Assistant Facility Administrator/Warden

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

Are you looking for a career you can feel good about? We hire only those that strive to do their best. By joining our family, you'll receive the honor and recognition that comes with working for the industry's global leader in evidenced based rehabilitation.

Who We Are:

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.

Why Work for GEO:

• We believe that work is more than a place you go to every day. It is about being inspired and motivated to achieve extraordinary things.
• Employee benefits play an important role in making The GEO Group a great place to work. At GEO, we believe in the three pillars of employee wellbeing: physical, emotional, and financial. With comprehensive benefits and competitive wages, we trust that you will find all the resources you need here to be successful.

Responsibilities

Summary:
The Assistant Facility Administrator assists the Facility Administrator in developing, supervising, and implementing standards, policies, and guidelines for the facility. Assists in overall administration of the facility.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• The Assistant Facility Administrator directs all department functions, activities and supervision of personnel.
• Directly responsible for performance control activities of the operations and safety sections
• The Assistant Facility Administrator ensures adequate procedures, post orders, staff, staff training methods, equipment and space are established in all operations of the security department to ensure safety and security of staff, visitors, inmates and facility.
• Directs the work of other employees. This includes the selection, hiring, evaluating job performance, employee
• training/development, promoting and any disciplinary action, including termination.
• The Assistant Facility Administrator prepares departmental progress reports.
• Reviews activities and operations of the operations departments to determine progress toward stated goals and objectives.
• The Assistant Facility Administrator monitors staff effectiveness and conducts physical inspections of facility to assure compliance with policies and procedures.
• Assists staff members through individual and group conferences in analyzing problems and in improving their skills.
• The Assistant Facility Administrator assists in efforts to assure continuing, coordinated community planning for needs of inmates.
• Responds on a 24-hour, 7-day basis to significant unusual occurrences.
• The Assistant Facility Administrator is required to function as facility administrator in his/her absence.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• High School diploma or GED certification required.
• College coursework and advanced training in behavioral sciences, correctional services or related field preferred.
• Minimum of ten (10) years experience in corrections or related field with experience in the field of corrections at the level of mid-management required. Knowledge of program objectives, policies, procedures and requirements for managing a secure correctional facility.
• Must be mature, flexible, intellectually alert, able to command the respect and confidence of inmates and staff.
• Ability to pass the Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) background checks including, but not limited to, criminal history, Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), employment history and credit.
• Working knowledge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Performance Based National Detention Standards preferred.
• Working knowledge of ACA Local Detention Standards preferred.