Corrections Sergeant (RCCF)

the South Dakota State Government•Rapid City, SD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a Full-Time 40 Hour Weekly position with the Department of Corrections at the New Rapid City Women's Prison Facility. The South Dakota Department of Corrections is hiring! The role involves maintaining daily contact with offenders, assisting them with their day-to-day living in a correctional facility, and organizing their activities while providing motivation and guidance. The position facilitates scheduling and program options to help offenders change their criminal behavior.

Requirements

Two (2) years of experience working directly with a hard to serve high needs client population in a correctional or human services environment.
Two (2) years of corrections experience where knowledge of offender classification, offender disciplinary system, grievance process, housing assignments and offender programs was obtained and Role Modeling Pro-Social Behaviors while maintaining Positive Professional Communications by providing offender population with Crisis Intervention was demonstrated.
A combination of education (Criminal Justice, Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, or similarly related field) and experience as defined above equal to two (2) years.
Successfully pass all modules of the South Dakota Department of Corrections Basic Training, to include English reading comprehension, relevant competency assessments and written/practical exams in Defensive Tactics and firearms/armed transport curriculum.
Possess the physical ability to successfully complete Defensive Tactics; lift arms above head and kick as high as own waist; stabilize another person to accomplish a controlled take down; use arms, palms of hands, shins, and feet to deliver blows; withstand impact (slow speed or with a safety bag) on own body from strikes/blows; rotate body 90 degrees with feet planted for striking with foot or using a defensive tactic; get down on one or both knees and up again with multiple repetitions.
Will be exposed to Oleoresin Capsicum during Basic Training and will be exposed while on assignment.
Must be able to see and hear in order to observe, address, and respond to potential breaches in safety and security.
Seize, hold, control, or subdue violent or assaultive persons and defend oneself or others to prevent injury.
Demonstrate body agility, strength of all four limbs, and the ability to walk and climb stairs consistently.
Must be able to work 12 hour rotating shifts to include holidays and weekends.
Work in situations involving assaultive behavior, physical control of another person, and/or restraint situations.
Deal with individuals with a range of moods and behaviors utilizing tactfulness and a congenial, personable manner.
Work with people of the opposite sex, diverse racial ethnic groups, mentally ill, and emotionally disturbed offenders.
Communicate by talking, listening and/or signaling people to convey or exchange information, assignments.
Work in an environment with fluctuating noise and temperature (hot and cold) which may include working outdoors in inclement weather and/or concrete floor/wall work settings.
Willing and able to travel.
Willing and able to work various shifts: days, afternoons, and graveyards (nights) which includes a rotating shift schedule.
TB (tuberculosis) screening is required of all new employees upon hire.
Successful applicant(s) will be required to undergo a background investigation.
Successful applicant(s) will undergo an abuse and neglect screening.
Offers of employment are conditional upon successful completion of a drug screening.
All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete an Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9.
The State of South Dakota as an employer will be using E-Verify to complete employment eligibility verification upon hire.

Nice To Haves

If you possess a National Career Readiness Certificate, please submit the certificate with your application.

Responsibilities

Organizes the schedules, coordinates the activities, and manages events for an assigned housing unit to ensure smooth operation.
Assists offenders with individual and family problems, scheduling and institutional adjustment to help them to understand and change their behavior.
Coordinates and manages unit offender programs to ensure compliance with department policies and institutional operations.
Provides work direction to Correctional Officers on the unit and performs security operations to ensure staff and offender safety and unit security.
Conducts unit orientation and offender interviews and completes documentation used to determine cell/room assignment, and the priority for scheduling follow-on meetings with offenders.
Serves as a member of the unit Job Boards providing input on classifications, housing and program assignments, work assignments, and program goals to ensure offender needs are met.
Represents offenders convicted of rule infractions at disciplinary hearings to provide for the security of the unit, the safety of the staff and offenders, and the rehabilitation of the offenders.
Performs the delegated Corrections Unit Manager duties in their absence.
Performs other work as assigned.