Hybrid Assistant Training Coordinator bei LaSalle Corrections

Job Summary:

Responsible for staff and program development by coordinating, designing and instructing correctional officer and non-correctional staff training, ensuring overall facility compliance is in compliance with company policies and procedures, jail standards and contracting agencies.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Design training for the specific needs of the facility.

Schedule training in phases so that applicable standards, statutes, and policies pertaining to training are in compliance throughout every aspect of facility operations.

Deliver training in professionally developed formats to ensure, through skill-based competency testing, that employees will have the skills necessary to function competently and deliver quality services.

Maintain training files as required for continual compliance with American Correctional Association (ACA) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) standards.

Ensure all staff including contract employees and volunteers receive required training.

Establish periodic and annual review of training programs.

Oversee the maintenance and documentation of all certificates and pre-training records.

It is expected that the incumbent shall perform other duties as assigned within his/her capabilities as determined by management.

Required Knowledge Skills/Abilities: 

Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 

Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.

Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.

Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.

Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

Education and Experience:

High school diploma or equivalent.

One year of experience as a correctional officer/jailer is preferred.

Previous experience in designing and delivering training is preferred.

Valid driver’s license.

Physical Requirements: 

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to satisfactorily perform these essential functions without causing an undue hardship for the employer.

Long periods of continuous standing and walking

Frequent periods of sitting

Repetitive climbing of stairs to reach the assigned areas and working at heights

Occasional kneeling, squatting, and bending to perform “pat” or “strip” searches 

Frequent grasping, reaching, pushing, pulling, bending, twisting

Occasionally responding to altercations and occasional restraining and securing assaultive offenders

Ability to respond rapidly to potential security and/or medical codes/issues

Frequent transferring and transporting offenders by walking or riding in various vehicles such as vans, buses, and other forms of transportation

Continuous periods of operating/driving company vehicles to pick up and transport offenders

Remaining awake and alert while on duty

Occasional lifting and carrying up to 50 – 100 pounds

Ability to occasionally withstand direct or indirect exposure to OC spray

Exposure to outdoor elements and temperatures

JOB DESCRIPTION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT/CERTIFICATION: I certify that I can perform the essential function of the position with or without reasonable accommodation(s). Please use this sheet of paper to list accommodation requests. My signature certifies my understanding of the requirements, essential functions and suits of the position.

Pay: $20.50 per hour