Corrections Sergeant- Master

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Corrections Sergeant- Master

Salary

$2,917.00 - $5,904.00 Monthly

Location

Jackson, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

ELMHS10.28.24CMS

Department

LDH-Office of Behavioral Health

Opening Date

10/29/2024

Closing Date

11/3/2024 11:59 PM Central

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Supplemental Information

This vacancy is located within the Security Department at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System in Jackson, LA (East Feliciana Parish). ELMHS is the largest 24-hour, multi-site, state psychiatric complex comprised of residential, outpatient and inpatient services.

The position may be filled as either a Probational or Job Appointment (open to all qualified applicants); a promotion (open to all statewide classified and Agency wide permanent status employees); by Detail to Special Duty; or as a part-time, temporary WAE. Current permanent status, classified employees may be required to accept a Probational appointed if selected. If filled as a Job Appointment, there is a possibility that this position may be converted to a Probational Appointment should funding become available.

Special Entrance Rate(SER) $17.36/Hour

Various premium pay also available for each hour worked for full-time employees.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of work experience. An application may be considered incomplete if the work experience and education sections are not completed.

Please list all work experience.

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

For further information regarding this vacancy, please contact:

LDH-ELMHS Human Resources

Jackson, La. 70748

ELMHS-HR@LA.GOV

225-634-0259

Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected. However, there is no guarantee that everybody that applies to this posting will be interviewed.

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Possession of a high school diploma or GED plus one year of experience in a correctional or penal institution with responsibility for the security, custody, rehabilitation or classification of offenders.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

One year of continuous employment in any field of work will substitute for the high school diploma or GED.

Law enforcement experience (e.g., State Police, deputy, or police officer) which must be gained after Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certification OR experience as a military police officer will substitute for the required experience on a month for month basis.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

An applicant who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence or a felony, or who is under indictment on a felony charge will be disqualified until relief from the disabilities imposed by state and federal laws is granted.

Must have a valid driver's license.

In accordance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) (Part 115:17) of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations an applicant who has been found to have engaged in any form of sexual abuse; engaged in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force, or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable or refused will be disqualified.

NOTE:

Prison Enterprises industry or farm operations jobs are qualifying as experience in the rehabilitation of offenders.

Qualifying jobs in State service include Prison Enterprises Farm Supervisor, Prison Enterprises Farm Manager, Prison Enterprises Assistant Supervisor, and Prison Enterprises Supervisor.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:

To serve as lead worker over Corrections Sergeants, who maintain custody and security of inmates at a correctional institution, through supervision, observation, and monitoring of inmate activities and enforcement of related security policies and procedures, to handle special projects, and to serve as a mentor to lower level Corrections Sergeants and Corrections Cadets.

Level of Work:

Advanced.

Supervision Received:

General from Corrections Lieutenant or higher level security officers.

Supervision Exercised:

Lead worker over Corrections Sergeants.

Location of Work:

Department of Public Safety and Corrections; Corrections Services; State adult and juvenile correctional institutions.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from Corrections Sergeant by responsibility for serving as leadworker over a minimum of three Corrections Sergeants, by handling specials projects, and by serving as mentor to lower level Corrections Sergeants and Corrections Cadets.

Differs from Corrections Lieutenant by lack of direct supervision over subordinate Corrections Cadets, Corrections Sergeants, and Corrections Sergeants--Master.

Examples of Work

Serves as an assistant to the Corrections Lieutenant and serves as a shift supervisor in the absence of the Corrections Lieutenant.

Assists law enforcement or investigative personnel from other police jurisdictions.

Supervises offenders assigned to specialized areas of the cell block, in the field, on trips, and in the hospital.

Serves as on-the-job training (OJT) instructor to train new officers during the probationary period.

ROTATES THROUGH THE FOLLOWING WORK ASSIGNMENTS:

Serves as a control center officer, coordinating and monitoring inmate movements, institutional counts, emergency responses, and all radio and telephone communications.

Serves as a perimeter security officer, including tower guard (generally armed and authorized to shoot to wound in certain situations.)

Serves as mailroom officer by searching for contraband and maintaining records of inmate property received through the mail.

Supervises offenders and visitors in an authorized visiting area.

Serves as a sally port or gate officer by inspecting vehicles and scrutinizing visitors entering and exiting the institution grounds.

Serves as an armory officer by securing and accounting for disbursements and maintaining all institutional firearms.

Serves as a medical security officer (EMT) providing security in a hospital or an infirmary area and performing emergency medical functions as required. May also staff the ambulance.

Serves as a foreman of an offender labor crew, both skilled and unskilled, including culinary duty.

Serves as a security supervisor in a specialized work area, i.e., maintenance, medical, and warehouse.

Serves as a security officer in an offender canteen area.

Conducts shakedowns for contraband material either individually or as part of a specialized team.

Supervises offenders in recreation activities.

Provides security for offenders engaged in treatment activities.

Serves as a member of a chase team charged with apprehending escapees from the institution or as a member of a tactical team charged with carrying out special security assignments.

Writes reports as mandated by institutional and departmental regulations and submits same to supervisors.

Uses force to restrain inmates, enforce institutional rules, and prevent escapes of inmates.

Serves as an instructor at the Corrections Training Academy.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

• New Year's Day

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

• Mardi Gras,

• Good Friday,

• Memorial Day,

• Independence Day,

• Labor Day,

• Veteran's Day,

• Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

* Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

• Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

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Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

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