Lieutenant Hourly

LaSalle Corrections; Sierra Blanca (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

LaSalle Corrections seeks a Lieutenant to supervise security operations in a corrections facility. You will schedule, train, and lead staff, maintain order among inmates, and ensure compliance with post orders and safety procedures.

Applicants should have 3–5 years in a correctional setting, 1 year in supervision, and be TCOLE certified or able to obtain the jailers license. This is an on-site, full-time position with hourly pay of $26.68.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of experience in a correctional setting.
• 1 year of supervisory experience preferred.
• Must be TCOLE certified or able to obtain TCOLE Jailers License.

Responsibilities

• Organize and supervise security operations and staff.
• Schedule, train, and supervise staff; maintain order among inmates.
• Prepare records and reports; maintain logs and inmate counts.
• Enforce post orders; supervise shift assignments and daily routines.
• Respond to emergencies and manage disciplinary actions.
• Oversee custody and security during transportation of inmates.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Customer service

Organizational skills

Time management

MS Office proficiency

Mid-management

Education

TCOLE Jailers License

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

• On-site
• Rate : $26.68 USD per hour
• Admin Support
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: LIEUT002504

Description

Job Summary:

The position of Lieutenant is responsible for performing supervisory functions in the facility as it pertains to the security and administrative control of the facility. Work involves scheduling, training, and supervising staff, as well as maintaining order and discipline among inmates, detainees, and offenders. Work under general supervision with moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

Essential Duties and 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 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.

Must be TCOLE certified or must be able to obtain TCOLE Jailers License where applicable.

Physical Requirements:

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to satisfactorily perform these essential functions without causing an undue hardship for the employer.

Long periods of continuous standing and walking per shift.

Frequent periods of sitting.

Repetitive climbing of stairs to reach the assigned areas and working at heights.

Occasional kneeling, squatting, and bending to perform “pat” or “strip” searches.

Frequent grasping, reaching, pushing, pulling, bending, and twisting.

Occasionally responding to altercations, occasional restraining, and securing assaultive offenders.

Ability to respond rapidly to potential security and or medical code issues.

Frequent transferring and transporting offenders by walking or riding per shift.

Remaining awake and alert while on duty per shift.

Occasional lifting and carrying up to 50-100 lbs.

Ability to occasionally withstand direct or indirect exposure to OC spray.

Exposure per shift to outdoor elements and temperatures

Pay Rate :26.68

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