Detention Center Captain

Richland County Government • Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center, SC

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This role involves performing administrative duties, supervising assigned staff, ensuring safety and security protocols are followed, and overseeing a detainee population. The position requires strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills within a correctional environment.

Requirements

• Requires an associate’s degree, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• A minimum of seven (7) years of experience within a correctional environment is required.
• At least three to five (3-5) years in a leadership or managerial capacity as a lieutenant or higher, overseeing a detainee population of two hundred (500) or more.
• Experience working in a detention facility is required.
• Must possess and maintain Jail Officer and Jail Management certification from the S.C. Criminal Justice Academy.
• Must possess a valid state driver’s license.
• Must meet other requirements as set forth in applicable South Carolina statutes and regulations.
• Must possess or be able to obtain a national certification from ACA, AJA, NSA, or NIJO within one (1) year of hire.
• Must possess Class II officer certification or be able to obtain certification from the SC Criminal Justice Academy within six (6) months of hire.
• Requires gathering, organizing, analyzing, examining or evaluating data or information and may prescribe action based on such data or information.
• Requires strong communication and interpersonal skills to effectively interact with detainees, staff, and the public.
• Requires leading, operating or repairing complex machinery or equipment that requires extended training and experience, such as police vehicles and equipment, firearms.
• Requires performing skilled work involving rules/systems with almost constant problem-solving.
• Requires using addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, and/or calculating ratios, rates and percentages.
• Requires reading technical instructions, procedures, manuals and charts to solve practical problems; composing routine reports and specialized reports, forms and business letters with proper format; speaking compound sentences using normal grammar and word form.
• Requires doing clerical, manual or technical tasks requiring a wide range of procedures and requiring intensive understanding of a restricted field or complete familiarity with the functions of a unit or small division of an operating agency; requires normal attention with short periods of concentration for accurate results or occasional exposure to unusual pressure.
• Responsible for guiding others, requiring frequent decisions affecting co-workers and others who depend on the service or product; works in a fluid environment with rules and procedures but with many variations from the routine.

Nice To Haves

• NCIC certification desired.

Responsibilities

• Performs administrative duties using the computer and telephone; handles correspondence and memorandums; orders necessary supplies each week; and completes weekly work schedules.
• Supervises assigned staff; completes/reviews staff evaluations; attends Command Staff meetings; and medical and mental health transports.
• Ensures inspections and spot checks of safety and security functions; makes sure personnel follow protocols.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree