Housing Manager

LaSalle Southeast LLC; Ocilla (GA); On-site; USD 54,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, GA is seeking an Admin Support professional for full-time work. The role pays $26.00 per hour and involves organizing and conducting inspections, preparing records, maintaining logs, and supervising daily security routines.

You will report and investigate unusual occurrences, supervise staff, enforce post orders, and assist in safety procedures. Experience in correctional settings and supervisory duties is preferred; strong communication and Microsoft

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of experience in a correctional setting and 1-year experience in a supervisory position preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities notice is provided.

Responsibilities

• Organize and conduct inspections and searches of inmates, detainees, and offenders and their living and work areas.
• Prepare records and reports as assigned.
• Maintain logs and verify inmate counts.
• Foster a team effort among correctional officers providing support, motivation, training, and assistance.
• Report and investigate all unusual occurrences.
• Direct the work of employees to ensure effectiveness.
• Supervise daily routine of the security section.
• Enforce post orders and ensure officers are familiar with shift assignments.
• Handle disciplinary reports and prepare reports of disturbances and shift activities.
• Function as shift supervisor as needed: supervise, instruct, train, and ensure safety of assigned employees, inmates, detainees, and offenders; schedule employees, inmates, detainees, and offenders work and off-duty time; assist in formulating security and work procedures.
• Supervise and provide custody and security of inmates, detainees, and offenders including searches, restraining, and transport.
• Oversee security of inmates performing technical skills in various operations.
• Respond to emergencies including first aid and use of force as needed.
• Read, review, and apply information from inmate records related to health and safety and security; maintain records and reports.
• Perform marginal duties as assigned.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Customer service

Organizational skills

Time management

Stress management

MS Office

Mid-management

Education

Correctional experience

Supervisory experience

Job description

Irwin County Detention Center
132 Cotton Dr
Ocilla, GA 31774, USA

• Admin Support
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: HOUSI002516

Description

Rate of Rate: $26.00

Organize and conduct inspections and searches of inmates, detainees, and offenders and their living and work areas.

Prepare records and reports as assigned.

Maintain logs and verify inmate counts.

Foster a team effort among correctional officers providing support, motivation, training, and assistance to them as required.

Report and investigate all unusual occurrences.

Direct the work of employees to ensure effectiveness.

Supervise daily routine of the security section.

Enforce post orders and ensure that correctional officers are familiar with shift assignments.

Handle disciplinary reports and prepare reports of disturbances and shift activities.

Function as shift supervisor as needed: supervise, instruct, train, and ensure the safety of assigned employees, inmates, detainees, and offenders; schedule employees, inmates, detainees, and offenders work and off-duty time; and assist in formulating security and work procedures.

Supervise and provide custody and security of inmates, detainees, and offenders including observing actions of inmates, detainees, and offenders, squatting and bending to perform "pat" and "strip" searches of inmates, detainees, and offenders; restraining and securing sometimes assaultive inmates, detainees, and offenders; and transferring and transporting inmates, detainees, and offenders by walking or riding in various vehicles such as trailers, vans, buses, etc.

Supervise and provide security of inmates, detainees, and offenders performing technical skills such as construction, maintenance, laundry, food service, and in varied industrial and agricultural operations which involve climbing stairs, steps, and ladders, and climbing around the inside and outside of buildings; work outdoors and indoors without air conditioning; work around motorized or moving equipment and machinery; subject to all types of weather.

Respond to emergencies including climbing stairs, steps, and ladders while searching for escaped inmates, detainees, and offenders; hearing calls for and calling for help; giving first aid at the emergency site; carrying an injured or unconscious inmate, detainee, offender or employee various distances to safety up or down stairs, steps, and ladders; use force and deadly force to include the use of chemical agents and firearms to control inmates, detainees, and offenders.

Read, review, and properly apply information found in inmate, detainee, and offender records which is related to said individual's health and safety and to the security of the facility; provide appropriate information to other personnel; comply with all policies, procedures, rules, and regulations; enforce inmate, detainee, and offender disciplinary rules; and supervise the preparation and maintenance of records, forms and reports.

Perform a variety of marginal duties not listed, to be determined and assigned as needed.

Required Knowledge Skills/Abilities:

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.

Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.

Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.

Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

Mid-management level in a security department.

Education and Experience:

3 to 5 years of experience in a correctional setting and 1-year experience in a supervisory position preferred.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
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