Correctional Housing Unit Manager l - (Southern CI)

State of North Carolina•Montgomery, NC

23h•Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to a Correctional Housing Unit Manager III, this position is responsible for managing the operations of an institutional housing unit within a close-custody correctional facility. The NC Department of Adult Correction is one of the largest state agencies with more than 14,000 employees. It is responsible for safeguarding and preserving lives and property through prevention, protection, and preparation as well as the care, custody, and supervision of all adults sentenced for violating North Carolina laws. This department includes state prisons with custody, healthcare, and facility operations staff as well as probation/parole officers who supervised sentenced people in the community. Other divisions include Administration, Health Services, Rehabilitation & Reentry, Special Operations and the Post-Release Supervision & Parole Commission. The Division of Institutions manages the daily operations of all state-operated prison facilities across North Carolina. Facilities are categorized by custody levels (minimum, medium, close) and house individuals serving sentences for felony convictions. The division provides safety, security, and rehabilitative services through trained custody staff, program facilitators, and administrative personnel. Southern Correctional Institution is located in Troy, North Carolina and houses up to 700 male offenders in a close, medium, and minimum custody facility.

Requirements

High School or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and four years of correctional experience, one of which must have been at a supervisory level
MUST be eligible for certification by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education & Training Standards Commission.
Meet Criminal Justice Standards requirements (12 NCAC 09G .0302)
Pass a criminal background check
Produce a negative drug screening result
Successfully complete medical and psychological evaluations
Possess a valid driver’s license

Nice To Haves

Supervisory skills in a prison facility
Knowledge of facility operations
Knowledge of Prisons’ policy and procedures
Report writing skills
Supportive counseling skills

Responsibilities

Monitoring of the unit case management system which entails providing individual counseling, participating in group sessions, and maintaining reports related to an offender’s progress.
Coordinating with program staff, supervising custody staff, and in the absence of the supervisor, assuming responsibility for the management of the unit.
Serving on Institution Classification Committees.
Assisting the supervisor with training, scheduling, and adjusting work schedules.
Reviewing the work of staff through use of force and incident reports, grievance investigations, classification actions, daily activity reports, and the case management system.
Assigning work to subordinates utilizing standard operating procedures.
Reviewing housing inspections performed by custody staff and disciplinary investigations.
Counseling staff as needed and giving oral and first written warnings.