Corrections Captain; RCMC

Job

Agency:
Department of Corrections

Location:

Rapid City - RCMC

Salary: $58,500.00 to $82,000.00 annually, depending on experience

Pay Grade: GS-J

Closing Date:
Open until filled

• 15 days/120hrs Vacation Leave
• 14 days/112hrs Sick Leave
• 12 weeks Paid Family Leave
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Employee health insurance includes a plan with a $0 premium for employee-only coverage
• Group rates on family medical coverage, dental, vision, long & short-term disability insurance
• 8% Fully Matched Retirement Plan
• No State Income Tax
• And Many More

We are currently seeking a dedicated and experienced individual to join our team as a Housing Captain. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated leader to make a meaningful impact in the field of corrections. As a Captain at the South Dakota Department of Corrections, you will be responsible for a range of critical tasks that ensure the smooth operation of our facility.

This is a full-time Monday through Friday position, hours to be determined, with a rotating on call duty officer schedule.

• Staff Schedule Management:
  Develop, maintain, and coordinate staff schedules, ensuring adequate coverage for all shifts and departments. Manage vacation requests, training schedules, mentorship programs, and on-the-job training (OJT) for staff.
• Backup to Disciplinary Hearing Officer (DHO):
  Provide essential support and backup to the Disciplinary Hearing Officer, assisting with disciplinary hearings, investigations, and ensuring due process is followed.
• FTO Program Development/Management:
  Design, implement, and oversee a Field Training Officer (FTO) program for new staff members. Ensure comprehensive training, assessment, and mentorship to facilitate their successful integration into the facility.
• Bid Posting:
  Manage the bid posting process for staff rotations, promotions, and reassignments, adhering to facility policies and union agreements.
• Direct Supervision:
  Supervise and lead various staff members across different departments, ensuring their adherence to facility policies, safety protocols, and effective performance.
• Unit Management:
  Be a first-line supervisor on a housing unit. Support offenders by addressing their needs that arise during daily living in a correctional facility. Support staff in providing guidance and supervision of corrections professionals working on a housing unit.
• Supervise staff and provide support to the Officer in Charge during inmate waking hours including late evenings.
• Timekeeping System (TKS) Management:
  Oversee the accurate and efficient use of the Timekeeping System for staff under your direct supervision, ensuring timely and accurate submission of attendance records.
• Discipline and Mentorship:
  Provide guidance, mentorship, and disciplinary action as needed for staff under your direct supervision, promoting a positive and productive work environment.
• Duty Officer Rotation:
  Participate in duty officer rotations, ensuring that facility operations are maintained at all times, and responding to emergencies and incidents as required.
• Weekly Reports:
  Prepare and present weekly operational reports to the Associate Warden of Operations, highlighting key achievements, challenges, and areas of improvement.
• Participate in weekly Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings, addressing facility needs such as inmate work assignments, clinical services concerns, and security concerns.
• Participate in use of force reviews, policy reviews, and submit major incident reports as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Successfully pass all modules of the South Dakota Department of Corrections Basic Training, to include English reading comprehension, relevant competency assessments and written/practical exams in Defensive Tactics and firearms/armed transport curriculum.
• Possess the physical ability to successfully complete Defensive Tactics.

• lift arms above head and kick as high as own waist;
• stabilize another person to accomplish a controlled takedown;
• use arms, palms of hands, shins, and feet to deliver blows;
• withstand impact (slow speed or with a safety bag) on own body from strikes/blows;
• rotate body 90 degrees with feet planted for striking with foot or using a defensive tactic;
• get down on one or both knees and up again with multiple repetitions;

• will be exposed to Oleoresin Capsicum during Basic Training and will be exposed while on assignment;
• must be able to see and hear in order to observe, address and respond to potential breaches in safety and security;
• seize, hold, control or subdue violent or assaultive persons and defend oneself or others to prevent injury;
• demonstrate body agility, strength of all four limbs and the ability to walk and climb stairs consistently;
• work in situations involving assaultive behavior, physical control of another person and/or restraint situations;
• deal with individuals with a range of moods and behaviors, utilizing tactfulness and a congenial, personable manner;
• work with people…