COMPLIANCE ADMINISTRATOR

The GEO Group•Big Spring, TX

About The Position

The Compliance Administrator serves as the facility’s subject matter expert and liaison for compliance and accreditation matters. The role develops, maintains, and revises assessment instruments; monitors compliance activities; reports on the effectiveness of compliance and accreditation programs; and recommends process improvements. The position communicates applicable rules, regulations, guidelines, and policies throughout the facility, and represents the organization during compliance and accreditation audits. It may also support projects affecting the region or organization and may supervise Compliance Auditors.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, criminal justice, finance, or a related field and three years of experience in confinement, law enforcement, or a compliance-related capacity; alternatively, a high school diploma or GED and five years of progressive experience in confinement, law enforcement, or compliance-related fields may be substituted at management’s discretion.
Experience demonstrating an understanding of facility operations and the ability to compare them with organizational, contracting-client, and outside-party compliance and accreditation policies and guidelines.
Above-average verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to make presentations to employees at all levels of the facility.
Ability to write cohesive and comprehensive documentation.
Ability to work with computers and the software typically used by the department.

Nice To Haves

Experience in compliance, accreditation, and quality management is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Review and assess facility functional areas to identify compliance issues, document findings in formal reports, and recommend improvements.
Develop instruments to determine whether departments are compliant.
Meet with department managers to assess compliance and collaborate on strategies to address deficiencies.
Interpret compliance and accreditation criteria based on organizational, contracting-client, and outside-party requirements.
Validate that facility policies and procedures comply with applicable guidelines.
Conduct scheduled facility operational reviews and audits, report noncompliance, and recommend corrective actions.
Collect and report information to a compliance or accreditation party.
Act as facility liaison to the organization, contracting client, and other outside parties, ensuring inquiries are answered in a timely manner and maintaining effective working relationships with employees, contracting agents, and the public.
Present information on compliance and accreditation issues to the facility.
Ensure effective implementation of the organization’s Quality Control Program (QCP).
May supervise Compliance Auditors.
Analyze departmental operations and develop action plans to improve service delivery systems.
Maintain database and paper documentation for facility compliance and accreditation programs.
Perform other duties as assigned.