Job Description
Job Description
Overview
Are you looking for a career you can feel good about? We hire only those that strive to do their best. By joining our family, you'll receive the honor and recognition that comes with working for the industry's global leader in evidenced based rehabilitation.
Who We Are:
GEO provides complementary, turnkey solutions for numerous government partners worldwide across a spectrum of diversified correctional and community reentry services. From the development of state-of-the-art facilities and the provision of management services and evidence-based rehabilitation to the post-release reintegration and supervision of individuals in the community, GEO offers fully diversified, cost-effective services that deliver enhanced quality and improved outcomes.
Why Work for GEO:
- We believe that work is more than a place you go to every day. It is about being inspired and motivated to achieve extraordinary things.
- Employee benefits play an important role in making The GEO Group a great place to work. At GEO, we believe in the three pillars of employee wellbeing: physical, emotional, and financial. With comprehensive benefits and competitive wages, we trust that you will find all the resources you need here to be successful.
Responsibilities
Summary:
Performs all duties necessary to ensure incoming/outgoing offenders are processed in a timely manner.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Oversees and monitors the activities of the intake and release areas.
- Obtains transport roster of all offenders incoming to the facility.
- Completes all daily information forms necessary in processing offenders in/out of the facility.
- Updates computer upon arrivals/departures of offenders.
- Updates count board upon arrival/departure of offenders.
- Operates photo printer for offender ID.
- Ensures all arriving offenders receive appropriate identification, including ID and wristband.
- Responsible for completion of inventory of property for incoming/outgoing offenders.
- Properly identifies each offender scheduled to be released.
- Notifies necessary departments (Medical, Inmate Trust Fund, Security) of pending incoming/outgoing offenders.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent certification required.
- College coursework and advanced training in behavioral sciences, correctional services or related field preferred. Training in cultural diversity or sensitivity preferred.
- Possession of applicable state requisites for employment.
- Ability to work overtime as required.
- Ability to handle physical and mental stress associated with working extended hours.
- Must be able to regularly report to work without being late.
- Ability to be physically alert on any shift that is assigned.
- Ability to work up to sixteen (16) hours within a rolling 24 hour period.
- Work experience in a correctional setting preferred.
- May be required to possess valid state driver’s license.
- Must be mature, flexible, able to command the respect and confidence of inmates or detainees and staff, and possess a high tolerance to mental stress.
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