Sergeant

MTC Corrections•Meridian, MS

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Sergeant directly supervises assigned correctional officers and is responsible for the custody and discipline of offenders in the facility in compliance with Management & Training Corporation (MTC) and Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) directives. The role is based at East Mississippi Correctional Facility in Meridian, Mississippi, pays $21 per hour, and follows a full-time 12-hour shift schedule. The Sergeant supervises and supports employees, oversees offender care and security, maintains records and reports, and responds to emergencies. Work may involve extended periods of sitting and standing, bending and squatting, walking or riding in vehicles to transport offenders, restraining assaultive offenders, carrying injured or unconscious offenders, and using force procedures, including chemical agents. The position requires annual in-service training, physical agility testing, and an annual background check.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited senior high school or equivalent, or GED.
One year of full-time, wage-earning correctional custody or law enforcement experience.
Valid Mississippi driver license with an acceptable driving record, unless waived by management.
Successfully complete annual in-service training requirements, including physical agility testing.
Pass an annual background check.

Responsibilities

Directly supervise assigned correctional officers.
Supervise, protect, instruct, train, counsel, and evaluate assigned employees.
Provide for the care, custody, and compliance with rules and regulations of offenders assigned to a specific work area.
Supervise offender custody and security, including observation of offenders and offenders assigned to work duty.
Supervise and direct searches for contraband, including pat and strip searches.
Transfer and transport offenders by walking or riding in vehicles.
Restrain and secure assaultive offenders as needed.
Read, review, and properly apply information in offender records related to health, safety, and facility security, and provide appropriate information to other personnel.
Supervise the preparation and maintenance of records, forms, and reports.
Perform assigned duties in areas such as housing units, special housing, education, community service, and intake.
Respond to emergencies, search for offenders, administer first aid at the emergency site, carry injured or unconscious offenders, and perform use-of-force procedures, including use of chemical agents to control offenders.
Comply with applicable policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.
Perform other duties as assigned within the incumbent’s capabilities.