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About the Role
The Monitor position maintains continuous alertness and awareness to control and secure the facility and residents, operating within legal constraints and contract agency stipulations.
Responsibilities
- Ensures equipment necessary for each watch is operational, including radios, flashlights, and keys, prior to relieving the watch.
- Prepares shift documentation, including shift reports, work orders, security reports, and unusual incidents, ensuring legibility, conciseness, and adherence to facility standards and contracting agency requirements.
- Receives necessary information from previous shift personnel regarding events such as resident medical or disciplinary problems, new arrivals, and special instructions.
- Relieves the watch and informs necessary personnel, making entries into the security log with the time, name, and title.
- Conducts radio checks and documents results in the security log.
- Conducts facility counts at prescribed times and ensures logbooks are accurate.
- Frequently patrols buildings to observe residents and monitor building conditions, checking for contraband and securing doors and windows.
- Ensures the building picture board has a picture of all assigned residents in the proper bed slot.
- Organizes and supervises resident work details for facility cleanliness.
- Performs scheduled and random activities such as urinalysis testing, pat downs, shakedowns, counts, or breath tests to maintain control and security.
- Documents disciplinary action for rule violations according to procedure.
- Conducts scheduled and impromptu cleanliness checks of the facility and residents' personal belongings.
- Welcomes visitors, verifies their identity, and maintains professionalism and courtesy.
- Communicates professionally with residents and staff to affirm and enhance self-esteem, dignity, and maintain positive relations.
- Participates in staff meetings by sharing observations and recommendations.
- Maintains confidentiality of sensitive information on a "need to know" basis.
- Complies with company policies, work rules, and manuals.
- Adheres to attendance policies and is available to work any shifts or overtime.
- Complies with facility safety rules and takes appropriate corrective action.
- Communicates effectively with all staff levels to promote team spirit and cooperation.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- One (1) year general work experience.
- Sufficient organizational skills to keep the workflow on-going in an orderly manner.
- Ability to express thoughts logically, in both written and verbal form using correct grammar.
- Demonstrated flexibility to perform a wide range of duties.
- Ability to interact effectively with others and learn supervisory techniques.
- Ability to maintain positive relation with staff and residents.
- Ability to motivate and create an atmosphere of enthusiasm toward work ethic.
- Ability to work with computers and the applicable software typically used by the facility.
Skills
- Radio operation
- Report writing
- Logbook entries
- Patrolling
- Observation
- Supervision
- Communication
- Computer proficiency
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- One (1) year general work experience
- Experience in a related field is preferred
Education Level
- High school diploma or equivalent
Benefits
- 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
About the Company
- 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.
- We believe that work is more than a place you go to every day. It is about being inspired and motivated to achieve extraordinary things.
- 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.
Equal Opportunity
- Equal Opportunity Employer