Correctional Lieutenant - CRCC

About the role

Serves as assistant/relief shift supervisor in an adult correctional facility with the Division of Adult Institutions OR assistant/relief shift supervisor in a Transition Center with the Division of Probation and Parole OR assistant to the Chief of Custody at the Cremer Therapeutic Community Center with the Division of Offender Rehabilitative Services.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and instructs lower-level Correctional Officers; develops expectations and monitors performance and work habits; and provides assistance with problems as they arise
• Directs a major activity such as control center operation or reception/orientation process
• Patrols living quarters/grounds/buildings to observe offender behaviors and the effectiveness of Correctional Officers; performs shift/post assignments, inspects staff arriving for duty; directs/performs regular rounds of assigned posts to ensure that Correctional Officers are on duty and attentive to their duties; supervises periodic counts of offenders
• Discusses minor adjustment problems with offenders; refers serious problems to proper correctional facility staff; promotes rehabilitation by attempting to modify offender's social attitudes, discouraging undesirable behaviors, and encouraging worthwhile activities
• Investigates offender disturbances and complaints; directs the maintenance of discipline among offenders
• Assists in conducting training sessions for staff; performs work in accordance with established rules and regulations; receives general administrative direction; performs other related work as assigned

Qualifications

• Three or more years of experience in the custody of adult criminal offenders in a city, county, state, or federal facility, of which one year must have been as a Correctional Sergeant or Senior Probation and Parole Assistant with the Missouri Department of Corrections
• Possession of a high school diploma or proof of high school equivalency
• Military service may be substituted for up to one year of the custody experience (two years of the listed custody experience, that includes one year as a Correctional Sergeant or Senior Probation and Parole Assistant with the Missouri Department of Corrections, is required)
• A physical examination by a physician may be required before or at the time of appointment to determine if the applicant meets the physical standards for employment established by the Missouri Department of Corrections
• By assignment, a position may require possession of a valid vehicle operator's license

Pay

The annual salary listed for this position includes the additional $1.50 per hour maximum security differential ($3,120 annually) for all full-time positions domiciled in a maximum-security institution.

Benefits

• Missouri State Employee Retirement System / Deferred compensation plan
• Health insurance (medical, vision, dental for employees and family)
• Paid life insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• Cafeteria plan
• Paid holidays
• 10 hours annual leave per month
• 10 hours sick leave per month
• Uniforms provided when required
• Pre-service and in-service training
• Access to credit union
• Direct deposit of paycheck (required)
• Employee health, wellness and safety initiatives
• MOST 529 College Savings Program

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