Correctional Lieutenant

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If so, we encourage you to check out this opportunity!

The Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) is looking to hire a Correctional Lieutenant for the Canine Unit.

The Canine Unit selection process is governed by Department of Correction Administrative Directive 6.11. Candidates for this position must:

• Have satisfactorily completed two (2) years of service as a canine handler.
• Maintain canine certification while assigned to the Canine Unit.

POSITION DETAILS
This is a full-time, second shift position, working on a 5x3 schedule. Position is based out of DOC Central Office in Wethersfield, with responsibility for kennel locations in Cheshire, Enfield, and Niantic.

The Canine Unit Lieutenant shall have the authority to direct and oversee all canine handlers and equipment assigned to the Canine Unit. The duties of the Canine Unit Supervisor shall include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Conduct roll call to ensure accountability and to provide canine handlers with relevant information;
• Ensure that all applicable Administrative Directives, Unit Directives and Post Orders are complied with by canine handlers;
• Review and take appropriate action, as needed, regarding kennel operations, incidents, kennel cleanliness and any other issues pertaining to canine handler responsibilities;
• Be assigned the appropriate number of patrol canines for their district and shall ensure that all guidelines for the care and grooming of canines are complied with by all canine handlers;
• Conduct emergency training scenarios on their respective shifts monthly and shall be required to satisfactorily complete and maintain the minimum canine training requirements;
• Ensure compliance with Administrative Directive 7.2, Armories and submit monthly inventory to the Canine Administrative Supervisor;
• Tour all facilities in his/her assigned district with his/her canine once per month, at a minimum. The Canine Unit Supervisor shall sign the facility log of each facility he/she tours in accordance with Administrative Directives 6.1, Tours and Inspections and 6.2, Facility Post Orders and Logs.
• Periodically monitor Canine Handlers in facilities they are assigned;
• Provide coverage within his/her District in the absence of available Canine Handlers;
• Be subject to the authority of the Director of Tactical Operations or designee

In order to be considered for this job opening you must be a current State of CT employee of the agency listed above for at least six (6) months of full-time service or full-time equivalent service, absent any applicable collective bargaining language, and meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application.

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To Apply:
• In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on this job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application.
• The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
• Ensure that your application is complete and detailed before submitting it. In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process. You will not be able to make revisions once your application is submitted into the JobAps system.
• All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to DAS.SHRM@ct.gov.

Important Information After You Apply:
• This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the questionnaire's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.
• Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.
• For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from one of the three branches of state government (i.e., Executive, Legislative, Judicial) to the other.
• The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
• Note: At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency.

Should you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact Jake Ferrari at jake.ferrari@ct.gov.

In the Department of Correction this class is accountable for either supervising correctional staff engaged in custodial work or for performing specialized assignments.

• Considerable knowledge of modern correctional methods and practices;
• Knowledge of
  • policies and procedures utilized in correctional facilities;
  • the appropriate methods of discipline applied to inmates;
• Considerable
  • interpersonal skills;
  • oral and written communication skills;
• Ability to
  • accurately evaluate situations and make effective administrative and supervisory decisions;
  • utilize computer software;
• Supervisory ability.

Four (4) years of experience in correctional work.

College training in corrections, behavioral sciences or criminal justice may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of one (1) year.

• Incumbents in this class are required to possess a high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) certification.
• Incumbents in this class may be required to possess and retain a valid Motor Vehicle Operator's license, a Commercial Driver's License, or both.

In addition to the checking of references and of facts stated in the application, a thorough background investigation of each candidate may be made before persons are certified for appointment.

• Incumbents in this class must have general good health, be free from any disease or injury which would impair health or usefulness and possess and retain sufficient physical strength, stamina, agility, endurance and visual and auditory acuity required to perform all the duties of the class.
• A comprehensive medical examination, including a controlled substance screening, may be required of applicants.

Incumbents in this class may be exposed to a considerable danger of injury or assault by inmates.

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes.  As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.