What are the responsibilities and job description for the STIU COORDINATOR position at GEO Secured Services?
Full-time employees will enjoy a competitive benefits package with options for you and your family including:
* Paid Time Off | * Paid Holidays |
* 401(k) Matching | * Health Insurance |
* Vision Insurance | * Life Insurance |
* Health Savings Account | * Tuition Reimbursement |
* Employee Discount | * Reduced Tuition Rates |
* Disability Insurance | * Employee Assistance Program |
* 401(k) | * Pet Insurance |
* Dental Insurance | * Paid Training |
* Flexible Spending Account |
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The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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:
- At GEO, we believe that diversity in our workforce and the inclusion of a variety of views, perspectives, and backgrounds are integral parts of our company's success.
- We believe that work is more than a place you go 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
This position supervises, coordinates, and conducts investigations and intelligence gathering pertaining to drugs, gangs, and security threat groups. The position is responsible for identifying, monitoring, and documenting Security Threat Gang (STG) suspects, members, and all other disruptive groups according to facility, state, and organization's policies and procedures.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Supervises the staff associated with investigating and gathering information on drug, gang, and security threat operations.
- Oversees the collection of intelligence and information regarding activities of suspected security threat groups at the facility.
- Ensures that suspected and actual gang members or security threat groups and their activities are properly identified and tracked accordingly. Records and furnishes information as required by the contracting agency regarding security threat group activities.
- Conducts investigations on allegations of misconduct by facility staff. Completes necessary reports in an efficient and accurate manner.
- Monitor the recording of inmate telephone calls in accordance with contracting agency's policies and procedures. Ensures that incoming and outgoing mail is properly inspected as required for facility security.
- Assists in the development and implementation of policies, procedures, and regulations for custody, security, and treatment of inmates as they pertain to drugs, investigations, gang activities, and telephone call monitoring. Duties also include the gathering of intelligence, development and maintenance of STG files, and daily, weekly and monthly oral and written reports to the Facility Administrator and the STIU Administrator as required by policy.
- Develops and delivers training to STIU staff pertaining to drugs, investigations, gang activities, and telephone call monitoring.
- May conduct special investigations as assigned by management or the contracting agency.
- May perform as liaison with contracting agency, state or local law enforcement agencies to facilitate their investigations.
- May participate in contracting agency gang identification and tracking programs.
- Responds to major institution unusual occurrences as needed.
- Prepares various records and reports as required.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent certification required.
- Required to possess a valid, active state driver's license.
- Five (5) years experience working in the security function in a correctional setting required. One (1) year in a position requiring supervisory responsibilities preferred. Work experience in gang activities and investigations in a correctional facility is preferred.
- College coursework and advanced training in behavioral sciences, correctional services or related field preferred.
- Must possess a working knowledge of correctional program objectives, applicable court orders and laws and have a general understanding of the requirements for managing a secure correctional facility.
- Must have knowledge of the overall operations of the correctional facility, as well as knowledge of organizational structures and applicable policies and procedures.
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to make and implement decisions without assistance.
- Excellent communications skills.
- Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.
GEO Secured Services
The GEO Group is an equal opportunity employer. Geo will recruit, hire, train, promote, and ensure that all other personnel actions are administered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetics, protected veteran status, and disability, or other category protected by law, and we will ensure that all employment decisions are based only on valid job requirements. As a federal government contractor, it is GEO's policy to take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment minorities, females, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. GEO will also provide reasonable accommodation to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified employee or applicant for employment, unless the accommodation would impose undue hardship on the operation of our business.
