Residential Reentry Shift Staff - On-Call

Volunteers of America - Minnesota & Wisconsin-posted 3 months ago
Minneapolis, MN
5,001-10,000 employees
Social Assistance
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Correctional duties involve the supervision, custody, treatment, and training of residents. Duties are performed under the supervision of the Residential Reentry Staff Manager and in accordance with Bureau of Prisons, Department of Corrections, and Volunteers of America operational procedures.

  • Builds and maintains rapport with residents.
  • Defuses and controls disruptive behavior by verbal interventions.
  • Uses verbal and listening skills to determine potential resident problems, such as suicide risk, intoxication, drug usage, assaultive behavior, etc.
  • Informs and explains RRC rules to residents.
  • Communicates information regarding security, safety and operations through the chain of command.
  • Monitors residents and visitors, watching closely for unusual behavior, improper conduct or signs of conflict.
  • Supervises periods of recreational activity.
  • Searches residents, by pat method, to detect and confiscate contraband or unapproved items.
  • Searches resident living quarters, recreational areas, visiting areas and other areas in buildings or on the grounds for contraband and unapproved items.
  • Searches the perimeter of an area by making checks on foot, to ensure there are no security breaches or contraband.
  • Communicates with other staff and Case Manager to inform about resident behaviors, incidents and/or to request assistance.
  • Coordinates facility head counts to confirm total population.
  • Checks IDs to ensure only authorized persons enter or leave facility.
  • Processes new admissions and discharges.
  • Responds to emergency situations according to facility procedures, such as medical, fire, security, etc.
  • Writes narrative reports describing events that have happened, such as confidential reports, incident reports, disciplinary reports, special observation reports, etc.
  • Reads and writes short notes in a log book as a means of passing information about daily events from one shift to another, such as inventory logs, post logs, narrative logs, etc.
  • Uses portable two-way radio.
  • Applicants must have a high school diploma or GED certificate and two years full time work experience, military service or college training.
  • Applicants must be able to safely and efficiently perform essential job functions. Physical demands include, but are not limited to, hearing for conversations and surveillance, vision for constant observation, continuous walking of facility, standing for long periods, gripping with hands and fingers, and speaking clearly and audibly.
  • Applicants will be subject to criminal and motor vehicle records checks. Adverse background data may be grounds for immediate disqualification. All information obtained in this process will remain confidential to the extent required by law.
  • Any falsification of application information may result in immediate disqualification from further employment consideration. Falsification discovered after appointment may result in immediate termination from employment.
  • 403(b) Retirement Plan
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Quality training, continuing career education and leadership programs
  • Earned Safe and Sick Time
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