Recruitment and Vetting of National Staff

21
Aug

Where national recruitment is anticipated, early national recruitment should be encouraged since there can be competing agencies seeking recruits from a limited pool of qualified applicants e.g. police, armed forces. Secondly, earlier recruitment offers a longer period of support from the field mission prison component to these national staff. It can also be a useful strategy to recruit more staff than is actually needed in the day-to-day operation of the prisons at the time the staff are recruited…

Where national recruitment is anticipated, early national recruitment should be encouraged since there can be competing agencies seeking recruits from a limited pool of qualified applicants e.g. police, armed forces. Secondly, earlier recruitment offers a longer period of support from the field mission prison component to these national staff. It can also be a useful strategy to recruit more staff than is actually needed in the day-to-day operation of the prisons at the time the staff are recruited…

Michael Jones

Michael A. Jones, MA Association Services Manager International Association of Correctional Training Personnel (IACTP) Lexington, Kentucky Michael has worked with IACTP since 2017. In addition, he provides organizational management and planning services for other non-profit organizations. He has managed grants and contracts with cumulative totals in excess of $10 million for agencies and non-profit organizations supporting human service professionals in child welfare, juvenile justice, corrections, mental health, and at-risk education. He has coordinated more than 100 state and national events, including conferences, trainings, satellite broadcasts, and webinars. He is a recipient of the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s Education, Arts and Humanities Service Award and the National Partnership for Juvenile Services’ James Gould Award for Leadership and Vision. He received his undergraduate degree in Psychology from Centre College in Danville, Kentucky and his Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice Administration from Eastern Kentucky University.