Assistant Chief of Security

$79,000.00 - $82,000.00 per year

About the role

The Assistant Chief of Security at CoreCivic supports the overall security plan and operations of a juvenile or adult correctional facility. The position involves staffing, post assignments, and ensuring compliance with all applicable policies, procedures, rules, regulations, and standards.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the development and execution of the facility’s security plan and daily security operations.
• Promote compliance with corporate and facility policies, procedures, rules, regulations, and standards.
• Supervise enforcement of applicable policies and standards throughout the facility.
• Assign, train, supervise, and evaluate security staff and related personnel; interview and recommend applicants for employment; review and make decisions on personnel actions as appropriate.
• Communicate effectively with administration, staff, inmates/residents, contracting agencies, local law‑enforcement, visitors, and the public, especially in situations requiring tact, diplomacy, fairness, firmness, and good judgment.
• Conduct interviews, provide information, instructions, and directions, mediate disputes, advise on rights and processes, and deliver reliable testimony in court or formal settings.
• Prepare or direct the preparation of shift logs, disciplinary reports, attendance records, incident reports, administrative disciplinary decisions, inmate/resident cell assignments, and other administrative records, ensuring proper grammar, filing, alphabetizing, and labeling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a social or behavioral science or a related field.
• Four years of professional correctional work experience, with at least two years in a supervisory capacity preferred.
• Qualifying full‑time professional correctional experience may substitute for the required education on a year‑for‑year basis, up to a maximum of four years.
• Demonstrated knowledge of correctional custody methods and techniques, facility rules, regulations, standards, supervision and training practices, and management principles.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Minimum age of 18 years.

CoreCivic is a drug‑free workplace and an equal‑opportunity employer, including individuals with disabilities and veterans.