Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

Are you looking for a career you can feel good about? We hire only those that strive to do their best. By joining our family, you'll receive the honor and recognition that comes with working for the industry's global leader in evidenced based rehabilitation.

Who We Are:

GEO provides complementary, turnkey solutions for numerous government partners worldwide across a spectrum of diversified correctional and community reentry services. From the development of state-of-the-art facilities and the provision of management services and evidence-based rehabilitation to the post-release reintegration and supervision of individuals in the community, GEO offers fully diversified, cost-effective services that deliver enhanced quality and improved outcomes.

Why Work for GEO:

• We believe that work is more than a place you go to every day. It is about being inspired and motivated to achieve extraordinary things.
• Employee benefits play an important role in making The GEO Group a great place to work. At GEO, we believe in the three pillars of employee wellbeing: physical, emotional, and financial. With comprehensive benefits and competitive wages, we trust that you will find all the resources you need here to be successful.

Responsibilities

Summary:

The Property Officer collects, inspects, and inventories all personal property of incoming inmates/detainees. It requires familiarity with policies, procedures and practices established by the organization. The sensitive nature of the position requires the incumbent to exercise discretion and retain confidentiality of information obtained by discussions or recorded data.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Adheres to all policies, procedures, and specific facility regulations including posted special orders and restrictions.
• Collects, inspects and inventories all personal property of incoming inmates when they first arrive at the facility.
• Provides inmates with a receipt for all personal property stored for them, pursuant to facility policy.
• Maintains inmate personal property in a safe and secure manner until their release from custody.
• Develops and submits required reports relative to inmates’ stored property, as well as other reports as required.
• Prepares property for the release of inmates.
• Assists in the inmate process as required.
• Responds to incoming telephone calls.
• Assists family members in arranging to pickup inmate property after inmate leaves the facility.
• Issues inmates with jail clothes and hygiene products.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum of 19 years of age.
• High school diploma or equivalent certification required.
• College coursework and advanced training in behavioral sciences, correctional services or related field preferred. Training in cultural diversity or sensitivity preferred.
• Possession of applicable state requisites for employment.
• Ability to work overtime as required.
• 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.
• Work experience in a correctional setting preferred.
• May be required to possess valid state driver’s license.
• Must be mature, flexible, able to command the respect and confidence of detainees and staff.
• Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.

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