Correctional Security Manager II

About the role

Location: Allen Gamble Correctional Center. Positions in this job family are assigned responsibility involving the coordination, supervision and direction of a correctional security program in a state adult correctional facility.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and supervises or directs correctional security functions and activities at an adult correctional facility; may serve as a shift supervisor with responsibility for all assigned units and functions in a large facility or as the chief of security in a smaller facility.
• May serve as commander of a correctional emergency response team; schedules training exercises and coordinates activities.
• Conducts special investigations, particularly concerning incidents that occur during assigned shifts.
• Coordinates and supervises security, riot and escape procedures, including procedures for inmate counts and searches for escape materials and contraband.
• Prepares daily work schedules for security personnel; prepares and maintains appropriate records concerning employees and residents.
• Conducts inspections of assigned staff at beginning of shift to assure proper attire and fitness for duty; makes periodic inspections of posts to assure that they are properly maintained; prepares administrative reports concerning the operation of the shift.
• Acts as liaison to local law enforcement agencies; provides information and file changes; arranges court appearances.
• Serves as member of the administrative institutional staff; participates in the formulation of institutional policies, rules and regulations.
• Level descriptor: serves as a correctional security captain with overall responsibility for the operations of an assigned shift within a medium or maximum‑security facility and supervision of staff; ensures proper functioning of electronic, mechanical, surveillance, and physical security systems; oversees physical and sanitary conditions, special investigations, and adherence to operational and policy protocols; directs the correctional emergency response team; assumes operation and management of the facility after normal business hours or in the absence of the warden.

Requirements

• Good moral character.
• Before going on duty alone, satisfactory completion of an adequate training program for correctional officers and guards as prescribed and approved by the State Board of Corrections.
• Satisfactory completion of an annual physical in keeping with job description guidelines.
• Valid driver’s license at the time of appointment.
• Subject to drug testing.
• Willing and able to work any assigned shift or day of the week.
• No disqualifying criminal history per applicable statutes (e.g., sex offender registration, crimes of moral turpitude without pardon, nonviolent felony without pardon, misdemeanor domestic violence, dishonorable discharge, etc.).

Qualifications

• Four years of experience in correctional or security work for a government agency or private corrections agency.
• Minimum age of 20 years.
• Either thirty (30) semester hours from an accredited college or university, or a high school diploma/GED plus completion of a Department‑approved training course certified by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (to be completed prior to employment or within the first six months).

Skills

• Knowledge of supervisory methods and techniques; staffing patterns and scheduling; discipline methods for inmates under restraint; psychology of inmate behavior; use and care of firearms; proper restraint methods; fundamentals of English usage; basic math; report writing; modern prison management and inmate treatment practices.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships; follow oral and written instructions; gather and organize facts and produce clear, concise reports; quickly evaluate situations and adopt effective courses of action; exercise alertness and act quickly in emergencies; communicate security techniques effectively; maintain firearms proficiency; assess and manage conflict resolutions within the inmate population; direct and supervise the work of others.

Pay

$57,388.20 (non‑negotiable)