Sergeant

**Overview**

**Pay: $22.00 per hour**

**Schedule**:Full-Time, 8-hour shift

**Benefit package includes**:

- Medical, vision, and prescription drug benefits
- Dental benefits
- Life insurance
- Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability benefits
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Employee assistance program
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Paid holidays
- Bereavement leave
- Civic duty and military leave

Impact lives with Management & Training Corporation (MTC)** **At the** Gregory S. Coleman Unit in Lockhart, Texas**, our foundation is based upon the philosophies of caring about others, giving back, and making a social impact. We provide a safe and secure working environment for our staff while helping an at-risk population receive the treatment necessary for success on their road back to a healthy, productive life.

**Essential Duties**:

- Supervise, protect, instruct, train, counsel and evaluate assigned employees.
- Provide for the care, custody, and adherence to rules and regulations of offenders assigned to specific work area.
- Supervise and provide custody and security of offenders including observation of offenders and offenders assigned to work duty which includes long period of sitting and standing.
- Supervise and direct searches for contraband including “pat” and “strip” searches by squatting and bending to perform such functions.
- Participate in the interview and selection process of new employees, including making recommendations for new hires.
- Transfer and transport offenders by walking and riding in vehicles. Restrain and secure assaultive offenders as needed.
- Supervise the preparation and maintenance of records, forms, and reports.

**Qualifications**:

- Graduation from an accredited high school or equivalent (GED) required.
- Two (2) years full-time, wage-earning correctional custody or law enforcement experience.
- A valid driver's license in the state of Texas with an acceptable driving record required, unless waived by management.
- Must successfully complete annual in-service training requirements to include physical agility testing and pass an annual background check, both of which must be approved by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ).