Adult Detention Facility Lieutenant

Under the direction of the Major; plans, organizes and directs the activities of the SF Adult Detention Center to ensure the health, safety and welfare of detainees during booking, classification, detention and release.

• Oversees and is responsible for all functions, logistics and operations of facility during their shift of assignment. Responsible for all aspects and release procedures; maintains control and prevents disruption of activities or personal injury and continuity in detention center operations and programs. Ensures supervision of inmates that are allowed privileges for efficiency and conformance to standards.
• Assures that departmental and County policies and procedures are followed. Responds to and coordinates actions on complaints and/or investigations. Manages critical incidents. Responds to officer-involved situations. Recommends personal improvement plans for detention Sergeants and Officers.
• Coordinates leave/training requests to ensure adequate staffing levels. Performs employee evaluations and recommends disciplinary action for procedural infractions. Liaison between shift and upper administration. Approve subordinates reports and makes recommendations.
• Ensures all Workers Compensation injuries are reported and attended to. Attends meetings, briefings and trainings and also performs the duties of a Sergeant as necessary. Participate in staff meetings by sharing observations and recommendations regarding the facility, participants and staff in order to identify and solve problems and functions as a unified team. Maintain confidentiality regarding employees, and participants.
• Complete administrative paperwork, and supervise the preparation and maintenance of records, forms, and reports; convey employee and inmate complaints to superiors; Instruct employees, and provide on-the-job training; Monitor behavior of subordinates to ensure alert, courteous, and professional behavior toward inmates, fellow employees, visitors, and the public.
• Performs in a senior officer capacity and supervises full range of subordinate employees within a designated area.
  
  

Knowledge/Skills

• Enforce facility rules and regulations in a positive manner, model professional, creative problem solving behaviors and attitudes for subordinate staff, exercise good judgment and apply constructive attitudes towards detained individuals.
• Write legible reports in English using correct grammar. Add, subtract, multiply, divide and calculate percentages.
• Ability to effectively interact with others; express thoughts logically; communicate verbally; react quickly and appropriately to emergency situations.
• High School diploma or GED.
• Five (5) years of experience as an officer in a Detention or Correctional facility of which two (2) of the five (5) year’s must have been in a supervisory position.
• Must have completed CPR and First Aid certification within six (6) months of hire date.
  
  

Working Conditions

Adult detention center setting. Work is performed in both an office setting and outdoors, in varied weather conditions. Work schedule shall include shift, evening, weekend, holiday and on-call hours. Frequent standing, walking, sitting, bending, lifting (25 lbs. max.), and drag up to 175 lbs.; must be able to deal effectively and therapeutically with dysfunctional behavior; plan and implement therapy programs. Participants may be argumentative and confrontational at times, requiring quick reflexive responses. May require arduous physical exertion under vigorous and unusual conditions. Manual and finger dexterity required. May be subject to cuts, bruises, scrapes, burns, broken bones, insect and/or animal bites, germs, bacteria, viruses, environmental allergens, gases and fumes. Incumbent will be subject to random pat down searches. May be subject to life threatening situations. Essential employees shall be required to work assigned shifts regardless of adverse weather conditions or holidays.

Conditions Of Employment

Selected candidate must submit to and pass a County paid pre-employment physical and drug/alcohol screening. Additionally, selected candidate must submit to and pass a county paid criminal background screening. Selected candidate must possess and maintain a valid New Mexico Class D Driver’s License as incumbent shall be appointed to drive a County vehicle during the performance of his/her duties.