stages, such as written exercises, to further evaluate candidates’ qualifications. Meaningful participation in these exercises is required for all applicants moving forward in the process. Failure to complete the required exercise(s) within the specified timeframe will result in disqualification from consideration. All candidates who successfully complete these screening stages and meet the necessary requirements will advance to the next stage in the selection process.
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Working Conditions

This position is located at Oregon Department of Corrections Headquarters in Salem, Oregon. This position is approved to work a hybrid schedule of in-office and remote work. Frequent travel by car and airplane, inside and outside of Oregon. Regular visitation and inspection of all institutional programs and areas. This position requires work inside a secure adult correctional facility and may encounter angry, hostile, or abusive adults-in-custody which could result in personal physical injury, becoming a hostage, or death. The employee is subject to call back in the event of an emergency.

About the Department

The Oregon Department of Corrections is responsible for over 12,000 adults in custody in 12 state prisons throughout Oregon. It advises and evaluates counties regarding administration of probation and parole programs supervising more than 24,000 offenders in Oregon communities. The mission is to protect communities, promote accountability, and transform lives.

The Oregon Department of Corrections serves a diverse and changing population of people who are incarcerated and on supervision. We commit to creating an organization both reflecting the diversity of the population we serve and ensuring all employees thrive in a culture of safety, trust, and belonging. We strive to be an anti-racist corrections system. Welcoming, inclusive, and respectful of all people. Free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.

The Department offers a variety of programs and opportunity to create a safe and healthy environment to for our staff, volunteers, and adults in custody. Joining the Oregon Department of Corrections is joining a team working for the benefit of our communities through innovative and proven correctional practices.

Benefits

The salary range listed above is for non-PERS qualifying applicants. PERS qualifying applicants may be eligible for an adjusted range to reflect an additional 6.95%.

The State of Oregon provides a generous benefit package, which includes:

• Family health, vision, and dental insurance
• Vacation, sick leave, and 11 paid holidays
• 21 days paid military leave for national guard and reserve components
• Optional short and long-term disability
• Term life insurance
• Fully paid retirement program
• Oregon Saving Growth Plan
• Flexible spending accounts for health and childcare
• And more

About the Process – What to Expect

• After the application deadline, a recruiter will review submissions for education and experience to identify candidates who best fit the minimum qualifications and requested skills.
• Top candidates will be referred to the hiring manager.
• The hiring manager will review your application and schedule interviews.
• Interview will be held with a panel of stakeholders who have completed panel assessment training. Scores will be determined based on predetermined questions and scoring guides. Preferences points will be applied in compliance with relevant laws and bargaining agreements. There may be multiple rounds of interviews.
• Final candidates will have a background check, PREA check, and reference checks.
• A Classification and Compensation analyst will review the Workday Application of the successful candidate to determine starting wages. Learn more about Equal Pay.
• A job offer will be extended through Workday to the successful candidate. Congratulations, and welcome to the team!

Requirements for Employment

The successful candidate for this position must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint-based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility. Due to CJIS requirements related to system access, there may be some felony convictions that could disqualify you for this position. However, having a felony record does not exclusively restrict you from being considered as an applicant. CJIS clearance is done at the conditional job offer. If you have questions about whether or not your criminal record could disqualify for you, please contact the recruiter for more information.

Additional Information – Please monitor your Workday and email accounts. You may be contacted through Workday or have additional tasks to complete.

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (EDI&B) is embedded in the Department of Corrections core values. The department strives to be a model employer committed to promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Ensuring legal compliance, efficiency, and exceeding expectations to deliver the best public services.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran or protected veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics. Additional information can be found from The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Know Your Rights.

The Oregon Department of Corrections is responsible for complying with the Federal Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA 42 U.S.C. 1997). PREA prohibits the Oregon Department of Corrections from hiring, promoting, or contracting with anyone, (that will have direct contact with residents), who has engaged in, been convicted of, or been civilly or administratively adjudicated for engaging in sexual abuse in confinement settings. Learn more about PREA.

Under Oregon Law, qualifying veterans may apply for veterans’ preference. Review our veterans’ preference page for details about eligibility. Please note – if you are a veteran, you will receive a task in Workday to upload your documents immediately after you submit your initial application. You will have up until 24 hours after the posted application deadline to submit the appropriate documentation.

Questions

If you have questions about the position, selection process, or need accommodations to participate in the recruitment process please contact the recruiter and reference the requisition number.

Recruiter: Maria Arellano, Maria.A.Arellano@doc.oregon.gov

Reference Number: 182773

• Workday will timeout after 15 minutes of inactivity. You may lose progress on your application.
• Workday performs weekly maintenance Friday evenings, and the system may be down for several hours.
• ODOC does not offer visa sponsorship. Within three days of hire, applicants will be required to complete an I-9 and confirm authorization to work in the United States.
• This applicant list may be used to fill future vacancies. Application information may be used throughout the entire selection process. This process is subject to change without notice.
• This announcement is intended as a general descriptive recruitment guide and is subject to change. It does not constitute either an expressed or implied contract. The pay and benefits on all announcements may change without notice.

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