Corrections Lieutenant; RCCF

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Job

Agency:
Department of Corrections - Rapid City Correctional Facility

Location:

Rapid City, SD

Salary: $30.00 to $33.00 per hour, depending on experience

Pay Grade: GI

Closing Date:
Open Until Filled

This is a Full-Time 40 Hour Weekly position with the Department of Corrections New Rapid City Women’s Prison Facility. For more information on the Department of Corrections, please visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

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This position enforces Department of Corrections policies and correctional institution implementation adjustments (IA's) and procedures by scheduling and supervising correctional personnel and controlling and monitoring inmate activities to maintain security and safety for offenders and employees.

Corrections Lieutenants supervise an assigned area of a correctional institution, and the correctional personnel and offender assigned to that area. This position makes determinations on immediate disciplinary actions on offenders for policy, operational post orders, and procedure infractions affecting the security of the institution and serves as institution’s ranking officer on night shift and on weekends.

• Department of Correction’s policies and institutional operations and procedures;
• English grammar, spelling, and punctuation;
• the attitudes, problems, and behavior of incarcerated individuals;
• the methods, procedures, and practices of controlling and supervising inmates confined to a correctional institution;
• extensive knowledge in the use of physical force continuum and Use of Force Policy;
• effective methods of supervision.

• interpret and apply department policies and institutional post orders and procedures;
• plan, assign, and direct the work of others;
• promote teamwork;
• be a positive role model to staff and offenders;
• establish and maintain effective working relationships with offenders, correctional personnel, subordinate employees, and representatives of public and private agencies;
• effectively analyze situations, conduct investigations, and evaluate findings;
• remain calm during stressful situations and respond to emergencies quickly;
• maintain acceptable attendance while avoiding misuse of leave;
• maintain confidential information;
• operate and direct the employment of firearms, mechanical restraints and chemical agents and control the employment of such devices by subordinates.

• schedules correctional staff for all shifts to ensure the security of the facility and safety of employees and offenders;
• enforces Department of Corrections policies and institution IA's and procedures;
• determines appropriate action in emergency situations;
• supervises subordinate staff to ensure the objectives of the work unit are met;
• interviews staff;
• provides training and work direction;
• approves leave requests;
• addresses staff problems and recommends disciplinary action;
• conducts performance reviews and completes performance documents;
• maintains security by inspecting all posts for appropriate staffing to ensure the safety of offenders and personnel;
• review officers’ reports on offenders and offender activities;
• keeps a daily, detailed log of institutional activities;
• authorizes and directs offender counts;
• coordinates searches of inmate property for contraband;
• arbitrates disputes among offenders and staff;
• initiates drills, exercises, and provides staff training;
• responsible for the facility Point of Entry (POE) to ensure staff are appropriately processing all individuals through the metal detector and searching items coming into the facility for contraband;
• determines appropriate action in security breakdown and emergency medical situations by evaluating the situation and informing facility managers to de‑escalate potential hazards;
• authorizes emergency procedures;
• controls handling and immediate storage of contraband;
• directs offender movement into and out of the facility to ensure compliance with operational procedures;
• processes new inmates admitted to the facility;
• receives personal property and maintains records of transactions;
• authorizes…