Assistant Facility Administrator

GEO Corrections & Detentions; Mount Gallows (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

401(k)

Pet Insurance

Dental Insurance

Paid Training

Flexible Spending Account

Job summary

GEO Corrections & Detentions is seeking an Assistant Facility Administrator to support the Facility Administrator in leading daily operations, enforcing policies, and maintaining safety standards at our facility. You will help supervise staff, manage procedures, and ensure secure, compliant operations across shifts.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree or 3+ years in corrections at mid-management, with strong leadership, decision-making, and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree OR 3+ years corrections experience in mid-management.
• Knowledge of detention facility policies and safety procedures.
• Ability to pass ICE/DHS background checks.
• Familiarity with ICE PBNDS and ACA Local Detention Standards.
• Experience with female detainees preferred.

Responsibilities

• Directs department functions and supervises personnel.
• Responsible for performance control in operations and safety.
• Ensures procedures, post orders, training, equipment, and space in security ops.
• Selects, hires, evaluates staff and handles disciplinary actions including termination.
• Prepares departmental progress reports.
• Monitors operations to meet goals.
• Inspects facility to ensure policy compliance.
• Assists in staff conferences to improve skills.
• Supports community planning for inmate needs.
• Responds 24/7 to significant incidents.
• May serve as facility administrator in absence.
• Performs other related duties.

Skills

Leadership

Policy knowledge

Security awareness

Communication

Flexibility

Education

Bachelor's degree or 3+ years corrections experience

Job description

Benefits Information

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

• * 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
• * 401(k)
• * Pet Insurance
• * Dental Insurance
• * Paid Training
• * Flexible Spending Account

The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Overview

Are you looking for a career you can feel good about? We hire only those that strive to do their best. By joining our family, you'll receive the honor and recognition that comes with working for the industry's global leader in evidenced based rehabilitation.

Who We Are:

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.

Why Work for GEO:

• 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

Summary:
The Assistant Facility Administrator assists the Facility Administrator in developing, supervising, and implementing standards, policies, and guidelines for the facility. Assists in overall administration of the facility.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• The Assistant Facility Administrator directs all department functions, activities, and supervision of personnel.
• Directly responsible for performance control activities of the operations and safety sections.
• The Assistant Facility Administrator ensures adequate procedures, post orders, staff training methods, equipment, and space are established in all operations of the security department to ensure safety and security of staff, visitors, inmates, and facility.
• Directs the work of other employees. This includes selection, hiring, evaluating job performance, employee training/development, promoting and any disciplinary action, including termination.
• The Assistant Facility Administrator prepares departmental progress reports.
• Reviews activities and operations of the operations departments to determine progress toward stated goals and objectives.
• The Assistant Facility Administrator monitors staff effectiveness and conducts physical inspections of facility to ensure compliance with policies and procedures.
• Assist staff members through individual and group conferences in analyzing problems and in improving their skills.
• The Assistant Facility Administrator assists in efforts to ensure continuing, coordinated community planning for needs of inmates.
• Responds on a 24-hour, 7-day basis to significant unusual occurrences.
• The Assistant Facility Administrator is required to function as facility administrator in his/her absence.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in appropriate discipline OR Minimum of three (3) years' experience in corrections or related field with experience in the field of military, corrections, or law enforcement at the level of mid-management required.
• Must have knowledge of program objectives, policies, procedures, and requirements for managing a secure detention/ correctional facility.
• Must be mature, flexible, intellectually alert, able to command the respect and confidence of inmates and staff.
• Ability to pass the Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) background checks including, but not limited to, criminal history, Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), employment history, and credit.
• Working knowledge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Performance Based National Detention Standards preferred.
• Working knowledge of ACA Local Detention Standards preferred.
• Experience working with female detainees preferred.

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