INTAKE RELEASE SUPERVISOR
- Alexandria, LA
- $28.16 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- 401(k) Matching
- Health Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Discount
- Reduced Tuition Rates
- Disability Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- 401(k)
- Pet Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Paid Training
- Flexible Spending Account
- We believe that work is more than a place you go to 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.
- Supervises and schedules work of Intake and Release Officers assigned to the unit; ensuring facility coordination in the receiving and discharge of detainees, in addition to the preparing required records and reports.
- Responds to major unusual occurrences. Facilitates prompt and appropriate assistance to detainees in the event of injury, illness or emotional trauma.
- Directs the work of other employees. This includes the selection, hiring, evaluating job performance, employee training and development, promoting, and any disciplinary action, including termination.
- Makes assignments, reviews post orders and ensures that all procedures, including emergency procedures, are in place and staff trained in proper implementation.
- Reviews staff effectiveness and conducts frequent physical inspections of the facility to ensure compliance with policies and procedures.
- Gives primary guidance on situational problems; making referrals for more complex problems.
- Prepares records and reports as assigned by management. Maintains daily logs as required.
- Responsible for attaining facility goals/objectives and ensuring compliance with all rules, regulations, policies and/or procedures for intake/discharge operations.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- High School diploma or equivalent certification required.
- One (1) year of experience working in a correctional setting required.
- Must be mature, flexible, intellectually alert, able to command the respect and confidence of detainees and staff possess a working knowledge of correctional laws, applicable court orders, and philosophically committed to the objectives of the facility.
- 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 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.
- Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.