Release Coordinator [Program Administrator 1]

The Opportunity: We are seeking a detail oriented and highly organized Release Coordinator [Program Administrator 1] to join our Bureau of Records and Sentence Computation. In this role, you will serve as the Juvenile Justice Case Management System (JJCMS) Judicial Contact Data Coordinator, handling non-routine administrative duties, auditing sensitive youth records, and ensuring compliance with policies and procedures.

Core Responsibilities

Records Auditing and Compliance

• Maintain and ensure the accuracy of youth judicial, prosecutorial, and law enforcement associations and dissociations
• Utilize IT generated audit tools and internal/external notifications to conduct monthly and annual review of youth judicial, prosecutorial, and law enforcement associations to ensure accuracy and correct any identified discrepancies
• Conduct audits of youth records prior to release (e.g., Minimum Sentence Expiration Date (MSED), judicial release hearings); verify the accuracy of youth’s MSED, judicial contact relationships, documents in OnBase, and pending charge(s) status
  
  

Coordination Support

• Collaborate with Release Authority and Reentry to identify eligible youth scheduled for release or discharge and ensure compliance with Ohio Revised Code
• Work collaboratively with facility, Release Authority, and parole staff to resolve any outstanding matters prior to a youth’s release
• Research each youth prior to release to affirm there are no outstanding warrants via the Law Enforcement Automated Data Search (LEADS) system and the Ohio Court Network
• Serve as backup to LEADS Terminal Agency Coordinator
  
  

Legal and Sentencing Support

• Serve as the initial reviewer and validator of the Sentence Verification process; provide commitment quality assurance; identify and resolve commitment discrepancies
• Assist Legal Services with verifying youth attorney representation verification in accordance with policy, and update JJCMS Contact Relationship accordingly
• Support Legal Services as necessary by gathering, compiling, reviewing, and redacting various packets and/or videos
  
  

36 mos. trg. or 36 mos. exp. in business administration, management science or public administration. If assigned to operate vehicles regulated by Section 4506.01 of Revised Code, applicants must also have valid commercial driver's license.

Or completion of undergraduate core program in business administration, management science or public administration; and 12 mos. trg. or 12 mos. exp. in supervisory, administrative &/or managerial position which involved limited research & public contact. If assigned to operate vehicles regulated by Section 4506.01 of Revised Code, applicants must also have valid commercial driver's license.

Or completion of undergraduate core program in academic field commensurate with program area to be assigned per approved Position Description on file; and 12 mos. trg. or 12 mos. exp. in supervisory, administrative, managerial &/or staff position which involved limited research & public contact. If assigned to operate vehicles regulated by Section 4506.01 of Revised Code, applicants must also have valid commercial driver's license.

Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.

Job Skills: Program Management

Organization

Youth Services - Central Office

Agency Contact Name and Information

Amanda.Norris@dys.ohio.gov

Unposting Date

May 31, 2026, 8:59:00 PM

Work Location

William Green Building

Primary Location

United States of America-OHIO-Franklin County-Columbus

Compensation

$26.92 - $33.35 per hour

Schedule

Full-time

Work Hours

M-F

Classified Indicator

Classified

Union

Exempt from Union

Professional Skills

Analyzation, Attention to Detail, Collaboration, Confidentiality

Agency Overview

JOIN OUR TEAM!

We are transforming and saving lives at DYS!

A safer Ohio: one youth, one family and one community at a time.

About Us…

The Ohio Department of Youth Services strives to save and transform the lives of youth throughout the state of Ohio. Our employees work together to support youth and empower families and communities. In addition to our three juvenile corrections facilities, we support more than 600 community programs reaching more than 90,000 youth across the state.

Our Guiding Principles…

• Demonstrate staff are our greatest resource
• Treat everyone with respect
• Cultivate a trauma responsive environment for staff and youth to thrive
• Provide the best support and services for youth and families
• Advance our culture of inclusion through understanding and appreciating staff and youth differences
• Commit to and encourage collaboration and continuous improvement to produce better outcomes for those we serve
• Celebrate collective successes and support one another through opportunities to improve
  
  

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