•Departmental Promotional • Correctional Sergeant - Sheriff's Office

Correctional Facility Supervisor

Under direction, plans, schedules, coordinates, and participates in operations for an assigned watch shift within the County's correctional facility; directs the work of staff responsible for ensuring the safety and security of inmates and the general public through the enforcement of jail policies and procedures; coordinates staff operational and safety training; and performs related duties as assigned.

Receives direction from the Correctional Lieutenant or higher ranks. Exercises direct supervision over assigned correctional staff.

This is the working supervisory-level class in the Correctional class series that exercises independent judgment on diverse and specialized correctional facility operational duties with accountability and ongoing decision-making responsibilities associated with the work. Incumbents are responsible for planning, organizing, supervising, reviewing, and evaluating the work of assigned staff and for organizing and overseeing day-to-day operations and are responsible for providing technical level support to management in a variety of areas. Performance of the work requires the use of independence, initiative, and discretion within established guidelines.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge and ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Knowledge of :

• Principles and practices of employee supervision, including work planning, assignment review and evaluation, discipline, and the training of staff in work procedures.
• Principles, practices, procedures, and terminology used in a correctional and emergency communications services environment.
• Proper and effective methods of deploying correctional personnel.
• Function and authority of law enforcement agencies.
• Criminal court system processes and regulations.
• Operational characteristics and safety practices of equipment related to the work including the safe use and proper deployment of firearms, chemical agents, and impact weapons.
• Techniques for dealing with a variety of people under hostile and emergency situations.
• Report preparation techniques.
• Principles and procedures of record keeping.
• Principles and techniques for working with groups and fostering effective team interaction to ensure teamwork is conducted smoothly.
• Techniques for providing a high level of customer service by effectively dealing with the public, vendors, contractors, and County staff.
• The structure and content of the English language, including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Modern equipment and communication tools used for business functions and program, project, and task coordination, including computers and software programs relevant to work performed.

Ability to :

Education and Experience :

Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be : equivalent to completion of the twelfth (12

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) grade and three (3) years of increasingly responsible experience in jail operations and inmate oversight, including one (1) year working in a lead capacity equivalent to the County's class of Correctional Corporal.

Licenses and Certifications :

Mobility, physical strength, and stamina to respond to and perform assigned duties; to climb, reach, bend, run and jump; to lift, carry or push objects that weigh up to 160 pounds. Vision in the normal visual range with or without correction sufficient to read computer screens and printed documents and to operate equipment. Hearing in the normal audio range with or without correction. Repetitive and fatiguing duties including frequent walking, upward / downward flexion of neck, wrist and arm motions, and sitting. Fine finger dexterity of both hands, ability to grasp and hold. Extreme physical exertion to assist with physical altercations is required.

Employees work in a county jail facility setting and are exposed to loud noise levels, hazardous physical substances, confining workspaces, monitored entry and exit of facility and locations within facility, cold and hot temperatures, and varying weather conditions. Employees may be exposed to vermin, insects, and parasites. The duties of this class are performed in an environment with exposure to criminal offenders, mentally ill individuals, and persons potentially infected with communicable diseases. Employees may interact with members of the public or with staff under emotionally stressful conditions while interpreting and enforcing departmental policies and procedures.

Must be willing to work during evenings, weekends, and holidays. Some departments may require pre-employment screening measures before an offer of employment can be made (i.e., background screening, physical examination, etc.).