Correctional Chief of Security I

State of Oklahoma • Oklahoma City, OK

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities involving the overall administration of a correctional security program at a state adult correctional facility or institution. At this level, employees are assigned responsibilities for coordinating and directing the entire security program of a community corrections center.

Requirements

• Minimum age of twenty (20) years.
• Possession of thirty (30) semester hours from an accredited college or university.
• OR possession of a high school diploma or GED equivalent AND graduation from a training course conducted by or approved by the Department and certified by the Council on Law Enforcement Education (prior to employment or within the first six months) PLUS four years of experience in correctional or security work for a government agency or private corrections agency, including one year in a supervisory capacity in a correctional institution.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.
• Successful completion of the GED test is based on standards.
• Good moral character.
• Satisfactory completion of an adequate training program for correctional officers and guards, as prescribed and approved by the State Board of Corrections, before going on duty alone.
• Satisfactory completion of a physical in keeping with the conditions of the job description on an annual basis and along the guidelines as established by the Department of Corrections.
• Possession of a valid driver’s license at the time of appointment.
• Subject to drug testing.
• Correctional Chiefs of Security shall meet the training and screening requirements conducted by the Department and certified by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training within twelve (12) months of employment.
• No person who has been convicted of a nonviolent felony or crime involving moral turpitude and who has not received a full pardon from the proper authority, or who has been convicted of any other felony offense, is eligible for employment.
• No person who has received a verdict of guilty or pled guilty or nolo contendere to any offense required to register pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act is eligible for employment.
• No person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, who has not been pardoned for, or had the conviction expunged or set aside; or is subject to a court order that restrains the person from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner or the partners’ child or engaging in other conduct that would place an intimate partner or the partners’ child in reasonable fear of bodily injury and includes a finding that the person is a credible threat; or who has been dishonorably discharged from any branch of the armed services is eligible for employment.

Nice To Haves

• Successful completion of thirty semester hours from an accredited college or university, which shall have included six semester hours in any combination of penology, psychology, sociology, social work, law, corrections, counseling, criminology, family relations, guidance or criminal justice, for each year of the required non-supervisory experience, with a maximum substitution of two years.

Responsibilities

• Plans, directs and administers the overall security operations of a correctional facility or institution; supervises and directs the work of subordinate staff.
• Issues directives, periodic memoranda, and other information to subordinate personnel; makes frequent inspections of all units to evaluate efficiency and operations; conducts regular staff meetings to review security operations, explain policies and procedures or discuss security matters.
• Maintains cooperative working relationships with other law enforcement agencies; ensures compliance by contractual agencies with departmental rules and regulations.
• Serves as a member of the institution management staff and participates in the formulation of institutional policies and procedures; serves as a duty officer on a rotating basis with responsibilities for the management of the institution.
• Conducts interviews with inmates regarding work assignments, personnel problems and other issues; counsels staff members on corrective discipline procedures.
• Establishes policies and procedures and directs shakedowns in search of contraband and other materials; directs riot control activities, correctional emergency response operations and manhunts for escapees.
• Acts in the capacity of warden or deputy warden in their absence; may be in charge of facility after normal business hours.

Benefits

• The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree