This position performs supervisory, administrative, and law enforcement duties in support of department operations.

• Assists in establishing short- and long-range goals for the department.
• Assists in developing and implementing department policy and procedure.
• Initiates investigations regarding staff and offenders.
• Attends staff meetings, board meetings, professional conferences, public relations functions, and other job-related meetings.
• Collects, stores, and maintains the security of criminal history, medical, and administrative records for historical and statistical purposes.
• Interviews, hires, trains, assigns, supervises, evaluates, and disciplines personnel.
• Ensures that sworn officers receive the required hours of annual in-service training.
• Ensures that personnel adhere to State and department rules and regulations, as well as POST orders.
• Investigate rule violations by staff and offenders.
• Supervise Lieutenants, Training Sergeant, CERT Commander, and CERT Team to ensure the daily mission is performed.
• Approves leave time.
• Coordinates shakedowns throughout the facility to deter the introduction of contraband by staff and offenders.
• Performs daily inspections and informs Warden and Deputy Wardens of deficiencies and violations.
• Ensures all areas are inspection-ready and in compliance.
• Ensures that disciplinary reports and procedures are carried out in compliance with GDC regulations.
• Supervises and schedules the work of shift supervisors and correctional officers to ensure that there is adequate security coverage for all work shifts.
• Assists offender's family members with questions/concerns.
• Assists Warden and Deputy Wardens with organizing search parties in the event of an escape.
• Responsible for reviewing new applicant paperwork, conducting interviews, background checks, and all steps involved with hiring new officers.
• Review offender detail assignment/classification documentation ensuring offenders are matched with details appropriate to their sentence/criminal history.
• Responsible for performance evaluation, coaching, leading, and disciplining subordinate staff.
• Performs such administrative work as typing, filing, bookkeeping, answering calls, and reading reports.
• Performs other related duties as assigned in support of the Warden and Deputy Warden of Security.
• Performs other related job duties as assigned.

• Knowledge of state Department of Corrections guidelines and federal, state, and local laws related to the incarceration of persons.
• Knowledge of modern corrections practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of the criminal justice system.
• Knowledge of state Department of Corrections filing regulations.
• Knowledge of modern office, purchasing, and inventory procedures.
• Skill in the operation of standard office equipment.
• Skill in preparing reports.
• Skill in interpersonal relations.
• Skill in operating firearms.
• Skill in oral and written communication.

Bachelor's Degree in Correctional or Security Management, Criminal Justice, Public or Business Administration or related field is required. Master's Degree preferred. Must have a minimum of ten (10) years of progressive responsibility within the field of corrections to include five (5) years in a supervisory management capacity. This position is required to supervise state inmate labor. Employee must be P.O.S.T. certified. Possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid driver's license issued by the State of Georgia for the type of vehicle or equipment operated. Candidates will consist of all ranked supervisors (Sergeants and Lieutenants) of the Muscogee County Prison and any external applicants who meet the qualifications set forth above through service at any similar corrections, law enforcement, or United States Military Agency.

The work is typically performed while sitting at a desk or table. The employee must occasionally lift light objects. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:

• Balancing – maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.
• Climbing – ascending, descending ladders, stairs, ramps, requires body agility.
• Crawling – moving about on hands, knees, or hands, feet.
• Crouching – bending body forward by bending leg, spine.
• Feeling – perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
• Grasping – applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
• Handling – picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
• Hearing 1 – perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
• Hearing 2 – receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound.
• Kneeling – bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.
• Lifting – raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.
• Manual Dexterity – picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
• Mental Acuity – ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning.
• Pulling - use upper extremities to exert force, haul or tug.
• Pushing – use upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward, downward, outward.
• Reaching – extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Repetitive Motion – substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.
• Speaking – expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.
• Standing – for sustained periods of time.
• Stooping – bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.
• Talking 1- expressing ideas by spoken word.
• Talking 2 – shouting to be heard above ambient noise.
• Visual Acuity 1 - prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading.
• Visual Acuity 2 - color, depth perception, field of vision.
• Visual Acuity 3 - determine accuracy, neatness, observe facilities/structures.
• Visual Acuity 4 - operate motor vehicles/heavy equipment.
• Visual Acuity 5 -close acuity for inspection of small defects, machines, use measurement devices, or fabricate parts.
• Walking - on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site.