Program Leader I (Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center)

Location: Prairie View, Texas, United States

Company

Prairie View A&M University, part of the Texas A&M University System, operates the Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center.

What you will do

• Plan, administer, and manage statewide juvenile delinquency prevention programs and related initiatives.
• Develop program standards, objectives, performance measures, implementation plans, and improvement opportunities.
• Build partnerships with government agencies, schools, law enforcement agencies, courts, juvenile justice organizations, nonprofits, and community groups.
• Coordinate outreach, communications, trainings, workshops, meetings, events, and technical assistance.
• Collaborate with the Research Division on community needs assessments, program data, evaluation, and continuous improvement.
• Manage budgets, requisitions, databases, records, statistics, reports, and program staff.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in an applicable field.
• Four years of related experience.
• Knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet applications and working knowledge of the relevant agency program.
• Effective verbal and written communication, interpersonal, leadership, problem-solving, organizational, and multitasking skills.
• Ability to work cooperatively, maintain attention to detail, and exercise sound judgment.
• Employment is subject to a criminal history investigation and verification of credentials.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in social work, criminal justice, juvenile justice, public administration, public policy, sociology, psychology, public health, education, or a related field.
• Experience managing statewide or multi-site programs, preferably in juvenile justice, delinquency prevention, youth development, or community-based programming.
• Experience with program planning, implementation, assessment, evaluation, research, community needs assessments, or continuous improvement.
• Experience managing budgets, databases, reports, communications, trainings, events, stakeholder meetings, and community outreach.
• Familiarity with the Texas juvenile justice system and statewide juvenile delinquency prevention programs.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time staff position within a university environment.
• Work includes collaboration with research, government, education, justice, nonprofit, and community partners.
• Salary is commensurate with education and experience within the assigned salary range.
• The university does not pay the $100,000 fee associated with certain new H-1B petitions.
• Future H-1B sponsorship may be affected by Texas filing requirements and moratorium provisions.

Hiring process

• Submit a resume or curriculum vitae and cover letter through the Prairie View A&M University career site.
• Applications must be submitted by September 25, 2026.