POSITION: Corrections Officer/Lieutenant

DEPARTMENT: Community Corrections

DIVISION: Work Release

WORK SCHEDULE: As Assigned

STATUS: Full-time

FLSA STATUS: Non-exempt

To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function of the position satisfactorily. The requirements listed in this document are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Steuben County provides reasonable accommodations to qualified employees and applicants with known disabilities who require accommodation to complete the application process or perform essential functions of the job, unless those accommodations would present an undue hardship.

Incumbent serves as Corrections Officer/Lieutenant for Northeast Indiana Community Corrections Department, responsible for overseeing Work Release program, maintaining compliance, and supervising staff.

DUTIES :

Oversees day-to-day operations of Work Release program, including developing policies and procedures for facility and employees.

Supervises and directs assigned staff, including interviewing candidates, making hiring recommendations, creating and maintaining personnel files, scheduling shifts, coordinating training, providing performance evaluations, keeping supervisor and staff informed of organizational developments, and communicating and administering personnel programs.

Maintains security of correctional facility, including conducting security checks/walk-throughs, monitoring security cameras and closed-circuit television system, maintaining communication equipment, receiving security or fire alarms, monitoring participant activity and behavior, and reporting all unusual and unruly activity.

Maintains detailed logs of Work Release participants’ whereabouts, including maintaining and updating schedules for participants.

Orders, stocks, and maintains participants and staff supply order needs. Completes data requests of participants for telephone, and requests quotes as needed.

Documents and processes violations. Conducts intake interviews and drug screenings, and maintaining records as required.

Maintains a projected headcount of work release participants. Reviews officers' sanctions on work release participants.

Redirects anti-social attitudes and beliefs and affirms pro-social attitudes and beliefs.

Testifies in legal proceedings or court as required.

Attends executive team and work release team meetings.

Performs related duties as assigned.

**I. JOB REQUIREMENTS AND DIFFICULTY OF WORK : **

High School diploma or HSE with five (5) years of experience working with participants, and/or Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement experience.

Ability to meet all hiring and retention requirements, including passage of a background check. Must not have prior felony arrests and/or convictions.

Working knowledge of correctional facility operations and security with ability to make practical applications of customary practices, follow standard Department policies and practices and apply and adapt procedures as cases demand.

Working knowledge of standard office policies and procedures with computer skills, including word processing, spreadsheet, email, internet, and Department-specific software systems, and ability to apply such knowledge to a variety of interrelated processes, tasks, and operations.

Working knowledge of radio frequencies, codes, procedures, and limitations and ability to speak clearly and distinctly, hear and be understood when communicating in person, by radio, or by telephone.

Working knowledge of standard English grammar, spelling, and punctuation, and ability to prepare correspondence and reports.

Working knowledge of standard filing systems and ability to create and maintain accurate and organized files and records.

Ability to supervise and direct assigned staff, including interviewing candidates, making hiring recommendations, creating and maintaining personnel files, scheduling shifts, coordinating training, providing performance evaluations, keeping supervisor and staff informed of organizational developments, and communicating and administering personnel programs.

Ability to properly operate standard office equipment, including computer, calculator, scanner, printer, and telephone.

Ability to understand, memorize, retain, and carry out written and oral instructions and present findings in oral or written form.

Shall comply with all employer and Department policies and work rules, including, but not limited to, attendance, safety, drug-free workplace, and personal conduct.

Ability to provide public access to or maintain confidentiality of Department information and records according to State requirements.

Ability to effectively listen, comprehend, and communicate orally and in writing with co­workers, other County departments, program participants, vendors, and the public, including being sensitive to professional ethics, gender, cultural diversities, and disabilities.

Ability to work alone with minimum supervision and with others in a team environment, work on several tasks at the same time, work rapidly for long periods, occasionally under time pressure and amidst frequent distractions and interruptions.

Ability to participate in on-call rotation and answering calls on 24-hour basis and responding to situations.

RESPONSIBILITY :

Incumbent performs a variety of supervisor duties according to Departmental policies and procedures, exercising independent judgment and making independent decisions in selecting applicable methods to ensure achievement of Department goals and objectives. Work is primarily reviewed while in progress for soundness of judgment and achievement of goals and objectives. Errors in decision or work are detected by procedural safeguards and if not followed may lead to endangerment of self or others.

** PERSONAL WORK RELATIONSHIPS** :

Incumbent maintains frequent communication with co-workers, other County departments, program participants, vendors, and the public, for the purpose of exchanging information and rendering service.

Incumbent reports directly to Executive Director.

PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK ENVIRONMENT :

Incumbent performs duties in a correctional facility, involving sitting/walking at will, sitting for long periods, keyboarding, lifting/carrying objects weighing less than 25 pounds, close/far vision, handling/grasping/fingering objects, speaking clearly, and hearing sounds/communication. In performance of duties, incumbent may be exposed to violent/irate individuals.

Incumbent is required to participate in on-call rotation and answering calls on 24-hour basis and required to respond to situations.