SERGEANT

Job Title: Sergeant

GEO provides complementary, turnkey solutions for numerous government partners worldwide across a spectrum of diversified correctional and community reentry services. From the development of state-of-the-art facilities and the provision of management services and evidence-based rehabilitation to the post-release reintegration and supervision of individuals in the community, GEO offers fully diversified, cost-effective services that deliver enhanced quality and improved outcomes.

The Sergeant is responsible for all security and control related functions during duty shift per management instructions. Seeks to provide maximum facility coordination in inmate supervision and safety.

Primary duties and responsibilities include:

• Supervising all security functions during shift as assigned by management.
• Supervising the feeding of inmates during meal time.
• Making routine inspections of all security equipment, doors, gates, fences, lighting systems, and other facility equipment as needed.
• Assisting staff with unit counts.
• Reviewing reports written by officers during shift and ensuring these reports are submitted as required.
• Ensuring that officers receive on-the-job training and safety training as required.
• Inspecting or directing work to inspection of perimeter to test alarm systems, detect safety hazards and to ensure safety rules are posted and enforced.
• Assisting officers and staff with unruly inmates and other assignments as required. Investigating and reporting causes of inmate disturbances.
• Responding to major unusual occurrences as trained. Facilitating prompt and appropriate assistance to inmates in the event of injury, illness or emotional trauma.
• Directing work, providing training and performing inspections of work performed by inmate/detainee workers. Assuring that inmate workers under security supervision receive safety training.
• Providing management with input into decisions concerning employee performance ratings, disciplinary actions, and job assignments.
• Promoting an atmosphere conducive to personality and character development of inmates and staff through the encouragement of favorable behavior patterns, arrangement of physical facilities, and influencing relationships among inmates.
• Assisting in review of staff effectiveness by conducting frequent physical inspections of the facility to ensure compliance with policies and procedures.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Minimum requirements include:

• High school diploma or equivalent certification required.
• Must meet the requirements of being a Correctional Officer.
• One (1) year of experience working in a correctional setting required.
• Must be flexible, intellectually alert, able to command the respect and confidence of detainees/inmates and staff, possess a working knowledge of correctional laws, applicable court orders and possess a high tolerance to mental stress.
• Must have a proven work history with sound abilities to write communications, documents, policy, court room defenses, contract negotiations, and other required written correspondence.
• Must be able to understand and carry out moderately complex oral and written instructions.
• Ability to coordinate staffing requirements for security supervisors and officers.
• Must have completed an approved training program resulting in a certificate of satisfactory completion. Ability to obtain certification for training such as CPR, First Aid and firearms.