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Michigan Department of Corrections seeks a mid-level Shift Supervisor-2 (Lieutenant) to direct safety and security operations during an assigned custody shift at a correctional facility. The Lieutenant manages staffing, monitors staff and inmates, and conducts rounds to ensure compliance with policy directives and procedures.
The role also involves investigations of misconduct, scheduling work, and ensuring the facility remains compliant with fire safety and sanitation standards while following
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This is a mid-level Shift Supervisor; directing and participating in safety and security activities of a broad scope during an assigned custody shift at a Correctional Facility. The Corrections Shift Supervisor-2 (Lieutenant) is responsible for safety and security, shift staffing, and the performance and assignment of subordinate supervisors and all corrections medical officers. The Lieutenant conducts investigations of staff and/or prisoner misconduct. The Lieutenant also plans, schedules work, and regulates vacation and days off using knowledge of the MCO Contract and MDOC policies & procedures. The Lieutenant communicates, interprets, and applies departmental policies and procedures as well as facility operating procedures. The Lieutenant monitors officers, prisoners, and the institution by making daily rounds and inspections and performs other duties as required during riotous or disturbance conditions. This position is responsible for ensuring Woodland Center Correctional Facility is in compliance with policy directives, operating procedures, authorities, and regulations which includes fire safety and sanitation.
Completion of 15 semester (23 term) credits in any field.
Three years of experience equivalent to a Corrections Officer E9, Corrections Medical Aide E9, or Special Alternative Incarceration Officer 9; two years equivalent to a Resident Unit Officer E10, Corrections Transportation Officer E10, Corrections Medical Unit Officer E10, or Special Alternative Incarceration Officer E10; or, one year equivalent to a Corrections Shift Supervisor 11 or Assistant Resident Unit Supervisor 11.
View the job specification at: https://www.michigan.gov/mdcs/-/media/Project/Websites/mdcs/JOBSPECS/C/CorrectionsShiftSupervisor.pdf
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Positions in this class are test-designated and subject to pre-appointment and random-selection drug and alcohol testing.
**** REQUIRED INFORMATION: Employment in the state classified service demands a high degree of loyalty and imposes high ethical standards on employees to ensure the integrity of state government and maintain effective services. All employees must meet these ethical standards and all appointing authorities are obligated to enforce these ethical standards.
As part of this effort all employees are required to report any possible conflict of interest, please review the information and be prepared to respond to questions related to the information in your application. Ethical Standards and Conduct (Note: you do not need to fill out the form)
New hires to the MDOC along with previous MDOC employees that are returning after being away from the department for more than two years will complete Non-Custody New Employee Training (NCNET) either 40 hours or 80 hours of initial in-person training based on their level of offender contact and job classification. All new employees will complete additional online training to successfully complete their non-custody new employee training.