CORRECTION DEPUTY WARDEN

Print

Apply



CORRECTION DEPUTY WARDEN

Salary

$6,569.00 - $11,828.00 Monthly

Location

Cottonport, LA

Job Type

Promotion

Job Number

405-24-029

Department

DOC-Raymond Laborde Correctional Center

Opening Date

05/16/2024

Closing Date

5/21/2024 11:59 PM Central

Description

Benefits

Questions

Supplemental Information

Louisiana Department of

Public Safety Corrections –

Corrections Services

RAYMOND LABORDE CORRECTIONAL CENTER

Cottonport, LA

www.doc.louisiana.gov

THIS POSITION WILL BE FILLED BY PROMOTION

OF A PERMANENT CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE OF

LA DPSC – CORRECTIONS SERVICES (Adult DOC)

This position may be filled as:

DETAIL: The selected employee may be required to serve a trial detail prior to being permanently promoted.

· Exams and License Requirements

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

Any degree, certificate, special license, or DD-214 must be verified by official documentation prior to hire.

Any qualifying experience that is based on college credit/college hours should have an accompanying transcript for verification.

Failure to provide your qualifying work experience may result in your application not being considered.

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.

REVIEW YOUR APPLICATION TO MAKE SURE IT IS CURRENT.

IMPORTANT: In the supplemental questions section,applicants must authorize the HR Office of DPSC-Corrections Services to contact prior employers to check references under thePrison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), to be considered for employment, by answering ‘YES’ to the PREA question.

Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Please list your security experience separately by job title so that years of higher levels of supervisory security experience may be calculated. Ex. Corrections Cadet/Sergeant/Master Sergeant, Corrections Lieutenant, Corrections Captain, etc.

There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed. The hiring supervisor/manager has90 days from the closing date of the announcement to make a hiring decision. Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected.

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.

This Agency is a Drug Free Workplace.

This is a 24 hour facility.

Applicants may be required to work shift work

To view and apply to any of our other postings we currently have available, click HERE.

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections - Corrections Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any non-merit factor including disability.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Lauren Harmason

Raymond Laborde Correctional Center

Human Resources Department

[email protected]

Ph: (318) 876-4231

Fax: (225) 342-5968

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Any of the following will qualify:

A baccalaureate degree plus five years of professional level experience in a correctional or penal institution; in a headquarters office having overall jurisdiction over correctional or penal institutions; or in a Prison Enterprises headquarters office. Two years of this experience must have involved permanent, direct-line supervisory responsibility over two or more professionals.

A baccalaureate degree plus five years of experience in a correctional or penal institution with responsibility for the security, custody, and rehabilitation or classification of offenders in a position at least equivalent in scope of responsibility and/or complexity of work performed to a Corrections Captain in State service. Two years of the experience must have been in a position equivalent in scope of responsibility and/or complexity of work performed to a Corrections Major in State service.

A baccalaureate degree plus five years of experience in Prison Enterprises with the responsibility for the security, custody, and rehabilitation of offenders in a position at least equivalent in scope of responsibility and/or complexity of work performed to Prison Enterprises Quality Assurance Manager, Prison Enterprises Regional Manager, Prison Enterprises Industries Manager, Prison Enterprises Marketing Manager, Prison Enterprises Agriculture Manager and above. Two years of the experience must have been equivalent in scope of responsibility and/or complexity of work performed to Prison Enterprises Assistant Deputy Director.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

Additional professional or sub-professional experience in qualifying fields will substitute for the required degree on a year for year basis.

A master's degree will substitute for one year of the required experience listed under any option.

A Ph.D. will substitute for two years of the required experience listed under any option.

Advanced degrees will substitute for a maximum of two years of the required experience.

NOTE: Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:

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.

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.

Job Concepts

FUNCTION OF WORK:

To serve as deputy chief administrator of a large, complex adult correctional facility.

LEVEL OF WORK:

Administrator.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Administrative direction from Correction Warden 4.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

Direct line over Assistant Warden(s) or other department managers at the facility.

LOCATION OF WORK:

Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Corrections Services, Office of Adult Services.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:

Differs from department managers by responsibility for directing the total program of a correctional facility.

Differs from Correction Warden 4 by absence of final responsibility for the correctional facility.

Examples of Work

EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Serves as the chief administrator of the facility with responsibility for all operations in the absence of the Correction Warden 4.

Supervises department managers, including business administrator, offender records, staff personnel managers, physician, and assistant wardens.

Assists in developing policies and procedures for all facility programs.

Assists in coordination with prison enterprises of farm and industrial operations.

Review and analyzes information to determine appropriate course(s) of action.

Prepares reports recommending appropriate courses of action.

Assists in directing and participates in facility responses to emergency situations including escapes and searches, work stoppages, hostage negotiations, and other violent and nonviolent disorders.

Monitors subordinate staff effectiveness and conducts routine inspections of the facility and grounds to ensure proper administration of policies and procedures governing operations.

Maintains written, verbal, and direct personal contact with headquarters executive and support staff offenders, families of offenders, units of local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, and legal counsel for offenders, staff, and the state.

Performs public relations work with news media and civic organizations.

Reviews offender and staff disciplinary actions and processes.

Conducts hearings and chairs investigative boards as required.

Assists in the preparation and management of the annual operating budget.

Assists in the supervision of the design and construction of correctional facility enhancements.

Responds on a 24-hour a day basis to significant unusual occurrences at the facility.

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 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

01

Are you currently a permanent classified employee of the Department of Corrections/Corrections Services (Adult DOC)?

Yes

No

02

Do you possess a valid driver's license?

Yes

No

03

Have you reached your eighteenth birthday at the time of application?

Yes

No

04

If you have previous employment in a community confinement center, jail, lockup or prison, the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) requires Corrections Human Resources to contact those employers prior to hiring any applicant for information on substantiated allegations of sexual abuse or any resignation during a pending investigation of an allegation of sexual abuse. Do you authorize the Human Resources Office of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Corrections Services, to contact any of your prior employers, whether listed on your employment application or not, to ascertain information required by the Prison Rape Elimination Act, Part 115 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations? I understand that prior to any offer of employment by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections that such information must be obtained. IMPORTANT: I also understand that if I do not authorize such contact, I will not be eligible for employment with the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Should I be appointed from this announcement, I also understand that this authorization will remain valid for the duration of my employment with the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Questions should be directed to Human Resources as noted in the Supplemental Information section of this job posting.

Yes, I understand. You may contact my employers, past or present.

No. Do not contact my employers, past or present, and DO NOT CONSIDER ME as a candidate for employment.

05

Have you ever been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence or felony or under indictment of a felony charge?

Yes

No

06

Have you ever been on probation or sentenced to jail/prison as a result of a felony conviction or guilty plea to a felony charge?

Yes

No

07

If 'YES', give the law enforcement authority (city police, sheriff, FBI, etc), the offense, place and disposition of case. If 'NO', enter N/A.

Required Question

Agency

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

Apply

Please verify your email addressVerify Email