Description of Work

Reporting to the Correctional Captain III, this position is responsible for independently providing support to the Correctional Captain III at a multi-level custody correctional facility. Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Providing supervision for subordinate staff, conducting shift line-up, making shift assignments, and inspecting all personnel to determine if they are physically and mentally capable of assuming an assigned post.
• Completing, reviewing, and maintaining employee time reports, duty rosters, leave schedules, performance evaluations, and administrative forms.
• Conducting investigations as assigned both for offender and employee disciplinaries.
• Monitoring and maintaining assigned employee equipment, ensuring that all assigned equipment is operational.
• Conducting inspections of housing units and other buildings, grounds, and posts to ascertain correctional officers are alert, discipline is being maintained, DAC policy is being followed, and assignments are carried out properly.
• Identifying training needs and coordinating delivery of training to subordinate staff.
• Conducting searches of staff, visitors, and offenders for contraband.
• Responding to emergency situations, as needed.
• Serving as the Officer-in Charge (OIC) of the facility in the absence of the Correctional Captain, as needed.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities / Competencies

To qualify for this position, applicants must document on the application that they possess ALL of the following:

• Documented supervisory skills in a prison facility
• Knowledge of facility operations
• Knowledge of Prisons’ policy and procedures
• Documented report writing skills

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an “equivalent combination of education and experience.” If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See https://oshr.nc.gov/experience-guidefor details.
High School or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and three years of experience as a Correctional Sergeant
Or
Two years of experience as a Correctional Sergeant III
Or
An equivalent combination of education and experience.
Necessary Special Qualifications:
MUST be eligible for certification by the N.C. Criminal Justice Education and Training and Standards Commission.

Supplemental and Contact Information

The North Carolina Department of Adult Correction (DAC) is an Equal Opportunity Employer who embraces an Employment First philosophy which consists of complying with all federal laws, state laws and Executive Orders. We are committed to reviewing requests for reasonable accommodation at any time during the hiring process or while on the job.
DAC uses the Merit-Based Recruitment and Selection Plan to fill positions subject to the State Human Resources Act with the most qualified individuals. Hiring salary will be based on relevant qualifications, internal equity, and budgetary considerations pertinent to the advertised position.
It is critical to our screening and salary determination process that applications contain comprehensive information. Information should be provided in the appropriate areas to include the beginning and ending dates of jobs worked, education with the date graduated, all work experience, and certificates / licenses. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completing this application. Answers to Supplemental Questions must refer to the education or work experience listed on this application to receive credit. Degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

• Applicants seeking Veteran's Preference must attach a DD-214 Member-4 Form (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to their applications.
• Applicants seeking National Guard Preference must attach a NGB 23A (RPAS) if they are a current member of the NC National Guard in good standing. If a former member of the NC National Guard who served for at least 6 years and was discharged under honorable conditions, they must attach either a DD256 or NGB 22.
• If applicants earned college credit hours but did not complete a degree program, they must attach an unofficial transcript to each application to receive credit for this education.
• Per NC General Statute 143B-972.1 (Download PDF reader), applicants hired into a position certified as a criminal justice officer or justice officer are required to electronically submit fingerprints to the NC State Bureau of Investigation for a state and national criminal history record check and enrollment in the FBI’s Next Generation Identification System: Criminal Justice Record of Arrest and Prosecution Background Service (“RAP Back”). This is in addition to submitting fingerprints during the application process.
• If you were ever charged with a criminal offense at some point in your life, you will be required to provide certified and true copies of warrant(s) and judgment(s) for each offense (other than a minor traffic violation) as a condition of employment, even if documentation and charges have previously been reported to this agency.