CORRECTIONS ARDC SUPERVISOR Job Opening
CORRECTIONS ARDC SUPERVISOR
State of Louisiana
• Angola, LouisianaLouisiana Department of
Public Safety & Corrections –
Corrections Services
LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY
Angola, LA
www.doc.louisiana.gov
THIS POSITION WILL BE FILLED BY
PROMOTION OF A PERMANENT CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE OF
LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY
The selected employee may be required to serve a trial Detail prior to being permanently promoted.
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
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Any degree, certificate, special license, or DD-214 must be verified by official documentation prior to hire.
This Agency is a Drug Free Workplace.
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.
Candidate Display Status:
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. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process by selecting the 'Applications' link after logging into their account. Below are the most common status messages and their meanings.
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Position filled - Someone has been selected for the position.
Position canceled - The agency has decided not to fill the position.
The State of Louisiana only accepts online applications. Paper applications will not be accepted. Computer access is available at your local library, at local Louisiana Workforce Commission Business Career Solutions Centers (Download PDF reader), and at the State Civil Service Testing and Recruiting Center at 5825 Florida Boulevard, Room 1070, Baton Rouge, LA 70806. If you require an ADA accommodation, please contact our office at (225) 925-1911 or Toll Free: (866) 783-5462 during business hours for additional assistance.
(Please note: Libraries and LWC centers cannot provide in-depth assistance to applicants with limited computer skills; therefore, we suggest that such applicants have someone with computer proficiency accompany them to these facilities to assist with the computer application process. Also, no State Civil Service employees are housed at the libraries or LWC centers to answer specific questions about the hiring process. Such questions should be directed to the State Civil Service Testing and Recruiting Center at the phone numbers above or by visiting the office on Florida Blvd. where assistance is available. Information is also provided on our job seeker website at https://jobs.civilservice.louisiana.gov).
There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed. The hiring supervisor/manager has 90 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.
For information about this job posting contact:
Chassity Rheams
Louisiana State Penitentiary
Human Resources Department
(225) 655-2055
Fax: 225-342-5968
Any college hours or degree must be from a school accredited by one of the following regional accrediting bodies: the Middle States Commission on Higher Education; the New England Commission of Higher Education; the Higher Learning Commission; the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities; the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
Function of Work:
To serve as a supervisor over all phases of a Pre-classification - Classification program for a geographic region of the State of Louisiana, Records Management Section, the IMPACT program statewide, or the Louisiana Parole Violator/Extradition program nationwide.
Level of Work:
Supervisor.
Supervision Received:
Direct from a Corrections ARDC Manager.
Supervision Exercised:
Direct over subordinate personnel.
Location of Work:
Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Corrections Services-Adult.
Job Distinctions:
Differs from Corrections ARDC Specialist 3 by the presence of supervisory duties.
Differs from Corrections ARDC Manager by the absence of managerial duties over an entire geographic region or program.
Differs from Corrections Classification Officer 4 by the presence of supervisory duties in the areas of Pre-classification/ARDC Classification.
Supervise and coordinate duties of lower-level personnel to ensure that all aspects of inmate incarceration related to public safety, rehabilitation, and inmate welfare are met for inmates from the time of preliminary classification and pre-classification in local facilities through the reception process and subsequent assignment to permanent housing facilities or until discharge from the local facility.
Reviews work of subordinates to ensure compliance with statutory, legal, and department requirements.
Determines eligibility and recommends inmates for work release, minimum security programs, IMPACT, special treatment programs, status reductions, job, school, or housing assignments giving special consideration to inmates with special medical or mental health needs and specialized functions/programs specific to the facility.
Assist with monitoring the fugitive and interstate extradition programs on a statewide basis. Coordinates with various state and national government officials to have subject returned to Louisiana or released to another state.
Establishes allocating criteria used to determine levels of various classification programs based on a combination of special functions plus caseload.
Consults with supervisors as to inmates' progress and development within the total classification program.
Makes recommendations for policies and procedures.
Represents the Corrections Warden relating to all inmate concerns in telephone or direct conversations with inmate families, elected officials, and other government officials.
Serves as disciplinary board chairman/member, initial board chairman, and ex-officio notary for the unit.
Makes routine rounds in dining halls, cellblocks, dormitories, inmate work areas, hobby shops, and medical facilities.
Drafts correspondence regarding the various programs or inmates concerns.
Coordinates with the institutional classification sections and sheriffs to facilitate and schedule the intake and movement of adult offenders. May function as statewide parole violator coordinator.
Interviews and counsels inmates at initial reception and throughout their incarceration ensuring appropriate institutional assignments and adjustments are being met.