Facility Director/PREA Compliance Manager/Scranton Residential Center-Scranton, PA
Gardnia Simeon
The Geo Group
Scranton,PA
12
years of professional experience
1
Certification
1
Language
Results-driven Facilities Management Professional with expertise in maintenance, safety, and operational efficiency. Led cost-saving initiatives and facility enhancements while fostering team collaboration. Skilled in strategic planning and problem-solving, ensuring compliance and high-quality standards.
Work History
Facility Director/PREA Compliance Manager/Scranton Residential Center-Scranton, PA
8 Years 6 Months- Compiled and organized administrative reports detailing facility operations and activities. (e.g.; response to monitoring, and quarterly reports) that are clear and concise to reflect the operations of the facility.
- Prepare administrative reports
- Conducted monthly facility audits, safety committee meetings, safety inspections, and employee safety training to maintain compliance and enhance safety standards.
- Develop local policy and procedures to ensure compliance
- Maintain and submit all personnel records to Administrative Office according to procedures.
- Facilitated communication with existing and prospective funding sources to explore revenue enhancement opportunities for the facility.
- Maintain and submit all personnel records to Administrative Office, as defined by procedures, to comply with government requirements and provide documentation in the event of litigation.
- Liaison with existing and potential referral funding sources for enhancement of facility revenue opportunities;
- Training which includes administrative and management experience involving the review, analysis implementation of procedures, policies, and directives.
- Ensures effective integration of support services such as medical, food, vocational, facility programs, classification, family services, maintenance, security and education.
- Conducts regularly scheduled staff meetings to keep staff informed of Company and individual facility status
- Works with colleagues in the regional operations office to communicate compliance issues and operational concerns.
- Communicates effectively with all levels of staff in a manner that promotes a team spirit
- Monitored staff performance to ensure adherence to performance standards and implemented disciplinary evaluations to address unsatisfactory performance.
- Received, reviewed, and acted on employee or resident grievances and appealswithin established procedures.
- Directed facility operations, aligning maintenance, security, and life-safety standards with correctional requirements.
- Oversaw preventive maintenance programs, improving equipment reliability and minimizing service disruptions.
- Managed capital projects, coordinating vendors, timelines, and scope control for facility upgrades.
- Developed corrective action plans for inspections, audits, and regulatory compliance findings.
- Administered facility budgets, controlling expenditures and prioritizing repairs, replacements, and service contracts.
- Led maintenance teams, assigning workloads, coaching staff, and reinforcing safety practices.
- Evaluated vendor performance, negotiating service terms and ensuring quality work across contracted services.
- Coordinated emergency response procedures, supporting readiness for incidents, drills, and facility contingencies.
Assistant Facility Director of Programming/PREA Compliance Manager/ Newark, NJ
9 Months- Directs all department functions, activities and supervision of personnel.
- Oversaw performance control activities for operations and safety sections to ensure compliance and operational excellence
- Facilitated communication between Intensive Supervision Program residents and staff
- Experienced ACA Accreditation Auditor
- Conduct LSI-R, ASI and TCU risk/need assessments and create individual treatment plans
- Facilitate Evidence-Based Practice behavior modification groups
- Meet regularly and document participants progress in company database
- Identify problem areas that may impact participants ability to successfully complete treatment
- Guide participants to develop strategies to overcome obstacles to success.
- Ability to effectively interface with residents and staff
- Conducted LSI-R, ASI, and TCU risk/need assessments and developed individual treatment plans to address specific resident needs
- Establish relationships with State Parole Officers
- Identified and addressed problem areas affecting participants' ability to complete treatment successfully
- Conduct File Audits in preparation for Corporate Audits
- Interacted effectively with residents and staff to foster a supportive environment
- Responded to significant unusual occurrences 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Required to function as facility administrator in his/her absence.
Substance Abuse Counselor
2 Years 11 Months- Managed daily activities of ex-offenders and parolees within facility (ex-offenders and parolees)
- Facilitate Evidence Based Practice Behavior modification groups
- Assisted in supervising all ISP participants, fostering a supportive environment for successful program engagement
- Assist in the supervision of all ISP participants in the program
- Identified problem areas impacting participants' ability to complete treatment, facilitating timely interventions
- Facilitate Evidence Based Practice Behavior modification groups
- Conducted substance use assessments and developed individualized treatment plans for incarcerated clients.
- Facilitated group and individual counseling sessions using relapse prevention and cognitive behavioral techniques.
- Documented client progress, treatment updates, and behavioral observations in correctional case records.
Education
Master’s Degree - Criminal Justice
Bachelors - Sociology
Skills
Regulatory compliance
Operations management
Organizational development
Crisis management
Facility maintenance
Crisis Management
Accomplishments
- Improved appointment efficiency, allowing our facility to see an average of 100 more patients per day.
- Managed a staff that consistently received outstanding remarks on patient satisfaction reports.
- Achieved positive results through effectively helping with compliance..
Affiliations
National Association of Blacks in Corrections.
Certification
- Certified PREA Compliance Manager
Languages
Creole, and English
Timeline
Facility Director/PREA Compliance Manager/Scranton Residential Center-Scranton, PA
The Geo Group
05.2018 - CurrentRead More
Assistant Facility Director of Programming/PREA Compliance Manager/ Newark, NJ
The Geo Group
07.2017 - 04.2018Read More
Substance Abuse Counselor
The Geo Group
08.2014 - 07.2017Read More
Bloomfield College
Bachelors from Sociology
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Walden University
Master’s Degree from Criminal Justice
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