at Sedgwick County in Wichita, Kansas, United States
Job Description
Performs relief supervisory and routine work involving the observation, security and training of adult clients in a 24-hour correctional facility within the Department of Corrections.
Performance Management
- Assists in the supervision of corrections staff on an assigned shift; assigns work to subordinates; trains in proper methods; may approve sick and vacation requests; tracks staff performance; assists in evaluation of staff.
- Assists supervisor in scheduling of staff to ensure appropriate staff to client ratio is met; prepares and conducts staff training sessions.
- Monitors staff and client activities within the facility or, as approved, outside the facility, with emphasis on security, behavior modification, control and modeling of prosocial attitudes, beliefs, values and behaviors.
- Assists supervisor with facility operations and serves as relief shift supervisor when shift supervisor is absent.
Quality Assurance
- Supervises and monitors the care and security of juvenile and adult clients in detention or residential facilities; leads recreation, instructional or educational activities; conducts searches of clients, property and areas in facilities.
- Reviews reports and other communications to maintain awareness of activities within the facility and its clients.
- May complete audits and quality assurance checks of subordinates’ work.
- Ensures expectations for medication handling, distribution, and over the counter standing orders are met.
- Must be able to set up, monitor and dispense medications; requires detailed medication management and documentation.
Shift Management
- Reviews and completes Behavioral Reports or Disciplinary Incident Reports; investigates incident, determines consequences, counsels and documents results.
- May conduct internal investigations as assigned.
- May serve as an internal expert on facility policies and procedures.
- Inspects the facility and grounds at shift change to ensure area is secure, doors are locked, areas are clean, reports any problems to shift supervisor.
- May perform minor maintenance or housekeeping activities and make a report.
- May complete inventory checklists or other similar work.
- Answers phone, directs calls, takes messages, and provides referrals to the general public regarding questions about services.
- Conducts fire and tornado drills as scheduled; assists in ensuring the safety of clients.
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