Secure Campuses Employees of the Month

The Division of Secure Campuses’ employee recognition program highlights both an employee and a manager/supervisor of the month at each of the division’s seven Youth Development Campuses (YDCs). 

The recipients of the Employee of the Month and Manager/Supervisor of the Month for February 2018 at the seven YDCs are:

Atlanta YDC 
Employee – Jessica Kinney, JCO
Manager – Jamell Greene, Assistant Director of Programs 
 
Augusta YDC
Employee – Levi Baker, General Trades Tech 1
Manager –  Quanisha Coles, Personnel Manager 
 
Eastman YDC
Employee –  Darlina George, Vocational Instructor
Manager – Tammy Baxter, Food Service Manager 
 
Macon YDC
Employee – Kierra Ponder, Secretary 3
Manager –  Rasheda Jones, Sergeant 
 
Milledgeville YDC
Employee – Larry Jordan, Volunteer Coordinator 
Manager –  Jirran Poole, Lieutenant 
 
Muscogee YDC
Employee – Tamika Lipscomb, Personnel Tech 1
Manager – Donald Thomas, Lieutenant 
 
Sumter YDC
Employee –  Felecia Howard, AOC II
Manager –  Talaycia Porter, Nurse Manager 

Each month, nominations for the two categories are submitted to the leadership team within each facility. The facility leadership team is the governing body that methodically reviews each nomination with an emphasis on the content provided on the nomination form. If a member of the leadership team has nominated someone in either category, he/she must be removed during the final decision/vote for that category. Ideally, nominations should come from direct supervisors or co-workers. 

Nominations must be submitted to the facility director’s secretary by the 25th day of each month. The facility leadership team will be required to review all nominations by the 28th day of each month and submitted to the Assistant Deputy Commissioner’s office no later than that day. 

The nomination criteria are similar for each category. Both employees and managers/supervisors must be dedicated and committed to the job at hand, and must exemplify the Mission and Vision of the Department of Juvenile Justice. Each nominee individual must have a sense of pride and inspire others to do better. 

Those nominated for the employee of the month must show initiative and drive to go above and their required job performance. Those nominated for the manager/supervisor of the month must show initiative and drive to go above and their required job performance. 

Core Competencies of Performance Management for the Employee of the Month: 

●Customer-Focused                                                         ●Ethics and Integrity
● Interpersonal Skills                                                      ●Results-Focused 
●Accountability                                                                ●Adaptability/Flexibility 
●Attendance, Dependability and Punctuality               ●Communication Skills
●Initiative and Action-Oriented                                     ●Technical Expertise/Job Knowledge 

Core Competencies of Performance Management for the Manager/Supervisor of the Month:

●Customer-Focused                               ● Impact Influence
● Ethics/Integrity                                   ● Leadership
●Accountability                                      ● People Management
● Communication Skills                        ● Team Building
● Decision-Making                                 ●Technical Expertise/Job Knowledge