Shift Lieutenant

Department of Corrections - Rapid City Correctional Facility

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

Pay Grade: GI

This is a Full-Time 40 Hour Weekly position with the Department of Corrections New Rapid City Women's Prison Facility . Join the DOC - view DOC Recruitment video here: .

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;

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;

establish and maintain effective working relationships with offenders, correctional personnel, subordinate employees, and representatives of public and private agencies;

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;

supervises subordinate staff to ensure the objectives of the work unit are met;

provides training and work direction;

conducts performance reviews and completes performance documents;

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;

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;

may serve as Disciplinary Hearing Officer;

participates in administrative tasks to support efficient management of the facility;

informs subordinates of changes in policies, operational procedures;

conducts rounds in all areas of the facility during shift and complete appropriate logs;

conducts daily shift briefings;

A combination of education (Criminal Justice, Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, or similarly related field) and experience as defined above equal to three (3) years.

**Corrections-related experience is defined as experience in which the employee provided a direct service to/with clients detained against their will such as custody/control, teaching, social work, nursing, food service, and general maintenance; or supervised offenders in the implementation of a program such as correctional industries. This experience is not typically earned in clerical support programs.

Entry level officers and clerical support experience does not have the authority outlined in the minimum qualifications to perform components of offender management as it relates to classification hearings, ICC, Multi-disciplinary staffing, vetting responses to offender grievances etc. Therefore, experience as an entry level officer and clerical support does not meet the definition of offender management as outlined in the minimum qualifications.

with or without reasonable accommodation 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;

will be exposed to Oleoresin Capsicum during Basic Training and will be exposed while on assignment;

must be able to work 12 hour rotating shifts to include holidays and weekends;

work in an environment with fluctuating noise and temperature (hot and cold) which may include working outdoors in inclement weather and/or concrete floor/wall work settings;

willing and able to travel;

willing and able to work various shifts, days, afternoons, graveyards (nights) which includes a rotating shift schedule;

This position is eligible for Veterans' Preference per ARSD 55:10:02:08.

The State of South Dakota does not sponsor work visas for new or existing employees. The State of South Dakota offers $0 premium employee health insurance option plus eleven paid holidays, generous vacation and sick leave accrual, dental, vision, and other insurance options, and retirement benefits. This position is a member of Class B retirement under SDRS.

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You must apply online, emailed resumes or submissions will not be accepted.

South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources

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