Correctional Housing Unit Manager II - Anson Correctional Institution

Adult Correction; Polkton (NC); On-site; USD 39,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance options

Retirement Plans

NCFlex

Supplemental Benefits

Paid Vacation, Sick, and Community/Par

Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

NC Department of Adult Correction is seeking a Correctional Housing Unit Manager II (S) at Anson Correctional Institution. This role supervises Housing Unit Managers I, leads staff, and ensures operations, safety, and policy compliance within a state prison setting.

Responsibilities include scheduling, training, security maintenance, emergency response, and reporting. Qualifications require knowledge of policies and case management, plus prior correctional supervisory experience.

Qualifications

• Documented experience with report writing.
• Documented knowledge of case management practices, or supportive counseling techniques, and/or interviewing techniques for intake assessments.
• Documented knowledge of Prison Policies and Procedures and/or Facility Operations.

Responsibilities

• Assisting in the overall management of the correctional housing unit.
• Providing leadership and guidance to staff; ensuring training and preparedness.
• Coordinating work schedules to ensure shift coverage; implementing procedures; ensuring policy compliance.
• Serving as Officer-in-Charge when needed; managing facility operations.
• Ensuring staff training and appropriate conduct; enforcing rules.
• Maintaining facility security via regular inspections for health and safety compliance.
• Communicating instructions during drills, searches, and emergencies.
• Responding to emergencies such as distress codes and transportation of offenders.
• Conducting and supervising searches of offenders and living/work areas for contraband.
• Investigating security issues, incidents, disputes, and complaints.
• Preparing and reviewing reports and conducting performance evaluations.
• Serving on institutional committees as needed.

Skills

Report writing

Case management

Prison policies

Education

High School/GED + 5 years correctional exp.

Job description

Agency Adult Correction Division COO - OPS - Institutions Operations Job Classification Title Correctional Housing Unit Manager II (S) Position Number 60058406 Grade NC08

About Us

The NC Department of Adult Correction is one of the largest state agencies with more than 14,000 employees. It is responsible for safeguarding and preserving lives and property through prevention, protection, and preparation as well as the care, custody, and supervision of all adults sentenced for violating North Carolina laws. This department includes state prisons with custody, healthcare, and facility operations staff as well as probation/parole officers who supervised sentenced people in the community. Other divisions include Administration, Health Services, Rehabilitation & Reentry, Special Operations and the Post-Release Supervision & Parole Commission. We have a mission that matters!

Description of Work

Reporting to the Correctional Associate Warden of Custody & Operations, this position is responsible for first line supervision of Correctional Housing Unit Manager I’s.

• 1. Assuming responsibility for the overall management of the correctional housing unit.
• 2. Providing leadership and guidance to subordinate staff and ensuring staff are alert, properly trained, informed and prepared to perform their job responsibilities under a variety of conditions.
• 3. Coordinating work schedules to ensure shift coverage, implementing operational procedures and ensuring rules and regulations are followed according to policy.
• 4. Managing a facility on occasion of being the highest-ranking custody staff on the premises or the Officer-in-Charge (OIC).
• 5. Ensuring that staff are fully trained and that proper conduct, actions, and procedures are being followed.
• 6. Maintaining facility security through regular inspections to ensure compliance with governing regulations and standards relating to facility maintenance, health, and safety of offenders.
• 7. Communicating effective instruction/direction during drills, searches, and in emergencies situations.
• 8. Responding to emergency situations such as, distress codes, escapes, and transportation of offenders.
• 9. Conducting and/or supervising searches of offenders, offender living areas and work areas for contraband.
• 10. Investigating and taking action when appropriate regarding security issues, incidents, disputes, and complaints.
• 11. Preparing and reviewing reports and completing performance evaluations on subordinate staff.
• 12. Serving on a variety of institutional committees as needed.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities/Management Preferences

• Documented experience with report writing.
• Documented knowledge of case management practices, or supportive counseling techniques, and/or interviewing techniques for intake assessments.
• Documented knowledge of Prison Policies and Procedures and/or Facility Operations.

Compensation and Benefits

• Health Insurance options
• Retirement Plans
• NCFlex
• Supplemental Benefits
• Paid Vacation, Sick, and Community Service Leave
• Paid Parental Leave

Salary Range: $39,244 - $68,679

This posting will close at 11:59 p.m. the night BEFORE the end date listed above.

This is a REPOST.

Previous applicants are still under consideration and do not need to reapply.

This Is An Internal Posting Open Only For Current North Carolina Department Of Adult Corrections Employees, And Eligible State Government Reduction in Force (RIF) Candidates From North Carolina State Government, or Current Temporary Employees.

This is a full-time position (40 hours per week) with established working hours of Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm and may require working beyond normal work schedule to meet business needs.

About Anson Correctional Institution

Anson Correctional Institution houses female offenders in medium and close custody housing units. Anson CI offers a wide variety of educational, vocational, and training programs. Correction Enterprises operates the offender packaging operation at Anson, a partnership with Union Supply Direct through the Prison Industry Enhancement Program (PIE). Family and friends can order a package of goods from a pre-approved shopping list to send an offender. Orders are packaged by offenders and shipped quarterly.

Minimum Education and Experience

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an “equivalent combination of education and experience.” If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See the Education and Experience Equivalency Guide for details. High School or General Educational Development (GED) diploma AND five years of correctional experience, two of which must have been at the supervisory level; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Necessary Special Qualifications

Must be eligible for certification by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education & Training Standards Commission.

Veterans’ and National Guard Preference

Applicants seeking Veteran's Preference must attach a DD‑214 Member‑4 Form (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to their applications. Applicants seeking National Guard Preference must attach an NGB‑23A (RPAS), along with the state application, if they are a current member of the NC National Guard in good standing. Applicants who are former members of either the NC Army National Guard or the NC Air National Guard, with honorable discharge and six years of creditable service, must attach a copy of the DD‑256 or NGB‑22, along with the state application.

PREA Requirement

The NC Dept. of Adult Correction must adhere to the US Dept. of Justice Final Rule on the 'National Standards to Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Prison Rape.' Click this link for information on hiring and promotion prohibition requirements for all positions in the NC Dept. of Adult Correction: PREA Hiring and Promotion Prohibitions.

ADA Accommodations

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), NCDAC is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact the person indicated below.

Contact Information

If there are any questions about this posting other than your application status, please contact Celeste Robinson at [e-mail] or by phone at 919‑582‑6116. (Email is preferred and more efficient.)

EEO Statement

The State of North Carolina is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and dedicated to providing employees with a work environment free from all forms of unlawful employment discrimination, harassment, or retaliation. The state provides reasonable accommodation to employees and applicants with disabilities; known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; and for religious beliefs, observances, and practices.