Captain (#011270) Allendale Correctional Institution, Fairfax (ALLENDALE) Level 2

About the role

Supervises and manages a security shift responsible for the security operations of a level two correctional facility.

Responsibilities

• Schedules, directs, and manages the employment and duty activities of security personnel.
• Supervises, inspects, and ensures proper perimeter and internal security and control measures are enforced.
• Prepares, submits, and monitors reports required by the chain of command and policy.
• Directs and redirects security resources for optimum security and safety.
• Ensures institutional buildings and state property are properly secured.
• Trains, develops, instructs, evaluates, and counsels subordinates to ensure compliance with state laws and agency policies.
• Ensures proper control, issue, and use of weapons, keys, security devices, and agency equipment.
• Inspects all posts where shift employees are deployed.
• Interviews and counsels inmates as necessary to maintain safety and security.

Must successfully complete eight (8) weeks of SCDC Basic Training upon hire.

Requirements

• High school diploma.
• Six (6) years of experience in correctional, security, military, or police work, including two (2) years of supervisory experience.
• A degree in criminal justice or a related field may substitute for supervisory experience year-for-year (associate degree and above = 2 years).
• Must be certified by the SCDC Training Academy and complete the basic supervisory course within six (6) months of hire.

Benefits

• Insurance: Health, dental, vision, term life, long-term disability, and flexible spending accounts for health and child care expenses.
• Retirement: Defined benefit and defined contribution plans, plus the South Carolina Deferred Compensation Program (401(k) and 457 options).
• Workplace: Paid vacation and sick leave, telecommuting and flexible work schedules (where available), tuition assistance, and employee discounts on purchases and travel.

Benefits are available to most full-time state employees. Temporary, grant, or time-limited positions may have limited or no benefits.