Melissa A. MacVaugh
King of Prussia,Pa
Summary
Well-trained corrections professional skilled in direct inmate work, re-entry services, and overseeing others. Adept collaboration with the manager, director of inmate services, deputy wardens, and warden to accomplish demanding objectives, motivate staff, and organize resources. History in Correctional Center settings with success in keeping inmates under control and staff focused on work. Focused on protection, prevention and rehabilitation.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
3
3
Certification
Work History
Assistant Manager of the Correctional Center
Chester County Prison
West Chester, Pa
07.2021 - Current
- Acting Manager since March 2023, assuming all manager responsibilities with those of the Assistant Manager
- Processes applications for prospective residence
- Supervises all aspects of the accounts of the work release inmates
- Performs the monthly reconciliations for the Correctional Center Accounts
- Prepares yearly audits
- Fills in for the Manager, the Support Staff IV position, Counselor I, and Counselor II as needed
- Complete other duties assigned by the Director, Deputy Warden, and Warden.
- Works closely with security for successful daily operations within the Correctional Center and the Prison
- Communicate effectively with outside agencies and contractors
- Research and find re-entry programs, and successfully collaborate them with outside agencies to make the programs successful.
- Assists in the daily operations of the Garden which provides food for the local food cupboard to provide for the members of the community.
Counselor I
Chester County Prison
West Chester, Pa
07.2014 - 07.2021
- Complete initial intakes, complete classification process, maintain inmate caseload (answer inmate request, complete earn times, monitor sentencing sheets, distribute legal mail)
- Promote inmate re-entry by recommending programs, institutional jobs, and completing correctional center applications
- Along with referring them to outside organizations that may assist with their needs for successful re-entry
- Assist outside agencies when needed (public defenders, probation and parole, children and youth, drug and alcohol, private attorneys, etc.)
- Assisting the security department when needed to assure proper staffing
- Attend court to provide testimony when requested
- Cover other Counselor I caseloads while they are out (distribute their legal mail, maintain their files, answer request slips and handle emergency and legal calls)
- Completed added assignments that have been distributed by supervisors.
Correctional Officer
Chester County Prison
West Chester, Pa
08.2009 - 07.2014
- Maintain care, custody and control over the individuals incarcerated in the facility
- To protect and assure the safety of fellow staff and members of the public
- Complete the intake process for the individuals that arrive (conducting searches of individuals, inventorying personal property, obtaining demographical information, taking photographs, processing finger prints, entering the individuals information in the computer system Jail View)
- Processing paperwork, such as; hearing dates, sentencing documents, releasing documents and bail bonds
- Being assigned to posts throughout the facility, enforcing all of the policies and procedures that are documented in the inmate handbook, assuring that inmates are following all rules and are acting appropriate to others.
- Maintained records of prisoners' identification and charges.
Education
Master of Science - Criminal Justice: Forensic Psychology
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VABachelors of Arts - Criminal Justice
Temple University
05.2009
Associates of Science - Liberal Studies
Montgomery County Community College
12.2006
Diploma -
Upper Merion Area High School
06.2004
Skills
- Operations Management
- Task Delegation
- Employee Performance Evaluations
- Policy Enforcement
- Project Management
- Staff Supervision
- Budgeting and finance
- Microsoft Office expertise
- Proficient in OMS
- Personalism
- Excellent problem solving
- Interpersonal skills
- Extensive knowledge of re-entry and rehabilitation
- Staff Management
- Effective communication abilities
References
References are available upon request.
Certification
- Completion of Pointman Leadership Seminar March 2024
- Completion of CIT Training May 2018
- Completion of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Elizabethtown Training Academy - October 2010
- IS-00100 Introduction to the Incident Command System - August 2006
- IS-00200 ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents - September 2006
- IS-00700 National Incident Management System (NIMS) an Introduction- August 2006
Timeline
Assistant Manager of the Correctional Center
Chester County Prison
07.2021 - Current
Counselor I
Chester County Prison
07.2014 - 07.2021
Correctional Officer
Chester County Prison
08.2009 - 07.2014
Master of Science - Criminal Justice: Forensic Psychology
Liberty University
Bachelors of Arts - Criminal Justice
Temple University
Associates of Science - Liberal Studies
Montgomery County Community College
Diploma -
Upper Merion Area High School
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