Correctional Lieutenant III

State of North Carolina•Pasquotank County, NC

21h•Onsite

About The Position

This position is located at Pasquotank Correctional Institution in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Pasquotank Correctional Institution is a Close/Minimum facility housing male inmates. 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. We have a mission that matters!

Requirements

High School or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and three years of experience as a Correctional Sergeant, or two years of experience as a Correctional Sergeant III; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Must be eligible for certification by the N.C. Criminal Justice Education and Training and 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

Documented experience with report writing.
Documented supervisory skills in a prison facility
Documented knowledge of Prison Policies and Procedures/or Facility Operations.

Responsibilities

Providing supervision for subordinate staff, conducting shift line-up, making shift assignments, and inspecting all personnel to determine if they are physically and mentally capable of assuming an assigned post.
Conducting investigations and performs searches of persons, places and objects.
Completing, reviewing, and maintaining time reports, duty roster, leave schedules, performance evaluations and administrative forms.
Making security inspections of the facility and grounds; monitors posts to ascertain that officers are alert, that discipline is being maintained, and that assignments are carried out properly.
Performing rescue functions to include CPR, basic first aid, physically removing people from dangerous areas and using firefighting equipment to include fire hoses, extinguishers and breathing apparatus.
Identifying training needs and coordinates delivery of training to subordinate staff.
Accounting for persons and funds and ensures that all equipment is operationally ready for use.