Sergeant

LaSalle Corrections; Alvarado (TX); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

LaSalle Corrections at Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, TX is seeking a Sergeant to supervise staff, enforce rules, and ensure safety and order among non-citizens.

You will supervise searches for contraband, maintain records, and provide training and counseling to employees while upholding facility policies and federal regulations. Excellent communication, organizational skills, and proficiency with Microsoft Office are essential. The role is on-site, full-time with pay of $31 per hour.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, protect, instruct, train, counsel and evaluate employees.
• Care for non-citizens and enforce rules/regulations in housing and work areas.
• Supervise searches for contraband and provide security.
• Observe non-citizens during activities and assigned duties.
• Review and update information in non-citizen health, safety, and security records.
• Maintain and prepare records, forms and reports.
• Develop positive social skills through modeling appropriate behaviors and providing feedback.
• Maintain accountability of staff, non-citizens and property; follow safety practices.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Warden.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Interpersonal skills

Customer service

Organizational skills

Time management

High-paced environment

Hearing/understanding verbal

MS Office proficiency

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Prairieland Detention Center
1209 Sunflower Ln
Alvarado, TX 76009, USA

• On-site
• Admin Support
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: SERGE002490

Description

Supervise, protect, instruct, train, counsel and evaluate employees.

Responsible for the care, custody and adherence to the rules and regulations of non-citizens assigned to specific housing and working areas.

Supervise and direct searches for contraband and provide security.

Observation of non-citizens during activities and assigned to work duty.

Read, review and properly add information found in non-citizen records which is related to the non-citizens health and safety and to the security of the facility. Provide appropriate information to other personnel.

Supervise the preparation and maintenance of records, forms and reports.

Promote the development of positive social skills through modeling appropriate behaviors and intervening when inappropriate behaviors are observed. Provide regular feedback to staff regarding social skills, procedures and intervention techniques.

Maintain accountability of staff, non-citizens and property; adhere to safety practices.

It is expected that the Sergeant shall also perform other duties as assigned within his/her capabilities as determined by the Warden.

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.

Ability to hear and understand verbal communication.

Education and Experience:

High school diploma or equivalent

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 and occasional restraining and securing assaultive non-citizens.

Ability to respond rapidly to potential security and/or medical codes/issues.

Frequent transferring and transporting non-citizens by walking or riding in various vehicles such as vans, buses, and other forms of transportation.

Continuous periods of operating/driving company vehicles to pick up and transport offenders 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 of outdoor elements and temperatures with scheduled breaks.

Pay: $31.00 per hour

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