Transportation Officer

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Transportation Officer to join our team at The GEO Group, Inc. As a key member of our transportation team, you will be responsible for safely transporting detainees between destinations while ensuring the vehicles used for transportation activities are safe and properly maintained.

• Conduct pre-trip, during-trip, and post-trip inspections of all vehicles operated, providing written Daily Vehicle Inspection Reports (DVIR) at the end of each trip or shift.
• Ensure all permits and licenses are in order before beginning a trip, notifying the Transportation Manager if there are problems before initiating a trip.
• Ensure vehicles have the necessary safety equipment before initiating a trip, notifying the Transportation Manager if there are problems before initiating a trip.
• Complete all necessary paperwork and reports in an accurate and thorough manner, ensuring all reports are turned into the facility according to described policies and procedures.
• Ensure detainees are properly secured prior to leaving a facility and while in a vehicle, obtaining and accurately completing all necessary paperwork when obtaining detainees at a facility and delivering them to their appropriate destinations.
• Follow all safety measures at all times while transporting detainees, including federal, state, municipal, and organizational laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Immediately contact safety authorities and facility management in the event of an accident, providing detailed information both verbally and in writing to requesting authorities.
• Deliver vehicles for servicing and pick them up when ready.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or equivalent certification required, with possession of applicable state requisites for employment.
• Must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age.
• A valid Class B or Class C Chauffeurs Drivers License (CDL) with a Passenger (P) endorsement within ninety (90) days of appointment.
• Eighty (80) hours of verified and certified drivers training from an approved company trainer and as defined by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
• Must have completed an approved training program resulting in a certification of satisfactory completion in Corrections, Law Enforcement, or Military.
• Certification in Corrections, Law Enforcement, or Military.
• A current drivers license with no preventable accidents, suspensions for driving convictions, Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) or Driving Under the Influence (DUI) or more than two (2) moving violations on any type of vehicle for the past three (3) years.
• Passing a company and Department of Transportation (DOT) drug and alcohol test.
• Ability to work overtime frequently.
• Ability to travel extended periods of time with frequent overnight stays.
• Ability to handle physical and mental stress associated with working extended hours.
• Must be able to regularly report to work without being late.
• Ability to be physically alert on any shift that is assigned.
• Ability to work up to sixteen (16) hours within a rolling 24 hour period.
• Must be mature, flexible, and able to command the respect and confidence of inmates or detainees and staff, possessing a high tolerance to mental stress.
• Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.