Unit Manager: Lunenburg Correctional Center #00458

Virginia Department of Human Resource Management

$62K — $97K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in correctional facility management or a related field
  • Extensive knowledge of prison operations and regulations
  • Strong relationship-building skills with staff and inmates
  • Proven ability to prepare and present reports
  • Experience making operational decisions in a correctional environment
  • Familiarity with evidence-based practices in reentry programming
  • Prior supervisory experience in a correctional setting

Responsibilities

  • Manage one or more housing units at Lunenburg Correctional Center
  • Collaborate with security and treatment staff to enhance inmate reentry services
  • Oversee inmate classification, discipline, and program services
  • Ensure compliance with security operations and audits
  • Supervise Lieutenants and Casework Counselors
  • Maintain building sanitation and repair for assigned units

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Retirement plan options
  • Paid time off and holiday leave
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Work-life balance initiatives
Full Job Description
Unit Manager: Lunenburg Correctional Center #00458

Job no:
Work type: Full-Time (Salaried)
Location: Lunenburg, Virginia
Categories: Public Safety

Title: Unit Manager: Lunenburg Correctional Center #00458

State Role Title: Security Manager II

Hiring Range: $62,742.00 - $97,994.00

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Dept of Corr - Central Admin

Location: Lunenburg Correctional Center

Agency Website: www.vadoc.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: State Employee Only - E

Job Duties

Contributes to the agency's public safety mission by serving as the manager of one or more housing units at a major correctional center. Collaborates with security, treatment, maintenance and support staff to ensure inmates receive effective reentry programming and services based on evidence-based principles (EBP) and practices. Oversees inmate classification, discipline, programs and services, security operations, audit compliance documentation, and building maintenance and sanitation for assigned unit(s). Supervises Lieutenants and Casework Counselors.

Minimum Qualifications

Extensive working knowledge of prison operations, policies, and procedures. Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective relationships. Demonstrated ability to prepare and deliver reports and presentations to diverse audiences. Demonstrated ability to make effective operational decisions.

Additional Considerations

Experience effectively communicating with all levels of institutional staff, inmates, and inmate family members. Working knowledge of security and treatment within an adult correctional setting. Working knowledge of evidence-based research and practices for prison operations. Working knowledge of reentry programs and services available to inmates. Experience supervising correctional staff.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Advertised: 13 Jul 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 24 Jul 2026 Eastern Daylight Time

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