These employees determine staff coverage and plan the implementation of programs as developed by higher administrative staff. The employee must solve problems of staff deployment, motivation, and direction on a daily basis. This employee is directly accountable for policy development and interpretation such that institution resident behavior is positive and program goals are achieved. The employee receives continuing training in the principles of correctional administration and supervision.
Direction is received from a higher level administrator.
The employee is given considerable latitude for directing the counseling force with review on the basis of results achieved. During the job analysis the subject matter experts saw no distinguishable difference between the Corrections Officer Supervisor and the Corrections Officer 4. Therefore, the written and promotional rating portion of the examination are the same for both classifications. Responsibility entails supervision, monitoring and management of budget expenditures so that the fiscal integrity of the facility is assured. May plan, organize and facilitate training of immediate unit staff supervised, by assessing staff needs and scheduling training so that mandatory training, including initial orientation for new employees, is available to all staff.