Lieutenant
$44,637–$44,637 year
On-siteMonroe, Louisiana, United States
Job Summary
Conduct inspections, searches, and custody of inmates, detainees, and offenders while enforcing post orders and supervising daily security routines. Direct employee work, train staff, and manage shift assignments to ensure facility safety. Investigate unusual occurrences, handle disciplinary reports, and respond to emergencies including escapes, altercations, and medical codes using appropriate force. Maintain accurate logs, verify counts, and prepare all required records and reports. Requires TCOLE certification, 3–5 years of correctional experience, and ability to work outdoors in varied weather conditions.
Required Qualifications
- 3 to 5 years of experience in a correctional setting
- 1-year experience in a supervisory position preferred
- Must be TCOLE certified or must be able to obtain TCOLE Jailers License IF applicable
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software
- Mid-management level in a security department
- Long periods of continuous standing and walking per shift
- Frequent periods of sitting
- Repetitive climbing of stairs to reach the assigned areas and working at heights
- Occasional kneeling, squatting, and bending to perform pat or strip searches
- Frequent grasping, reaching, pushing, pulling, bending, and twisting
- Occasionally responding to altercations, occasional restraining, and securing assaultive offenders
- Ability to respond rapidly to potential security and or medical code issues
- Frequent transferring and transporting offenders by walking or riding per shift
- Remaining awake and alert while on duty per shift
- Occasional lifting and carrying up to 50-100 lbs
- Ability to occasionally withstand direct or indirect exposure to OC spray
- Exposure per shift to outdoor elements and temperatures
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