Captain

MTC Corrections•Henderson, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Operated by the Management & Training Corporation, the East Texas Treatment Facility in Henderson, Texas , provides a safe working environment and the opportunity to help people looking to turn their lives around. What you’ll do: You’ll report to the designated major. Directly supervises designated employees. Performs complex work supervising the care and custody of Inmates. Work involves directing the activities of assigned staff engaged in maintaining order and discipline of Inmates in compliance with Management & Training Corporation (MTC) and Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) directives. Essential Functions: Directs overall supervision of correctional officers and Inmates; supervises schedules, instructs, trains, and ensures the safety of assigned employees and Inmates; and assists in formulating security and work procedures. Supervises and directs searches for contraband; counts, feeds, and supervises Inmates in housing, work, and other areas. Participate in the interview and selection process of new employees, including making recommendations for new hires and promotions. Provide staff training, evaluate staff performance, investigate staff misconduct and implement organizational and personnel changes as approved by the warden and coordinated with the human resources manager prior to implementation. Supervises and provides custody and security of Inmates including observing actions of Inmates performing “pat” and “strip” searches of Inmates, restraining and securing sometimes assaultive Inmates, and transferring and transporting Inmates by walking, driving, or riding in various vehicles. Supervises and provides security for Inmates performing technical skills such as construction, maintenance, laundry, and food service which involves working outdoors and indoors. Responds to emergencies including climbing stairs, steps, and ladders while searching for escaped Inmates, hearing calls for and calling for help, giving first aid at the emergency site, carrying an injured or unconscious Inmate or employee various distances to safety up or down stairs, steps, and ladders; and uses force and deadly force to include the use of chemical agents and firearms to control Inmates. Reads, reviews, and properly applies information found in Inmate records which is related to the Inmate’s health and safety and to the security of the facility; provides appropriate information to other staff; complies with all policies, procedures, rules, and regulations; enforces Inmate disciplinary rules; and supervises the preparation and maintenance of records, forms, and reports. The incumbent is expected to work extended hours as directed. Promote the development of positive social skills through modeling appropriate behaviors and intervening when inappropriate behaviors are observed; provide regular feedback to staff regarding social skills procedures and intervention techniques. Maintain accountability of staff, Inmates and property; adhere to safety practices.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited senior high school or equivalent or GED
Four (4) years full-time, wage-earning correctional custody or law enforcement experience
Two (2) years in the supervision of employees and at least one (1) year of required supervisory experience must be as a mid-level manager (supervisor of supervisors)
Operational Review Sergeant or Security Threat Group Sergeant experience may be substituted for required supervisory experience for a maximum substitution of one (1) year
Thirty (30) semester hours, with a minimum of six (6) semester hours in Criminal Justice, from an accredited college or university may be substituted for one (1) year of the required non-supervisory experience
Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record required, unless waived by management
Must successfully complete annual in-service training requirements to include physical agility testing and pass an annual background check, both of which must be approved by TDCJ

Responsibilities

Directs overall supervision of correctional officers and Inmates
Supervises schedules, instructs, trains, and ensures the safety of assigned employees and Inmates
Assists in formulating security and work procedures
Supervises and directs searches for contraband
Counts, feeds, and supervises Inmates in housing, work, and other areas
Participate in the interview and selection process of new employees, including making recommendations for new hires and promotions
Provide staff training, evaluate staff performance, investigate staff misconduct and implement organizational and personnel changes as approved by the warden and coordinated with the human resources manager prior to implementation
Supervises and provides custody and security of Inmates including observing actions of Inmates performing “pat” and “strip” searches of Inmates, restraining and securing sometimes assaultive Inmates, and transferring and transporting Inmates by walking, driving, or riding in various vehicles
Supervises and provides security for Inmates performing technical skills such as construction, maintenance, laundry, and food service which involves working outdoors and indoors
Responds to emergencies including climbing stairs, steps, and ladders while searching for escaped Inmates, hearing calls for and calling for help, giving first aid at the emergency site, carrying an injured or unconscious Inmate or employee various distances to safety up or down stairs, steps, and ladders; and uses force and deadly force to include the use of chemical agents and firearms to control Inmates
Reads, reviews, and properly applies information found in Inmate records which is related to the Inmate’s health and safety and to the security of the facility
Provides appropriate information to other staff
Complies with all policies, procedures, rules, and regulations
Enforces Inmate disciplinary rules
Supervises the preparation and maintenance of records, forms, and reports
Promote the development of positive social skills through modeling appropriate behaviors and intervening when inappropriate behaviors are observed
Provide regular feedback to staff regarding social skills procedures and intervention techniques
Maintain accountability of staff, Inmates and property
Adhere to safety practices