SECURITY MONITOR II

Full-time employees will enjoy a competitive benefits package with options for you and your family.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• 401(k) Matching
• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Discount
• Reduced Tuition Rates
• Disability Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pet Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Paid Training
• Flexible Spending Account
• $1,500.00 Sign-on Bonus, paid in quarterly installments*

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. Employee benefits play an important role in making The GEO Group a great place to work. At GEO, we believe in the three pillars of employee wellbeing: physical, emotional, and financial. With comprehensive benefits and competitive wages, we trust that you will find all the resources you need here to be successful.

Responsibilities

• Reads, understands, and complies with specific post orders written for the assigned post.
• Ensures that resident formal counts are conducted.
• Directly leads Monitor staff and residents on the shift in the performance of their duties and evaluates as prescribed by the facility and corporate policy, including:
  • Training new employees
  • Listening to and resolving complaints or problems
  • Taking corrective or disciplinary action
  • Developing work schedules
  • Monitoring post assignments
  • Approving leave requests
  • Preparing resident work
• Reports any suspected unauthorized activity or absence to the Security Manager or Facility Director.
• Maintains daily logs, phone, resident in/out, visitors in/out, and facility checks.
• Provides for adequate staffing in areas led and fills in as needed during periods of short staffing.
• Participates in the evaluation of security staff.
• Cooperates and coordinates with the facility training requirements for the delivery of required staff training programs; verifies that assigned employees receive required training.
• Monitors safety practices and ensures that safety and accident reports are prepared and disseminated as required by policy. Takes appropriate action in case of serious and unusual incidents and emergencies.
• Conducts meetings of shift offices, attends scheduled staff meetings, and enhances effective communications within the facility.
• Communicates effectively and coherently to staff, inmates, visitors, and the general public, particularly in situations requiring tact, diplomacy, understanding, fairness, firmness, and good judgment. Gives information, instructions, and directions.
• Prepares staff logs, disciplinary reports, and other administrative reports using appropriate grammar.
• Escorts residents in the community.
• Transports residents to medical appointments, community activities, community errands, therapeutic activities when needed, and/or other activities.
• Supports transportation-related functions associated with resident programming and community integration.
• Reviews reports and records produced on the shift; properly processes all reports and documents in a timely manner.
• Conducts inspections of all housing and general use areas to ensure that proper standards, facility operating procedures, and corporate guidelines of security, health, safety sanitation, and welfare are maintained; directs staff and resident resources to correct problems detected.
• Conducts visual and audio surveillance for extended periods of time, including the reliable repetitive identification of residents by visual means.
• Engages in functions in confined areas that include working rotating shifts, extended patrol, and physically checking doors, windows, and other areas to verify they are secure.
• Takes appropriate action to prevent or diffuse potentially disruptive situations.
• Remains alert at all times and reacts quickly, effectively, and calmly in emergencies and other high-stress situations.
• Completes in-service training to meet the requirement for continued personal and professional self-development.
• Complies with company policies and work rules as described in the Company Employee Handbook, the Statement of Work, and the Facility Policies and Procedures Manual.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• One (1) year as a Monitor or two (2) years related experience in a similar field.
• Demonstrated leadership experience is preferred.
• Must hold a current and active driver’s license.
• Familiar with community correctional operations, corrections laws, rules and regulations, and the principles and practices of supervision and training.
• Ability to write legible reports in English in own handwriting, using correct grammar.
• Ability to plan, motivate, control, schedule, train, and react quickly and appropriately to emergencies.
• Ability to effectively communicate with residents and staff.
• Ability to work any assigned shift.
• Ability to work with computers and the applicable software typically used by the facility.