Floor Sergeant

About the role

The South Dakota Department of Corrections is hiring a full-time position. For more information on the Department of Corrections, please visit http://doc.sd.gov.

Responsibilities

• Maintains daily contact with offenders, assisting them with their day-to-day living and organizing their activities.
• Facilitates scheduling and program options to provide offenders with opportunities to change their criminal behavior.
• Communicates and documents information logically, accurately, and concisely.
• Communicates professionally with both staff and offender population.
• Conducts formal and informal counts and emergency counts.
• Conducts searches per policy.
• Maintains controlled movement of offender population.
• Maintains unit security and ensures staff and offender safety.
• Provides work direction to Correctional Officers and performs security operations.
• Communicates with the Officer In Charge (OIC) to ensure appropriate floor coverage.
• Performs other work as assigned.

Requirements

• Two (2) years of experience working directly with a hard to serve high needs client population in a correctional or human services environment.
• Two (2) years of corrections experience where knowledge of offender classification, offender disciplinary system, grievance process, housing assignments, and offender programs was obtained.
• A combination of education (Criminal Justice, Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, or similarly related field) and experience as defined above equaling two (2) years.

Qualifications

• Successfully pass all modules of the South Dakota Department of Corrections Basic Training.
• Possess the physical ability to successfully complete Defensive Tactics.
• Must be able to see and hear in order to observe, address, and respond to potential breaches in safety and security.
• Must demonstrate body agility, strength of all four limbs, and the ability to walk and climb stairs consistently.
• Must be willing and able to travel, work various shifts and days as needed for facility coverage.
• TB (tuberculosis) screening is required of all new employees upon hire.

Skills

• Knowledge of Department of Correction’s Inmate Living Guide, classification system, and post operational rules (POR).
• Knowledge of Department of Correction’s policies and the institution’s operations and procedures.
• Knowledge of modern concepts, principles, and practices related to the re-entry of an offender back into society.
• Knowledge of offender visiting policy.
• Knowledge of Microsoft office products specifically Word and Excel.
• Knowledge of the Use of Force Continuum.
• Knowledge of the Disciplinary (DHO) policy and its implementation.
• De-escalation techniques.
• Multi-generational workforce.

Benefits

• $0 premium employee health insurance option.
• Eleven paid holidays.
• Generous vacation and sick leave accrual.
• Dental, vision, and other insurance options.
• Retirement benefits.

Pay

• $26.00 to $30.00 hourly, depending on experience.

Schedule

• Various shifts and days as needed for facility coverage.

Conditions of Employment

• Successfully pass all modules of the South Dakota Department of Corrections Basic Training.
• Possess the physical ability to successfully complete Defensive Tactics.
• Must be able to see and hear in order to observe, address, and respond to potential breaches in safety and security.
• Must demonstrate body agility, strength of all four limbs, and the ability to walk and climb stairs consistently.
• Must be willing and able to travel, work various shifts and days as needed for facility coverage.
• TB (tuberculosis) screening is required of all new employees upon hire.

Additional Requirements

Please attach a Resume with your application. This position is eligible for Veterans’ Preference per ARSD 55:10:02:08. Successful applicant(s) will be required to undergo a background investigation. An arrest/conviction record will not necessarily bar employment. NCRC: If you possess a National Career Readiness Certificate, please submit the certificate with your application. For more information on how to acquire a National Career Readiness Certificate contact a South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation Job Service Office. A certificate is not necessary to be considered. The State of South Dakota does not sponsor work visas for new or existing employees. All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete an Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9. The State of South Dakota as an employer will be using E-Verify to complete employment eligibility verification upon hire. The State of South Dakota offers $0 premium employee health insurance option plus eleven paid holidays, generous vacation and sick leave accrual, dental, vision, and other insurance options, and retirement benefits. You can view our benefits information here . This position is a member of Class B retirement under SDRS. Must apply online: https://gen-stateofsouthdako-trn.inforcloudsuite.com/hcm/xmlhttp/shorturl.do?key=4PF. You must apply online, emailed resumes or submissions will not be accepted. South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources Telephone: 605.773.3148 Email: careers@state.sd.us http://bhr.sd.gov/workforus "An Equal Opportunity Employer".