Corrections Lieutenant

Augusta Richmond County; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Augusta Richmond County seeks a Security Supervisor for the correctional facility to oversee staff and coordinate security operations in compliance with federal, state, and departmental guidelines.

The role requires leadership, incident response, and adherence to correctional procedures. A High School Diploma and 3 years in public safety/corrections are required; P.O.S.T certification is preferred or obtainable within a year.

Qualifications

• Considerable knowledge of state and federal law enforcement and corrections procedures.
• Familiarity with departmental policies and procedures.
• Proficiency in supervision, assessing situations quickly, using firearms, and driving a vehicle.
• Good communication skills, both oral and written.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Supervises staff, assigns work, conducts evaluations, and ensures policy compliance.
• Reviews reports, logs, and disciplinary files for accuracy and compliance.
• Searches inmates and facilities, conducts drug testing as needed.
• Prepares for transfers and verifies offender identities.
• Serves on Inmate Classification Committee and Disciplinary Hearing Officer.
• Responds to emergencies and ensures tool and key security.
• Oversees inmate activities and transportation.
• Monitors inmate activities to maintain security.

Skills

Public safety

Supervision

Communication skills

Decision making

Discipline procedures

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Job Description

Supervises and maintains the security of the correctional facility and personnel within the guidelines of federal and state statutes, departmental policies and procedures, and the Department of Corrections guidelines. Reports to the Deputy Warden or other designated person and work with co-worker's, inmates, probation and parole officer's, lawyers, ministers, law enforcement officials, doctors, and the public to provide operational support.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

• Supervises staff to include prioritizing and assigning work; conducting performance evaluations; ensuring staff are trained; ensuring that employees follow policies and procedures; maintaining a healthy and safe working environment
• Reviews, approves, and ensures that inmate disciplinary reports, inmate reports, log entries, count sheets, and employee performances files are accurate; advises subordinates as to procedures, and ensures compliance with departmental rules and regulations;
• Searches inmates and facilities to ensure contraband is kept out of the facility. Conducts monthly drug testing of offenders.
• Prepares for transfers of offenders to and from appropriate destinations. Verify identification of accounts and secures each offender for transfer.
• Serves as a member of the Inmate Classification Committee and Disciplinary Hearing Officer.
• Evaluates and responds to unusual or emergency situations in facility. Works with the Captain of Security to ensure tools & keys compliance.
• Oversees inmate activities and transportation.
• Monitors inmate’s activities and ensures control and security.

Education: High School Diploma, trade school or equivalent of education.

Experience: Three (3) years of experience working in public safety, law enforcement, corrections, and/or military field.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Considerable knowledge of state and federal and law enforcement and corrections procedures
• Familiarity with departmental policies and procedures
• Proficiency in supervision, assessing situations with accuracy and speed, using firearms, and driving a vehicle
• Good communication skills, both oral and written
• Demonstrated ability to work independently

Certification: Possess or have the ability to pass P.O.S.T Certification within the time frame required by this department, which is normally within one year.

Licensing: A valid Driver's License with a good driving history. If License if other than Georgia and South Carolina, applicants must obtain a license in Georgia or South Carolian within 30 days of employment.

Other: This position does require staff call up in emergency situations.

PERFORMANCE APTITUDES:

• Data Utilization: Requires the ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize, and/or analyze data. Includes exercising discretion in determining data classification, and in referencing such analysis to established standards for the purpose of recognizing actual or probable interactive effects and relationships.
• Human Interaction: Requires the ability to work with and apply principles of persuasion and/or influence over others to coordinate programs or activities of a project, and resolve typical problems associated with the responsibilities of the job.
• Equipment: Requires the ability to start, stop, operate and monitor the functioning of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.
• Verbal: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference and descriptive data and information.
• Math: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. May include counting, recording of counts, and basic measuring.
• Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of rational systems; to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule form; and to exercise independent judgment to adopt or modify methods and standards to meet variations in assigned objectives.
• Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving broader aspects of organizational programs and operations, moderately unstable situations, or the direction, control and planning of an entire program or set of programs.
• Physical Abilities: Tasks require the regular and, at times, sustained performance of moderately physically demanding work, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and that may involve the lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of moderately heavy objects and materials (20-50 pounds).
• Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors, sounds, odor, depth, texture, and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.
• Environmental Factors: Performance of essential functions may require exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, hazardous materials, traffic hazards, toxic agents, human bites, explosives, firearms, violence, disease, and pathogen.

Opening Date

Oct 22, 2026