DMU Supervisor

Paragon Professional Services LLC (Paragon) is a BSNC company offering environmental investigation, consulting, compliance, and remediation services as well as IT solutions, Facility O&M, Materiel Support, Supply, and Security to both private- and public-sector clients throughout Alaska and the Continental U.S. Paragon’s experienced professional staff is dedicated to producing high-quality documentation and providing safe field execution in line with local, state, and federal guidelines.

About the role

Location: El Paso, TX

Wage: $31.00 per hour

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate daily DMU operations and assigned personnel.
• Ensure all duties are performed safely and in compliance with company policies, procedures, contractual requirements, and applicable regulations.
• Monitor daily operations, staffing, and workflow to ensure operational requirements and customer expectations are met.
• Train, coach, and mentor employees to improve performance, productivity, and compliance with established procedures.
• Conduct employee performance evaluations and provide constructive feedback as needed.
• Maintain accurate operational records, reports, personnel documentation, and other required records.
• Investigate and assist in resolving operational issues, employee concerns, and other workplace challenges.
• Ensure the proper use, maintenance, and care of assigned equipment and facilities.
• Promote a professional work environment that supports teamwork, accountability, communication, and continuous improvement.
• Review facility population counts and supporting documentation to ensure accurate, real-time accountability of the detainee population.
• Approve or deny detainee population movements into, out of, and throughout the EPSPC, including dormitories, housing units, and other assigned areas.
• Prepare and distribute detainee-related reports and assist in identifying and correcting documentation or data discrepancies.
• Enter, retrieve, organize, and maintain detainee records and support documentation.
• Print, assemble, organize, and maintain board tags on the count room board to support accurate detainee accountability.
• Receive, compile, and enter lay-in information; print and distribute lay-in passes and rosters.
• Assist with detainee housing assignments to ensure compliance with legal, medical, custody, and operational requirements.
• Perform administrative duties necessary to support EPSPC compliance with PBNDS 2011, as revised in 2016, and other applicable requirements.

Requirements

• Current ICE Public Trust Clearance
• 5 years’ experience in a detention or correctional setting
• Performance demonstration of good conduct and personal character
• Ability to write comprehensive and analytical policies and procedures
• Demonstrate ability to work in a Team or Self-driven environment
• Ability to demonstrate acute knowledge of PBNDS and ACA policy, as applicable to the EPSPC
• Physically capable of responding to emergencies, such as running with a fire extinguisher
• Capable of understanding and applying written and verbal orders, rules, and regulations
• English literacy and ability to write reports in English
• Meet physical/health requirements for duties
• Ability to use Computer Programs, such as Microsoft Excel and Word

Qualifications

Preferred: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited University

Preferred: Ability to speak, write, and comprehend a second language (Spanish or any language)

Necessary Physical Requirements

• Must maintain a constant state of mental alertness
• Essential job functions require maintaining physical condition necessary for bending, stooping, sitting, walking, or standing, and complex movements for prolonged periods of time
• Must be able to perform pat-down searches and physically search structures for contraband
• Must be able to respond to emergency situations, such as fires, and run for prolonged distances with a fire extinguisher
• Must be able to respond to physical disturbances that are violent in nature and assist in quelling physical altercations, as well as defend themselves from physical assault

Work Environment

• Job is performed in a multitude of settings, with various positions that could be performed on any given 8–12 hour day
• Exposure to extreme climate temperatures and conditions
• Exposure to sun and climate conditions, including standing and/or walking for more than 8 hours
• Sitting at a desk and periodically walking to conduct security checks
• Utilizing computers in offices or buildings
• Confined to office space for more than 8 hours

Additional Information

• This position has supervisory responsibilities
• As a condition of employment, you will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screening and have acceptable background check results
• If applicable to the contract, you must obtain and maintain the appropriate clearance levels and be able to obtain access to military installations

BSNC gives hiring, promotion, training, and retention preference to BSNC shareholders, shareholder descendants, and shareholder spouses who meet the minimum qualifications for the job. Bering Straits Native Corporation is an equal opportunity employer.