FACILITY ADMINISTRATOR

The GEO Group•Big Spring, TX

About The Position

The Facility Administrator is the facility’s chief administrator, responsible for working with regional and local management to develop and achieve facility goals and objectives in accordance with company policy and the client agency’s scope. The role has budgetary responsibility for all facility expenses and provides leadership for the facility’s administration, security, and treatment programs. The Facility Administrator plans and schedules facility operations, establishes goals, and directs facility functions. The role maintains working relationships with client departments, government and private agencies, law enforcement, and the community. It also oversees policies, procedures, staffing, training, emergency preparedness, inspections, legal and statutory compliance, and financial and operational analysis. The Facility Administrator responds to significant unusual occurrences on a 24-hour, 7-day basis and performs other duties necessary for effective facility operations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in behavioral sciences or a related field, supplemented by courses in business administration.
A minimum of 10 years of work experience in a correctional or detention facility at least at the level of associate Facility Administrator or correctional facility Warden, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
Working knowledge of program objectives, policies, correctional laws, applicable court orders, procedures, and requirements for managing a secure correctional or detention facility.
Strong leadership ability, sound judgment, and effective administrative ability.
Thorough knowledge and understanding of career development and advancement program objectives and principles.
Demonstrated ability to guide, direct, and coordinate the efforts of others.
Maturity, flexibility, intellectual alertness, and ability to command the respect and confidence of inmates and staff.

Responsibilities

Plan and provide leadership for facility administration, security, and treatment programs.
Make long-range plans and schedules, set goals, and establish objectives.
Develop and maintain close working relationships with client departments and their representatives.
Approve, initiate, interpret, and enforce policies and directives; supplement policies with written guidelines and procedures.
Direct facility functions, assign duties, and delegate authority.
Delegate authority for staff selection, development, termination, training, communications, and discipline.
Ensure adequate procedures, methods, and techniques are established for programs and operations.
Provide adequate facilities, space, and equipment for inmates and staff.
Ensure facility staff can respond appropriately to emergencies.
Provide safeguards and conduct regular physical inspections to protect the health, safety, and welfare of inmates and staff and the facility’s physical property.
Confer with appropriate corporate or client officials on policy matters.
Monitor statutory requirements and legal decisions affecting facility administration or operations.
Analyze proposals, financial statements, records, statistical reports, budget estimates, and justifications for proposed expenditures.
Develop and maintain relationships with government and private agencies, law enforcement units, and the community.
Respond on a 24-hour, 7-day basis to significant unusual occurrences.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as needed to ensure effective facility operation.