Correctional Lieutenant III - Close-Custody Facility Leader

nc; North Carolina; On-site; USD 45,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance options

Retirement Plans

NCFlex Supplemental Benefits

Paid Vacation, Sick, and Community Sev

Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

Alexander Correctional Institution in Taylorsville, North Carolina, seeks a Correctional Lieutenant III (S) to supervise and coordinate activities in a close custody setting. The role supports the Correctional Captain and oversees sergeant-level staff across shifts.

The position emphasizes staff supervision, policy adherence, and incident investigations, with mandatory duty responsibilities during adverse weather. Internal posting for NC Department of Adult Corrections employees.

Qualifications

• Documented knowledge of facility operations.
• Documented knowledge of Prisons' policy and procedures.
• Documented Supervisory skills in a Prison facility.

Responsibilities

• Providing supervision for subordinate staff, conducting shift line-up, making shift assignments, and inspecting all personnel to determine if they are physically and mentally capable of assuming an assigned post.
• Completing, reviewing, and maintaining employee time reports, duty rosters, leave schedules, performance evaluations and administrative forms.
• Conducting investigations as assigned both for offender and employee disciplinaries.
• Monitoring and maintaining assigned employee equipment, ensuring that all assigned equipment is operational.
• Conducting inspections of housing units and other buildings, grounds, and posts to ascertain that officers are alert, that discipline is being maintained, NCDAC policy is being followed, and that assignments are carried out properly.
• Identifying training needs and coordinating delivery of training to subordinate staff.
• Conducting searches of staff, visitors, and offenders for contraband.
• Responding to emergency situations as needed.
• Serving as the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the facility in the absence of the Correctional Captain.

Skills

Facility operations

Prisons policy

Supervisory skills

Job description

Alexander Correctional Institution in Taylorsville, North Carolina, seeks a Correctional Lieutenant III (S) to supervise and coordinate activities in a close custody setting. The role supports the Correctional Captain and oversees sergeant-level staff across shifts.

The position emphasizes staff supervision, policy adherence, and incident investigations, with mandatory duty responsibilities during adverse weather. Internal posting for NC Department of Adult Corrections employees.