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ASST SHIFT SUPERVISOR in Pearsall, TX at The GEO Group, Inc. **Location:**
**Experience:**
Not Specified **Job Description**
**Facility:** SOUTH TEXAS DETENTION FACILITY
**Compensation Base:** $24.30 per hour
**Compensation Bonus (if applicable):**
**Equal Opportunity Employer.**
**Who We Are**:
GEO provides complementary, turnkey solutions for numerous government partners worldwide across a spectrum of diversified correctional and community reentry services. From the development of state-of-the-art facilities and the provision of management services and evidence-based rehabilitation to the post-release reintegration and supervision of individuals in the community, GEO offers fully diversified, cost-effective services that deliver enhanced quality and improved outcomes.
**Why Work for GEO**:
At GEO, we believe that diversity in our workforce and the inclusion of a variety of views, perspectives, and backgrounds are integral parts of our company's success.
We believe that work is more than a place you go every day. It is about being inspired and motivated to achieve extraordinary things.
Employee benefits play an important role in making The GEO Group a great place to work. At GEO, we believe in the three pillars of employee wellbeing: physical, emotional, and financial. With comprehensive benefits and competitive wages, we trust that you will find all the resources you need here to be successful.
**Job Summary**
Responsible for all security and control related functions during duty shift per management instructions. Seeks to provide maximum facility coordination in prisoner supervision and safety.
**Primary Duties and Responsibilities**
* Supervises all security functions during shift as assigned by management.
* Supervises the feeding of inmates/detainees during meal time.
* Makes routine inspections of all security equipment, doors, gates, fences, lighting systems, and other facility equipment as needed.
* Assists staff with unit counts.
* Reviews reports written by officers during shift and ensures these reports are submitted as required.
* Assures that officers receive on-the-job training and safety training as required.
* Inspects or directs work to inspection of perimeter to test alarm systems, detect safety hazards and to ensure safety rules are posted and enforced.
* Assists officers and staff with unruly inmates and other assignments as required. Investigates and reports causes of inmate/detainee disturbances.
* Responds to major unusual occurrences as trained. Facilitates prompt and appropriate assistance to detainees/inmates in the event of injury, illness or emotional trauma.
* Directs work, provides training and performs inspections of work performed by inmate/ detainee workers. Assures that inmate/detainee workers under security supervision receive safety training.
* Provides management with input into decisions concerning employee performance ratings, disciplinary actions, and job assignments.
* Promotes an atmosphere conducive to personality and character development of detainees/ inmates and staff through the encouragement of favorable behavior patterns, arrangement of physical facilities, and influencing relationships among detainees/inmates.
* Assists in review of staff effectiveness by conducting frequent physical inspections of the facility to ensure compliance with policies and procedures.
* Performs other duties as assigned.
**Job Requirements**
**Minimum Requirements**
* High school diploma or equivalent certification required.
* Must meet the requirements of being a Correctional Officer.
* One (1) year of experience working in a correctional setting required.
* Must be flexible, intellectually alert, able to command the respect and confidence of detainees/inmates and staff, possess a working knowledge of correctional laws, applicable court orders, and possess a high tolerance to mental stress.
* Must have a proven work history with sound abilities to write communications, documents, policy, court room defenses, contract negotiations, and other required written correspondence.
* Must be able to understand and carry out moderately complex oral and written instructions.
* Ability to coordinate staffing requirements for security supervisors and officers.
* Must have completed an approved training program resulting in a certificate of satisfactory completion. Ability to obtain certification for training such as CPR, First Aid and firearms.