CORRECTIONAL LIEUTENANT - NECC

About the role

A position in the Missouri Department of Corrections is more than a job. It's a calling. Corrections employees transform lives, equipping Missourians in the criminal justice system with the skills they need to contribute to their communities, inside and outside our walls. More than 95 percent of people who enter the prison system ultimately are released. We want to make sure they’re good neighbors. We offer great benefits!

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/encouraging worthwhile activities
• Performs regular rounds of assigned posts to ensure that Correctional Officers are on duty and attentive to their duties
• 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

• 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