Supervisory Correction Officer (Deputy Captain - Complex)

Full Job Description

Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements: Education: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience for this position.

Experience: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade.

This experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular qualifications to successfully perform the duties of the position.

Some examples of this qualifying experience are: Experience with applying counseling and guidance skills and techniques in order to effectively influence the attitudes, behavior and work habits of staff and interpersonal communications in order to instruct, advise and provide information and training.

Experience with making sound decisions in emergency situations where the decisions could result in severe consequences such as loss of life or destruction of property.

Experience developing the institution budget and specifically prepares the annual and quarterly budget for his department.

Experience contributing to and participating in meetings and conferences in which policies are formulated, decisions reached, budgetary matters discussed, and plans made on administrative operations.

Experience planning, organizing and reviewing work, administering personnel matters, and dealing effectively with employees and union representatives regarding employee-management concerns.

If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities.

**Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.** Major Duties:

Provides leadership and direction to the Correctional Services department in institutional security, inmate conduct and discipline, inmate work, control of hazardous tools and material, safety, sanitation, control and use of institution vehicles, and key control.

Inspects facilities, observes personnel and inmates from the standpoint of security, morale and employee-inmate relations, and overall program coordination.

Serves as an advisor to the institution Warden and the Complex Captain in the formulation and implementation of institution policies, procedures and programs.

Completes performance evaluations, makes decisions on work problems presented by the lieutenants, locksmith, and other subordinate staff.

Analyzes custodial and security needs by determining the composition of correctional posts to maximize utilization of available resources.

Along with all other correctional institution employees, incumbent is charged with responsibility for maintaining security of the institution.

The staffs correctional responsibilities precede all others required by this position and are performed on a regular and recurring basis.