Correctional Ministries Institute Director

Job DescriptionOverviewThis position provides leadership for the Correctional Ministries Institute (CMI) and the Colson Scholarship Program. The Director of CMI reports to the Executive Director, or designee, of the Wheaton College Billy Graham Center. The hours of this position are 40 hrsweek, 12 monthsyr. including early mornings, nights, and weekends and travel for speaking and events. The position pays $75,000 to $80,000 annually.Wheaton College Billy Graham Center is accepting applications for this role, with an anticipated start date of May 2025.Duties and responsibilities Provide supervision and oversight of all department staff and programs. Provide oversight, leadership and serve as Correctional Ministries and Chaplains Association Director (CMCA) in the absence of a CMCA Director. Provide leadership, teaching and curriculum development for continuing education. Coordinate research projects in partnership with other correctional ministries that enhance the field directly through publishing and curriculum development. Develop personal contact with correctional ministry leaders throughout America and Globally. Convene consultations, workshops, seminars and conferences to equip prison ministry professionals and volunteers, especially in the areas of evangelism within the walls and post-prison (re-entry) ministry for those formerly incarcerated and their families. Direct the Colson Scholarship Program including recruitment of new scholars in coordination with Wheaton College. Plan and lead an immersion experience (Spring Break or Weekend) for Wheaton College students. Seek and secure additional funding for programming that augments the CMI endowment in cooperation with the BGC Executive Director and Wheaton College Advancement. Support the mission and activities of the Center beyond CMI Serve as a resource for correctional ministry for the campus and appropriate faculty and staff.This job description is intended to represent key areas of responsibilities; specific assignments may vary from time to time depending on operational needs of the department.Qualifications Graduate degree in a related field Broad experience and knowledge of the correctional system and prison ministry. Organizational leadership background. Personal commitment to a lifestyle of evangelism and discipleship with new believers. Experience and success in fundraising, preferred.Physical RequirementsThe employee is regularly required to sit, talk, or hear; frequently required to use repetitive hand motion, handle or feel, and to stand, walk, reach, bend or lift up to 25 pounds.FLSA Status - Exempt As a Christ-centered community, Wheaton College faculty and staff must affirm the College's Statement of Faith as expressing their own theological convictions and agree to live by the moral standards in Wheaton's Community Covenant, modeling these commitments for the Christian formation of our students. Wheaton College faculty and staff also support the Christ-Centered Diversity Commitment which highlights our desire to treat all individuals as equal image-bearers of Jesus Christ through diversity, inclusion, justice and unity

Created: 2025-02-18