Correctional Lieutenant

Introduction

The State of Connecticut is an eligible Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer, meaning you may be eligible to have qualifying student loans forgiven after 10 years of service.

• Professional growth and development opportunities;
• A healthy work/life balance for all employees!

This position is full-time, following a second shift schedule, 40 hours a week, and scheduled Monday through Friday.

The successful candidate will be responsible for supervision of Programs & Activities for youth offenders at MYI.

The Connecticut Department of Correction is a diverse agency with a wide variety of employees from Correction Officers, to Educators, to Managers and Skilled Professionals. We value differences that make us stronger as a team and support our mission statement.

The Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) is the agency responsible for corrections in the U.S. state of Connecticut. The agency operates 13 correctional facilities. It has its headquarters in Wethersfield. The DOC protects public safety by ensuring offenders serve their sentences of imprisonments in facilities that are safe, human, and provide re-entry programming.

The State of Connecticut, Department of Correction is a unified system; all sentenced and un-sentenced offenders are supervised by the DOC. The Department also provides supervision for offenders on parole, community release, and other discretionary release programs.

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Minimum Qualifications:

Ensure you meet the Minimum Qualifications listed on the job opening by the job closing date. You must specify your qualifications on your application. The minimum experience and training requirements listed must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.

Educational Credits:
List your earned credits and degrees from accredited institutions accurately on your application. To receive educational credits towards qualification, the institution must be accredited. If the institution of higher learning is located outside of the U.S., you are responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the contact listed below.

Resume Policy:
Per Public Act 21-69, resumes are not accepted during the initial application process. As the recruitment process progresses, candidates may be required to submit additional documentation to support their qualification(s) for this position. This documentation may include: a cover letter, resume, transcripts, diplomas, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the request and discretion of the hiring agency.

Preferred Shift/

Location:

Select all location(s) and shift(s) you are willing to work on your application. Failure to do so may result in not being considered for vacancies in that specific location or shift.

Timely Submission:
All application materials must be received by the job posting deadline. You will be unable to make revisions once you officially submit your application to the State. Late submissions are rarely accepted, with exceptions only for documented events that incapacitate individuals during the entire duration of the job posting. Request exceptions by emailing DAS.SHRM.

Salary Calculations:
For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from one of the three branches of state government (i.e., Executive, Legislative, Judicial) to the other.

This employer may participate in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I9 information to confirm work authorization.

In the Department of Correction this class is accountable for either supervising correctional staff engaged in custodial work or for performing specialized assignments.

• Assists a Captain in supervising a large complement of officers on an assigned shift or as a shift supervisor;
• In absence of a Captain assumes responsibility for custody and security of inmates, building and grounds;
• Assigns personnel to posts and makes frequent inspections to evaluate performance of officers, effective manning of posts and enforcement of rules and regulations;
• Oversees staff in performing sensitive investigations and/or tactical operations as well as maintaining sensitive information;
• Responsible for responding to crisis situations in a supervisory capacity;
• Determines training needs for facility or facilities personnel;
• Performs administrative tasks necessary to ensure training is conducted;
• Conducts training sessions for personnel in facility and conducts training sessions for Maloney Center for Training and Staff Development;
• Assists in supervising inmate counts;
• Reviews and acts on reports submitted by officers and/or other departmental staff;
• Prepares and submits reports on operational/investigatory/tactical activities and supervises maintenance of reports and records on operations;
• Makes…