South Dakota State Government
Location
Pierre, SD | United States
Job description
Job Description
Job ID: 26095
Agency: Department of Corrections - South Dakota Women's Prison
Location: Pierre, SD
Salary: $25.00 to $33.00 per hour, depending on experience
Pay Grade: GI
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
This is a full-time position with the Department of Corrections. For more information on the Department of Corrections, please visit .
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This Lieutenant will work with training staff to focus on the security aspects of training for all new DOC staff, contract employees, volunteers, and current employees. This person is also responsible for tracking training completion and compliance of all staff. Assist in the development and provide Basic, In-Service, and Specialized training courses at South Dakota Women's Prison and throughout the department for newly hired employees and current existing employees annually for the purpose of developing a highly professional correctional work force. Perform full operating level duties requiring application and use of theory and practice by exercising initiative and understanding of training concepts in order to develop and revise curriculum, certify successful completion and monitor for compliance with established policy, standards and procedures. Develop and write curriculum by writing, researching, and updating lesson plans, training aids and participant material to implement tactical, effective, cognitive and psych motor learning techniques into a viable training design format while complying with federal/state statutes, policy, procedures, court decisions and general directives. Construct test questions utilizing various test development techniques. Assure security of test questions and maintain proper confidentiality. Have a basic understanding of learning disabilities and the needs associated.
The ideal candidate will have prior experience or education in training adult learners. They will also possess a strong attention to detail, be able to maintain confidentiality of testing information, staff personal information surrounding testing, and operational information that if shared could compromise safety and security of the institutions. The ideal candidate will have some knowledge on how to keep, analyze, compile, and tabulate data for training and for instructor credentials. Candidate should have a dynamic teaching method that assists in engaging students in wanting to learn. Prefer a knowledge base of how adult learners best receive and process information.
The ideal candidate will be willing to obtain and maintain various training credentials as part of their normally assigned job duties. Once these credentials are obtained the candidate will be expected to train employees for a minimum of one year.
Conditions of Employment:
- with or without reasonable accommodation successfully pass all modules of the South Dakota Department of Corrections Basic Training, to include English reading comprehension, relevant competency assessments and written/practical exams in Defensive Tactics and firearms;
- possess the physical ability to successfully complete Defensive Tactics;
- lift arms above head and kick as high as own waist;
- stabilize another person to accomplish a controlled take down;
- use arms, palms of hands, shins, and feet to deliver blows;
- withstand impact (slow speed or with a safety bag) on own body from strikes/blows;
- swing a baton in a striking technique;
- rotate body 90 degrees with feet planted for striking with foot or using a defensive tactic;
- get down on one or both knees and up again with multiple repetitions;
- will be exposed to Oleoresin Capsicum during Basic Training and will be exposed while on assignment;
- must be able to see and hear in order to observe, address and respond to potential breaches in safety and security;
- seize, hold, control or subdue violent or assaultive persons and defend oneself or others to prevent injury;
- demonstrate body agility, strength of all four limbs and the ability to walk and climb stairs consistently;
- must be able to work 12 hour rotating shifts to include holidays and weekends;
- work in situations involving assaultive behavior, physical control of another person and/or restraint situations;
- deal with individuals with a range of moods and behaviors, utilizing tactfulness and a congenial, personable manner;
- work with people of the opposite sex, diverse racial ethnic groups, mentally ill and emotionally disturbed offenders;
- communicate by talking, listening and/or signaling people to convey or exchange information, assignments;
- work in an environment with fluctuating noise and temperature (hot and cold) which may include working outdoors in inclement weather and/or concrete floor/wall work settings;
- willing and able to travel;
- willing and able to work various shifts, days, afternoons, graveyards (nights) which includes a rotating shift schedule;
- TB (tuberculosis) screening is required of all new employees upon hire;
This position is eligible for Veterans' Preference per ARSD 55:10:02:08.
Successful applicant(s) will be required to undergo a background investigation. An arrest/conviction record will not necessarily bar employment. Offers of employment are conditional upon successful completion of a drug screening.
The State of South Dakota does not sponsor work visas for new or existing employees. All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete an Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9. The State of South Dakota as an employer will be using E-Verify to complete employment eligibility verification upon hire.
The State of South Dakota offers employer paid health insurance plus eleven paid holidays, generous vacation and sick leave accrual, dental, vision, and other insurance options, and retirement benefits. You can view our benefits information at . This position is a member of Class A retirement under SDRS.
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You must apply online, emailed resumes or submissions will not be accepted.
South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources
Telephone: 605.773.3148 Email:
[email protected] "An Equal Opportunity Employer"
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