Detention Center Captain

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

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Detention Center Captain performs administrative duties, supervises assigned staff, interacts with the public and law enforcement, handles legal documents, maintains composure in challenging situations, investigates policy violations, screens applicants, provides guidance and training, contributes to the annual budget, assists with security and transports, and ensures adherence to safety and security protocols. This role requires strong leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
Three (3) years of related work experience.
Any combination of education and experience that meets the requirements for performing the essential functions of this job.
Must possess a state driver’s license.
Must pass a background check and drug test.
Must complete the Criminal Justice Academy course.
Complete SCCJA Basic Jail (Midlands Technical College); take related advance supervisory and training instructor courses.
Requires coordinating or determining time, place, or sequence of operations or activities based on analysis of data or information and may implement and report on operations and activities.
Requires managing, supervising, or leading others by determining work procedures, assigning duties, maintaining harmonious relations, and promoting efficiency.
Requires handling or using public safety and security equipment requiring moderate instruction and experience, such as radios, restraints, security control systems, surveillance equipment, and computer-based reporting or jail management systems.
Requires performing work involving guidelines and rules with constant problem-solving.
Requires using addition and subtraction, multiplication, and division; and/or calculating ratios, rates, and percentages as part of daily operations.
Requires reading technical instructions, procedures, and manuals; preparing routine job-related reports and forms; and speaking clearly to provide direction and guidance to staff and other agencies.
Must be able to use independent discretion in order to accomplish tasks and exercise good judgment to make appropriate decisions that comply with rules, laws, and operational requirements.
Requires using computers for data entry, word processing, and basic database or records systems.
Responsible for actions of others, requiring frequent decisions affecting co-workers, inmates, and others who depend on the service; works in a dynamic environment with guidelines and procedures but with many variations from the routine.
The work is sedentary work which requires the person in this position to occasionally exert up to 10 pounds of force to grasp, lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. The amount of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.
Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.
Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
Handling: Picking, holding, or otherwise working, primarily with the whole hand.
Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination in sound.
Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
Manual Dexterity: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
Mental Acuity: Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.
Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
Repetitive Motion: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.
Speaking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.
Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly. Shouting in order to be heard above ambient noise level.
Visual Acuity: Have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; and/or extensive reading. Visual Acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned or to make general observations of facilities or structures. Have visual acuity to operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment.
Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.

Nice To Haves

NCIC certification desired.
Jail certification desired through the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy.

Responsibilities

Performs administrative duties using computer and telephone, handling correspondence, ordering supplies, and completing weekly work schedules.
Supervises assigned staff, completes/reviews staff evaluations, and attends Command Staff and monthly supervisor meetings.
Assists the public and law enforcement via online and telephone.
Reads and handles legal documents such as subpoenas, affidavits, and bond information.
Maintains composure under challenging circumstances and responds appropriately to detainee abuse.
Investigates and takes corrective action for policy violations.
Screens applicants and interviews for related job openings.
Interacts with individuals from varying backgrounds.
Uses tact when given orders and gives clear instructions.
Ensures proper guidance and training for assigned supervisors.
Provides information for the annual budget.
Assists staff with the security of medical/mental health clinics and court, medical, and mental health transports.
Ensures inspections and spot checks of safety and security functions and that personnel follow protocols.
Performs other duties as assigned.