Correctional Lieutenant

Kentucky Personnel Cabinet • La Grange, KY

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Creating a Better, Safer Kentucky

Do you want to advance your career in Criminal Justice? Look no further! The Kentucky Department of Corrections is seeking an individual up for a new challenge. The Correctional Lieutenant is essential to the operation of a correctional institution. Providing training and supervision to correctional sergeants, correctional officers, and inmates by utilizing extensive knowledge of custody, security, and safety measures.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
Supervises and assigns correctional sergeants and officers in their daily duties.
Plans shift coverage for the operation of the facility.
Investigates all reported occurrences and submits written reports.
Serves as shift supervisor in running the daily operations of facility in the absence of the correctional captain.
Monitors expenditures such as staff compensation time, overtime, and maintenance cost for the facility.
Responds appropriately in emergency situations.
Completes investigations to include disciplinary reports, grievances, theft reports, or any other investigation assigned.
Ensures reports are completed in a timely manner.
Completes evaluations on employees.
The ideal candidate for this position will need to have strong communication skills, time management abilities, leadership abilities, ability to work under pressure, and establish teamwork for the smooth and safe operation of the facility. Correctional Lieutenants must also be organized and able to make critical decisions in emergency situations.

Requirements

• EDUCATION: High school graduate.
• EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Must have two years of experience in corrections, law enforcement, criminal justice. social work dealing with the rehabilitation of offenders or in the supervision and care of young adults (ages 12-21) in a residential, correctional, group home, detention or day treatment program or any combination of the above.
• SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.): Must be twenty-one years of age. Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license to qualify for employment in this job classification. For the Department of Juvenile Justice must successfully complete the Department of Juvenile Justice Training Academy within six months of employment. Must maintain any required licensure(s), certification(s), or other credentials for the length of employment in this job classification. Employing agency is responsible for ensuring employee possesses and maintains required licensure(s), certification(s) or other credentials.

Nice To Haves

• The ideal candidate for this position will need to have strong communication skills, time management abilities, leadership abilities, ability to work under pressure, and establish teamwork for the smooth and safe operation of the facility. Correctional Lieutenants must also be organized and able to make critical decisions in emergency situations.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and assigns correctional sergeants and officers in their daily duties.
• Plans shift coverage for the operation of the facility.
• Investigates all reported occurrences and submits written reports.
• Serves as shift supervisor in running the daily operations of facility in the absence of the correctional captain.
• Monitors expenditures such as staff compensation time, overtime, and maintenance cost for the facility.
• Responds appropriately in emergency situations.
• Completes investigations to include disciplinary reports, grievances, theft reports, or any other investigation assigned.
• Ensures reports are completed in a timely manner.
• Completes evaluations on employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED