PART TIME SECURITY MONITOR I-D54

About the Company

GEO provides complementary, turnkey solutions for numerous government partners worldwide across a spectrum of diversified correctional and community reentry services. From the development of state-of-the-art facilities and the provision of management services and evidence-based rehabilitation to the post-release reintegration and supervision of individuals in the community, GEO offers fully diversified, cost-effective services that deliver enhanced quality and improved outcomes.

We believe that work is more than a place you go to every day. It is about being inspired and motivated to achieve extraordinary things. At GEO, we believe in the three pillars of employee wellbeing: physical, emotional, and financial.

Responsibilities

• Prepare shift documentation (including shift reports, work orders, security reports, and unusual incidents) in a legible and concise manner that meets facility standards and contracting agency requirements.
• Ensure that the equipment necessary for each watch (including radios, flashlights, and keys) is operational prior to relieving the watch.
• Receive necessary information from previous shift personnel pertaining to events that transpired during the shift, such as resident medical problems, disciplinary problems, or new arrivals, and any special instructions.
• Relieve the watch and inform necessary personnel that the watch has been relieved; make entries into the log showing the time the watch was relieved, noting name and title.
• Conduct radio checks and document results in the log.
• Conduct facility counts at the prescribed times and ensure the logbooks in the buildings are accurate as to count.
• Engage in frequent patrols throughout the building to observe and listen to individual residents and groups of residents, and monitor the state of the building (e.g., smelling for marijuana, listening to conversations, ensuring doors and windows are properly secured).
• Ensure that the building picture board has a picture of all residents assigned to the building and that the picture is in the proper bed slot.
• Organize and supervise resident work details to assist in maintaining facility cleanliness to ensure that the facility meets facility’s and contracting agency requirements.
• Perform activities on both a scheduled and random basis, including urinalysis testing, pat downs, shakedowns, counts, or breath tests, to maintain control and safety of the residents and facility.
• Document disciplinary action for rule violations according to procedure to comply with contracting agency requirements and log accordingly.
• Conduct scheduled and impromptu cleanliness checks of the facility and residents’ personal belongings to maintain an orderly and clean environment that meets health and environmental requirements; this includes all rooms within the facility and residents’ personal belongings.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• One (1) year of general work experience.
• Ability to work with computers and the applicable software typically used by the facility.
• Experience in a related field is preferred.

You must be highly organized with a strong work ethic and the flexibility to perform a wide range of duties. You will also need to be able to learn supervisory techniques and motivate others effectively. Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to maintain positive relations with staff and residents are essential.

Benefits

With comprehensive benefits and competitive wages, GEO provides resources to support employee wellbeing across physical, emotional, and financial pillars.