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John Safford

Pendleton,IN

Summary

Goal-oriented Team Manager dedicated to meeting team performance objectives and achieving set targets. Offering twenty nine years of extensive leadership experience in state employment. Committed individual well-versed in providing thorough training, setting team goals and developing innovative strategies. Superb oral and written communication skills paired with excellent time management and leadership abilities.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience

Work History

Correctional Unit Team Mgr.

Indiana Department Of Corrections
Pendleton, Indiana
07.1992 - Current


  • Administered monthly and annual reviews to direct reports and set clear and measurable goals, action plans and follow-up procedures.
  • I not only managed unit staff, I worked with the Psychology Department to setup treatment plans with offenders that where deemed seriously mental Ill., while living in Restrictive. Housing I also worked with the Psychology to determine if an offender that is SMI can be transferred to a long term segregation facility, without decompensating.
  • While I was assigned to General Population Housing I worked with the Psychology Department on referring that where in need of Substance Abuse Counseling. I also overseen the referral process of placing offender in the TABE (GED) program and the proper job.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice

Ball State University
Anderson, IN
08.1990

Associate of Science - Occupational Therapy

Vincennes University
Vincennes, IN
05.1987

Skills

    Communicating with Someone Who Has a Psychiatric Illness, through the National Alliance on Mental Illness

    Working with and supervising unit team staff and conducting audits to monitor their for continuing quality improvement

Timeline

Correctional Unit Team Mgr.

Indiana Department Of Corrections
07.1992 - Current

Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice

Ball State University

Associate of Science - Occupational Therapy

Vincennes University
John Safford