COMPLIANCE ADMINISTRATOR, PREA

The GEO Group, Inc.; Newark (NJ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 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

The GEO Group, Inc. is seeking a Compliance and Accreditation Subject Matter Specialist to oversee the Compliance Department and coordinate accreditation activities. You will create assessment tools, communicate guidelines, and represent GEO during audits.

You will supervise, train, and support other auditors and collaborate with department managers to ensure policy alignment. Responsibilities include conducting daily security reviews, serving as back-up auditor for food service and healthcare

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field with 3 years of corrections, law enforcement or related experience.
• Experience in compliance, accreditation, and quality management desirable.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; capable of presenting to employees at all levels.
• May travel up to 60% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Compliance Department and advise on accreditation.
• Create and update assessment tools to monitor compliance activities.
• Communicate rules, regulations and guidelines to stakeholders.
• Represent the organization during audits and accreditation processes.
• Develop tools to identify compliance issues and report findings.

Skills

Leadership

Verbal communication

Written communication

Team leadership

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field

High school diploma or GED with 5 years experience in corrections or related fields

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

Role and Responsibilities

Role

As a compliance and accreditation subject matter specialist, you will oversee the Compliance Department. Some of your key functions will be creating and updating assessment tools to monitor the success of compliance activities, communicating rules, regulations, and guidelines to relevant stakeholders, and representing the organization during compliance and accreditation audits. In this role, you will:

• Interpret compliance and accreditation criteria based on organization, client, or third-party requirements.
• Ensure policies and procedures adhere to organizational, client or third-party guidelines.
• Develop effective assessment tools to identify compliance issues; report and document findings, and recommend improvements.
• Conduct daily reviews of security services.
• Serve as back-up auditor for food service and healthcare services.
• Supervise, train, guide, and support other Compliance Auditors.
• Work with department managers to evaluate and ensure compliance with organization, client, or third-party requirements.
• Collect and report facility data to accreditation organizations.
• Provide the facility with information on accreditation issues.
• Effectively implement the Quality Control Program (QCP) and train employees on it.
• Maintain database and paper documentation on the facility’s compliance and accreditation programs.

Qualifications

Competencies Required

Minimum Requirements

Excellent leadership skills, flexibility, team spirit, the ability to work and present to a diverse group of people from all levels are among the best candidate’s top qualifications. You must also demonstrate a deep understanding of operations and the ability to compare them to organizational, client, and third-party compliance and accreditation policies and guidelines. Apply if you have:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field along with three (3) year experience in a corrections, law enforcement or related capacity. Experience needs to demonstrate an understanding for the facility’s operations while being able to compare them to organizational, contracting client, and other outside party’s compliance and accreditation policies and guidelines. (A high school diploma or GED with five (5) years of progressive experience in corrections, law enforcement or related fields may be substituted based on management’s discretion.)
• Experience in compliance, accreditation, and quality management highly desirable.
• Above average verbal and written communication. Must be able to make presentations to employees at all levels of the facility. Must be able to write cohesive and comprehensive documentation.
• May be required to travel up to 60% of the time.
• Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.
• Must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age.

Physical Requirements

• Frequently: sit.
• Occasionally: lift or carry, push, or pull up to 40 lbs.; bend or stoop, reach above shoulder level, drive automatic equipment vehicles, climb, walk, stand.

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