Correctional Sergeant l - Wake Correctional Center
About The Position
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! This position reports to a Correctional Lieutenant I at a minimum custody male correctional facility. Work is performed according to standard departmental procedures and supplemental instructions are received through the established chain of command. This position is subject to rotation to various duty assignments and performs other duties relative to the defined level of work described. Job responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following: Wake Correctional Center in Raleigh is a minimum-security prison for adult males. It is primarily a "work" unit in that 80 percent of the offenders leave the facility each day for incentive wage work assignments in various state agencies in the Wake County area. Offenders also work at other area adult correctional-facilities and Correction Enterprises operations. There are also offenders nearing their release date that participate on the work release program, leaving the facility to work for businesses in the community. Incentive wage work assignments are also available at the prison in the food service, clothes house, janitorial, landscaping, maintenance, canteen, and recreation areas. Wake Technical Community College works with the prison to provide full-time vocational classes in Certified Communications, Heating/Air Conditioning and Electrical Wiring. Part-time classes in Blueprint Reading and Horticulture are also available. Educational classes in GED preparation, college-level courses and college correspondence classes are available.
Requirements
- High School or General Educational Development (GED) diploma AND two years of experience as a correctional officer; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Must be eligible for certification by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education & Training Standards Commission.
Nice To Haves
- Documented knowledge of Prison Policy and Procedures and/or Facility Operations.
Responsibilities
- Supervising officers, assisting with planning work schedules, assigning posts and the responsibilities for the officer's activities relating to the custody and welfare of offenders in a state correctional facility.
- Assisting and instructing officers in the performance of their duties and complete performance evaluations.
- Disseminating and interpreting to officers and offender's rules and regulations formulated by the department.
- Making frequent tours of inspection to ascertain that officers are alert, that discipline is being maintained and that assignments are being carried out.
- Supervising offender counts and maintenance of all records so that offenders may be accounted for at all times.
- Supervising periodic search of offender quarters for contraband.
- Conducting investigations and developing prisons operational, emergency plans and post orders.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
