Title: Transportation Scheduling Team Lead: Offender Management Services #00024
State Role Title: Prog Admin Specialist II
Hiring Range: $71,582.00 - $100,667.00
Pay Band: 5
Agency: Dept of Corr - Central Admin
Location: DOC Headquarters
Agency Website: www.vadoc.virginia.gov
Recruitment Type: State Employee Only - E
Job Duties
The Transportation Scheduling Team Lead provides advanced coordination, operational leadership, and system-wide alignment of inmate transportation scheduling across the Department of Corrections.
This role ensures transportation activities are strategically aligned, resource-efficient, and responsive to competing institutional priorities. As the operational lead for centralized scheduling coordination, the position serves as the primary link between regional operations and central oversight. Responsible for translating strategic objectives into execution, the Team Lead guides scheduling practices, fosters cross-regional collaboration, and drives continuous process improvement.
The work demands a high degree of judgment, coordination, and analytical skill to balance public safety requirements, staffing limitations, and operational needs. The position enhances public safety and operational efficiency by partnering with Regional Managers and key stakeholders to refine scheduling processes, address complex challenges, and implement a coordinated, data-driven approach to transportation.
Minimum Qualifications
Advanced knowledge of correctional operations, transportation processes, and/or institutional priorities
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to evaluate complex operational scenarios
Ability to coordinate and influence across multiple regions and organizational levels
Ability to lead work processes and supervise staff effectively
Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills
Ability to apply systems thinking to operational challenges
Ability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic, high-risk environment
Experience in corrections, logistics, operations, or a related field
Demonstrated experience coordinating complex operations or multi-site activities
Experience leading or guiding work across teams or functions
Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills
Demonstrated experience delivering responsive customer service and managing stakeholder coordination in a dynamic operational environment
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with diverse stakeholders, including Regional Managers, facility leadership, and operational units
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, resolve complex issues, and facilitate collaborative problem-solving across organizational levels
Additional Considerations
Possess experience in multi-region and centralized coordination environments, with proficiency in scheduling systems and workforce management tools.
Skilled in supporting process improvement and operational transformation initiatives, and well-versed in data analysis and performance measurement practices.
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.
If selected as a finalist with the VADOC, candidates can expect the following:
Background Investigation Requirements: All applicants are subject to a background investigation. Investigations may include fingerprint checks (State Police, FBI); local agency checks; employment verification; verification of education (relevant to employment); credit checks; and other checks based on the position.
Drug Testing Requirements: Applicants applying to a designated safety sensitive position are subject to a pre-employment drug screen. Marijuana use is prohibited for positions that require possession of a firearm or a Commercial Driver’s License in the performance of official duties such as Corrections Officers, Probation Officers, Tractor Trailer Drivers and others.
Application Requirements: Application and/or résumé for this position are only accepted electronically through the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Electronic Recruitment System. All applications should be submitted by 11:55pm on the closing date for the position. Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered applications and/or résumés will not be accepted. The decision to interview an applicant is based solely on the information received for this position from the electronic application and/or résumé.
Layoff Preferences: Applicants who possess an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under the Department of Human Resources Management (DHRM) Policy 1.30 Layoff (Commonwealth of VA employees only) MUST attach these forms when submitting their state application and/or résumé.
VADOC is an EEO employer and is committed to supporting workforce diversity, equitable opportunities and inclusivity. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request.
VADOC values our Veterans and encourages all to apply and receive preference in the hiring process. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other nation service alumni are also encouraged to apply. Click here for more information: Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Program - Virginia Department of Veterans Services
Contact Information
Name: Human Resources
Phone: 540-944-8396
Email: EMAILED APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.