CAPTAIN - SHIFT DETENTION SUPERVISOR

Asset Protection and Security•El Paso, TX
•Onsite

About The Position

The Captain - Shift Detention Supervisor oversees shift operations in a correctional facility, ensuring officers perform their duties in accordance with company policy, ICE policy, PBNDS, PREA, facility SOPs, and post orders. The role includes supervising officers, monitoring facility security and safety, coordinating shift handovers, overseeing counts and equipment inventories, and investigating employee or detainee injuries. Supervisors must be familiar with facility buildings and surrounding grounds and respond to routine and emergency situations. The position works in a secured correctional facility and may involve working alone or with minimal supervision, exposure to outdoor conditions, noise, chemicals, sharp objects, or blood-borne pathogens, and prolonged periods of sitting or standing.

Requirements

  • 10 years of experience as a detention/corrections operations supervisor of equal or lower rank and/or as an SNCO or Commissioned Officer with an Honorable Discharge.
  • Ability to communicate clearly both orally and in writing.
  • Computer skills, including proficiency with various Microsoft Office Suite programs.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain PSU Clearance.
  • Ability to meet physical requirements as required by the contract.
  • Ability to work rotating shifts.
  • Ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily, with reasonable accommodations where practicable.

Nice To Haves

  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain professional and open communication with ICE management.
  • Conduct entry inspections of officers entering the facility.
  • Provide reports to management, when needed, on the number of incidents at the Temperature Station.
  • Assist the Detention Management Unit.
  • Observe shift muster, provide pass-down information to the incoming shift, conduct personnel inspections, and forward discrepancy reports to the PM or Assistant Project Managers as necessary.
  • Directly supervise officers on shift in their performance of duties and compliance with company policy, ICE policy, PBNDS, PREA, and facility SOPs.
  • Review Supervisor Post Checks and prepare the Daily Operations summary.
  • Supervise shift operations and ensure officers perform duties in accordance with post orders.
  • Oversee counts conducted at prescribed times.
  • Conduct employee and detainee injury investigations in accordance with policies, ensuring photographs are taken and reports are prepared.
  • Review Records of Presence to ensure shift personnel have properly signed in and out; resolve all ROP issues before the off-going shift Lieutenant departs.
  • Conduct daily inventories of controlled equipment.
  • Perform duties within the scope of facility safety and security.
  • Maintain familiarity with all facility buildings and surrounding grounds to support quick responses to routine and emergency calls.
  • Perform designated guard functions, including monitoring and responding to officer assistance calls, building fire alarms, electronic security systems, and closed-circuit television.
  • Participate in fire evacuation and other emergency evacuation plans.
  • Perform other duties assigned by Contract Security Command (APM and PM) and/or ICE management to complete mission objectives.
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