Correctional Lieutenant - MECC

The annual salary listed for this position includes the additional $0.75 per hour medium security differential ($1,560 annually) for all full-time positions domiciled in a medium-security institution.

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

Requirements

• 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
• By assignment, a position may require possession of a valid vehicle operator’s license
• 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

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.

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

Additional differentials:

• A $2.00 per hour shift differential if assigned to a shift that begins on or between 12:00pm (noon) and 5:00am at a 24/7 congregate care facility (e.g., institution, transition center, supervision center, or command center)
• A $1.00 per hour restrictive housing differential if assigned a regular post within a restrictive housing/segregation unit at any facility

The Department of Corrections currently offers a guaranteed 1% pay increase for every two years of continuous service up to 20 years.