Residential Officer - Living Unit Coordinator

Location:

18104 Cumberland Road - Noblesville, Indiana, 46060

Hamilton County is one of Indiana’s fastest growing, highest educated and wealthiest counties in the state and the Midwest. Two-thirds of the workforce lives and works in the county -- a percent that has remained constant since 2010.  Hamilton County is continually recognized in rankings ranging from “Best Cities to Relocate To” and “Best City to Raise a Family” to “Healthiest County in Indiana” and “Happiest Suburbs in the Nation”.  Come be a part of all Hamilton County has to offer as we work together to serve the citizens of Hamilton County.

Job Description:

HAMILTON COUNTY COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

Community Corrections – Residential Staff

Hamilton County Community Corrections has immediate openings for Living Unit Coordinators. The agency is in the 4th largest county in Indiana, directly north of Indianapolis in the county seat of Noblesville and provides services to justiceinvolved individuals that are required to complete a period of community-based supervision.

Living Unit Coordinators, in collaboration with other agency team members, oversee and care for those justice-involved individuals assigned to the agency’s Residential Level of Supervision. They have daily interaction with participants including modeling pro-social behavior and assisting with skill building. They also monitor compliance with individualized case management plans and compliance with level of supervision expectations.

Qualified candidates should be able to demonstrate an ability to work independently with minimal supervision, as well as possess strong interpersonal skills. They should possess a minimum of a high school degree with significant work experience. Experience and/or course work in criminal justice is preferred. They must also possess a valid Indiana driver’s license and demonstrate a safe driving record. The full-time position has a beginning salary of $51,400.13 ($24.71 hourly). Also provided is an excellent health care plan that includes medical, dental, vision and pharmacy coverage for employees and their families. Additional benefits include a retirement plan, deferred compensation, as well as paid vacation time and paid holiday time.

POSITION:  Living Unit Coordinator

DEPARTMENT:  Community Corrections

WORK SCHEDULE: Hours as assigned

STATUS:  Full-time Non-merit

FLSA STATUS:  Non-exempt

To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed in this document are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Incumbent serves as Living Unit Coordinator for Community Corrections, responsible for maintaining security and order in the facility.

DUTIES:

Maintains interior security of facility, including monitoring surveillance cameras, door controls, and visitors, conducting patrols and routine searches of all dormitories and searching participants for contraband. Maintains accurate accounting of all participants.

Ensures compliance with facility rules and regulations, and monitors participant compliance with individual treatment plans, recording and reporting inappropriate behavior to treatment personnel and/or supervisor as required. May periodically secure and/or physically restrain violent/ uncontrollable participants as situations demand.

Documents/logs all activity during shift, noting pertinent information for subsequent shifts.

Supervises and distributes meals, and supervises work details and other activities in and around facility, ensuring proper, timely completion. Verifies participant release from facility for work, counseling, and approved requests, and checks residents in/out following prescribed procedures.

Supervises/monitors prescribed medication supplies, and ensures participants receive proper medical attention as needed. Operates portable alcosensor and collects urine samples of participants as required.

Answers telephone and greets visitors as assigned, providing information and assistance, taking messages, or directing to appropriate individual or department. Responds to inquiries regarding individual participants and facility activities.

Assists participants in role playing difficult situations to achieve a more positive result. 

May periodically testify in court/disciplinary hearings as required.

Periodically attends training seminars as required or as needed.

Performs related duties a