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Job Summary:
The incumbent is under the direction of the Chief Detention Officer Administrator, in accordance with and as mandated by the Public Law 93-638 Contract and the Tribes to provide supervision, direction, guidance, and technical assistance to Corrections Officers of the Colorado River Indian Tribes Adult Detention Center. The incumbent supervises Adult Corrections Officer and other support personnel on assigned shift, prioritizes and assigns tasks and projects; trains, instructs, evaluates, counsels, and disciplines staff as required, in accordance with established Tribal and Federal regulations, policies and procedures.
The incumbent conducts annual Employee Performance and Evaluation Reports, including the documentation of required employee forty (40) hour in-service training. In accordance with Tribal Employee’s Handbook, the incumbent must review all Incident Reports and Serious Incident Reports for content, sentence structure, grammatical errors, and spelling for referral to the Adult Corrections Administrator as mandated by and in accordance with the P.L. 93-638 Contract for Law Enforcement Services reporting requirements.
Duties & Functions:
The incumbent works collectively with the Chief Detention Officer the recruitment, selection, training, and development of personnel and personnel job descriptions in accordance with the overall mission and objective to develop, administer and operate the Adult Corrections Center as efficiently and effectively as possible. This will be accomplished by:
- Supervising Adult Corrections/Activities Officers and various support staff assigned to shift.
- Serving as Field Training Officer (FTO) for newly hired staff.
- Sergeant will train subordinates, review and approve officer’s reports, while providing leadership and guidance to subordinates.
- Controlling and monitoring the movement and activities of staff, volunteers, and offenders.
- Preparing technical and statistical reports for Center activities for inclusion into the Center’s monthly progress report.
- Reviewing personnel files on a quarterly basis to ensure mandatory annual training requirement are completed.
- Performing intermittent inspections of the Center to ensure the safety, security, and welfare of Adult inmates, male and female staff and that work areas are free of contraband.
- Planning for training, and responding to emergency and non-emergency calls; investigates incidents as required; identifies and collets evidence; and completes detailed reports and required paperwork.
- Enforcing Tribal and Federal laws, complying with corrections regulations, policies, and procedures; and acting as Field Training Officer for newly hired Correctional Officers.
- Effectively interacting with Center staff, Tribal departments, and outside law enforcement organizations; and
- Reviewing grievances for adult offenders, reviewing all related incident reports, documenting events and findings, recommending and monitoring discipline of both adult offenders and staff, and ensuring written findings and actions are documented in staff and offender’s files.
- Follow established Tribal policies and those outlined in the Colorado River Indian Tribes Employee Handbook.
Essential Job Functions:
(Essential function may include the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. This list of tasks is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY, and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by positions in this class).
1. Maintains the safety and security of staff, detainees, visitors, and facility; and supervises and directs the Adult Corrections/ duty schedules and activities.
2. Plans, schedules, and monitors cell searches, conducts routine safety checks, monitors security cameras, checks fire extinguishers and smoke detectors, and ensures tools and supplies are inventoried.
3. Reviews classification and intake interviews of new detainees, and confirms criminal histories are correct and consistent with the housing assignment of adult offenders.
4. Ensures staff responds to emergency and non-emergency radio calls and all incidents within the facility are thoroughly investigated.
5. Conducts internal investigations into allegations of employee misconduct, completes investigative reports, and makes recommendations for disciplinary or adverse actions.
6. Works closely with staff and adult offenders to address the special needs and risk factors of adult offenders.
7. Any other duties assigned by the Chief Detention Officer and/or Law & Order Administration or designee to fulfill the Department’s needs objectives and/or goals.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
(A supplemental response may be written on a plain paper if needed or addressed within the body of your application or resume describing your knowledge, skills and abilities in the following order).
- Knowledge of State, Federal and Tribal laws and regulations governing adult corrections and institutions with specific knowledge of P.L.93-638 government contract requirements.
- Knowledge of search, transportation, detainment, and restraint methods and procedures.
- Knowledge of human behavior and various social, economic, and cultural backgrounds.
- Knowledge of principles and practices of supervision.
- Skills in effectively communicating both verbally and in writing, and in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with subordinate employees, tribal entities, other agencies, and the public.
- Must possess initiative, ingenuity, resourcefulness, sound judgment, tact, discretion, and the ability to obtain the cooperation and confidence of others.
- Must have the ability to think logically and objectively, analyze and evaluate findings, and arrive at sound conclusions.
Educations & Experience Requirements:
Applicant must have successfully completed an accredited State or Federal Corrections Academy and have supervised in a corrections setting for a minimum of two (2) years, or an Associate of Arts (AA) degree from an accredited College or equivalent in the field of criminal justice, sociology or related field is preferred. If the incumbent is hired based off of an Associate of Arts (AA) degree at the time of appointment employee must complete a seven (7) week State or Federal Corrections Academy.
High School Diploma.
The applicant is required, as an incidental duty, to operate a Tribal owned or leased motor vehicle, in the performance of duties; therefore, a valid state driver’s license is required throughout employment. The applicant must also have a safe driving record within a three (3) years period prior to appointment, and meet the Tribes’ safe driving requirements.
Security Clearance, and Background Requirements:
1. In accordance with P.L. 101-630, Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act of 1990, the applicant must successfully complete a thorough background investigation. The background investigation may include: Applicant Screening, Criminal history check (State, Federal & Tribal) credit check, work history check, education check, fingerprint check, oral board review, and polygraph test.
1. Applicant must be twenty-one (21) years of age at the time of application.
2. Physically able to perform duties assigned.
3. Must successfully complete a drug screening test prior to appointment.
4. Occasionally work extended shifts as assigned, some weekends and holiday.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $25.95 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Are you an enrolled member of the Colorado River Indian Tribes?
- Do you have a valid Driver's License?
Work Location: In person
