Correctional Lieutenant

State of Montana • Billings, MT

14h • Onsite

About The Position

The Montana Department of Corrections (DOC) is creating a safer Montana through Accountability, Rehabilitation and Empowerment. The Public Safety Division operates Montana’s prisons safely and securely and provides supervision and support for offenders in the community through its Probation and Parole Bureau. The work performed in this division is integral to the department’s mission to create a safer Montana through accountability, rehabilitation, and empowerment. The Correctional Lieutenant is responsible for maintaining order, discipline and security within the institution in accordance with relevant rules, regulations, policies, and laws. This position will respond to emergencies, such as escapes and rescue functions, and provide first aid, in addition to monitoring behavior of subordinates to ensure alert, courteous, and professional behavior toward inmates, parolees, fellow employees, visitors, and the public. The incumbent will complete administrative paperwork or supervise the preparation or maintenance of records, forms, or reports, in addition to supervising activities, such as searches, shakedowns, inspections or tours. Lieutenants will also Establish and maintain control of violent or uncooperative inmates and may set up or modify work schedules or assignment. A Correctional Lieutenant may assume command of the facility in the absence of a higher-level manager, in the event of a serious incident.

Requirements

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Capability to prepare administrative paperwork and supervise the preparation of records, forms, or reports
• Ability to monitor behavior of subordinates to ensure alert, courteous, and professional behavior
• Positively represent the Department of Corrections and the Montana Women's Prison in the community
• Intermediate POST Certification within one year after assumption of assignment
• Be a citizen of the United States of America
• Be at least 18 years of age
• Be fingerprinted for a criminal history search
• Not been convicted of a crime for which could have led to being imprisoned in a federal or state penitentiary
• Be of good moral character, as determined by a thorough background screen
• Have a high school diploma or equivalent
• Possess or be eligible for a valid Montana driver’s license
• Not have been convicted of any felony or a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence or been issued a court order of protection
• Not have engaged in sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup, community confinement facility, juvenile facility, or other institution; been convicted of engaging in or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force, or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse; or been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in activity as described in the latter

Responsibilities

• Maintain order, discipline and security within the institution in accordance with relevant rules, regulations, policies, and laws
• Respond to emergencies, such as escapes and rescue functions
• Provide first aid
• Monitor behavior of subordinates to ensure alert, courteous, and professional behavior toward inmates, parolees, fellow employees, visitors, and the public
• Complete administrative paperwork or supervise the preparation or maintenance of records, forms, or reports
• Supervise activities, such as searches, shakedowns, inspections or tours
• Establish and maintain control of violent or uncooperative inmates
• May set up or modify work schedules or assignment
• May assume command of the facility in the absence of a higher-level manager, in the event of a serious incident

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Generous State of Montana Benefits
• May qualify for student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program
• May be covered by a VEBA (Voluntary Employee Benefit Association)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees