Sergeant

Job Posting Title

Sergeant

Agency

131 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Supervisory Organization

DOC LARC

Job Posting End Date

• Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.
• Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.
• Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Full/Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Compensation

$49,358.40

Job Description

Location

Lexington Assessment and Reception Center

Basic Purpose

Positions in this job f amily are assigned responsibilities related to maintaining the security, control and custody o f inmates in a state adult correctional f acility .

Typical F unctions

• Provides security and supervision to inmates in a variety o f situations and activities; maintain security o f an assigned area or post.
• Provides security and supervision over inmate work crews; escorts inmates to work sites; inventories and controls all equipment, weapons, tools and keys.
• Patrols yards, grounds, cell houses, corridors, dormitories and work areas on an assigned shi f t; observes activities and movements o f inmates; manages inmate conduct, work and discipline.
• Maintains order and discipline in programs and during meals and recreation periods; inspects living areas, f acilities and work locations f or unauthorized objects or materials; makes reports on incidents.
• Operates manually or electronically controlled security equipment maintaining controlled movement o f inmates, sta f f and the public.
• Conducts inmate counts; per f orms searches o f inmates and living quarters f or contraband; en f orces institutional rules and regulations.
• Prepares written documentation and reports concerning inmate behavior, status and movement.
• Participates on escape and apprehension teams; responds to riots and f ires.

Level Descriptor

This is the leadership level where employees are assigned responsibilities as a correctional security sergeant to include such duties as serving as a team leader or a lead worker and may also be responsible f or providing training, assigning work and other related duties. Employees assigned to this level that are working within an institution may be charged with independently per f orming a specialized f unction requiring a high degree o f judgment and skill such as an inmate public work crew o f f icer, gun gang o f f icer, K-9 unit o f f icer, transportation o f f icer, restricted housing unit o f f icer, key and tool o f f icer, control room o f f icer, visiting room o f f icer, gate o f f icer, activities o f f icer, hospital security posts or armory o f f icer.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Competencies

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge o f the f undamentals o f English usage; o f basic math; o f reporting writing; o f the use and care o f f irearms; o f proper restraint methods and techniques; o f sel f -de f ense methods; o f the methods and objectives o f discipline required f or inmates under restraint; and o f the psychology o f inmate behavior. Ability is required to evaluate situations and adopt e f f ective courses o f action; to exercise alertness and be able to act quickly and e f f ectively in an emergency situation; to f ollow oral and written instructions; to gather and organize f acts and complete clear, concise reports; to communicate e f f ectively; to establish and maintain e f f ective working relationships; to maintain pro f iciency with f irearms; and to assess and manage con f licts within the inmate population.

Education and Experience

Education and Experience requirements at this level consist o f the statutory requirements contained in Title 57 O.S., Section 510.A.2: “a. The minimum age f or service shall be twenty (20) years o f age. The Director shall have the authority to establish the maximum age f or correctional o f f icers entering service and b. possession o f thirty (30) semester hours f rom an accredited college or university; or possession o f a high school diploma acquired f rom an accredited high school or GED equivalent testing program and graduation f rom a training course conducted by or approved by the Department and certi f ied by the Council on Law En f orcement Education and Training either prior to employment or during the f irst six (6) months o f employment....” plus twenty- f our months o f experience in correctional or security work f or a governmental agency or private corrections agency. NOTE: Success f ul completion o f the GED test is based upon standards established by the Oklahoma Department o f Education.

Special Requirements

Per 57 OS 510 applicants/employees in this job f amily shall be subject to the f ollowing additional requirements: c. satis f actory completion o f minimum testing or pro f essional evaluation through the Merit System o f Personnel Administration to determine the f itness o f the individual to serve in the position. Written evaluations shall be submitted to the Department o f Corrections; and

d. satis f actory completion o f physical in keeping with the conditions o f the job description on an annual basis and along the guidelines as established by the Department o f Corrections;

Applicants must possess a valid driver’s license at the time o f appointment in order to per f orm necessary travel.

Applicants will be subject to drug testing.

Applicants must be willing and able to work any assigned shi f t or day o f the week, and additional shi f ts as required .

NOTE: Employees in this job classi f ication may be designated as peace o f f icers by the Director and required to meet the training and screening requirements conducted by the Department and certi f ied by the Council on Law En f orcement Education and Training. (57 O.S. 510) Training will include physical conditioning, sel f -de f ense tactics, and receipt o f an application o f oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray.

No person who has received a verdict o f guilty or pled guilty or nolo contendere to any o f f ense required to register pursuant to the Sex O f f enders Registration Act is eligible f or employment as a peace o f f icer. (57 O.S. 589.C)

No person who has been convicted o f a crime o f moral turpitude who has not received a f ull pardon f rom the proper agency is eligible f or employment as a peace o f f icer. (70 O.S. 3311)

No person who has been convicted o f a nonviolent f elony and who has not received a f ull pardon f rom the proper authority, or who has been convicted o f any other f elony o f f ense, is eligible f or employment in this job classi f ication. (21 O.S. 1283.B)

No person who has been convicted o f a misdemeanor crime o f domestic violence, who has not been pardoned f or, or had the conviction expunged or set aside, or is subject to a court order that restrains the person f rom harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner or the partners’ child or engaging in other conduct that would place an intimate partner or the partners’ child in reasonable f ear o f bodily injury and includes a f inding that the person is a credible threat; or who has been dishonorably discharged f rom any branch o f the armed services is eligible f or employment in this job classi f ication. (18 U.S.C. 922)

The Department o f Corrections has determined that some positions in this job f amily are sa f ety sensitive as de f ined by63 O.S. § 427.8

Equal Opportunity Employment

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

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