Job Description

Position Summary

The Jail Environment Manager is responsible for overseeing the cleanliness, sanitation, safety, and environmental compliance of the jail facility. This position ensures that all housing units, common areas, food service areas, medical spaces, and administrative areas meet established health, safety and regulatory standards. The Environmental Manager supervises staff and inmate work crews assigned to sanitation duties and coordinates inspections, training, and corrective actions as needed.

Pay Grade: 55

Salary Commensurate with Experience and Education

Minimum Qualifications

• Five (5) years of experience in managerial/supervisory capacity with prior experience in facility management, sanitation, environmental services or corrections preferred; AND
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in business administration; or a closely related field; OR
• An equivalent combination of related education and/or experience.
• PROOF OF EDUCATION; TRAINING; AND/OR EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversee daily cleaning, sanitation, and environmental operations throughout the jail facility.
• Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal health, safety, and environmental regulations.
• Supervise and train staff and inmate workers assigned to environmental regulations.
• Conduct routine inspections of housing units, kitchens, medical areas, and common spaces.
• Identify and correct environmental hazards, sanitation deficiencies, and safety concerns
• Coordinate pest control, waste management, laundry operations, and hazardous material handling.
• Maintain inventory of cleaning supplies, chemicals, and equipment.
• Ensure proper storage, labeling, and use of cleaning chemicals
• Prepare reports related to inspections, compliance, incidents, and corrective actions.
• Assist with audits, accreditation inspections, compliance, incidents, and corrective actions.
• Performs other related duties as required or directed.

KSAs

• Knowledge of OSHA standards, sanitation practices, and safety procedures
• Ability to supervise staff and inmate work crews effectively
• Strong organizational, communication, and documentation skills
• Ability to work in a correctional environment and enforce rules consistently
• Certifications or training in environmental services, safety, or facility management
• Familiarity with accreditation standards (ACA, NCCHC, or TCI)

Physical Requirements

• Work is performed in a secure correctional facility
• May require walking, standing, bending, and lifting
• Exposure to cleaning chemicals and biohazards, with appropriate protective equipment
• Must adhere to all security and safety protocol.

Disclaimer

This position is subject to a background check for any convictions that have a substantial relationship to potential job duties. Only convictions that are substantially related to potential job duties will be considered and will not automatically disqualify the candidate.

Shelby County Resident Disclaimer

All employees hired after September 1, 1986, must be residents of Shelby County and shall continue to reside in the County as a condition of their employment.  The residency requirement shall not apply to certain public safety/civil service employees.  This means exemption from this policy is in effect for the following departments and positions: (1) Sheriff Deputy Patrol Officers, Deputy Jailers and Dispatchers, employed by the Sheriff Department, (2) Correction Officers employed by the Division of Corrections, (3) Firefighters, Paramedics and Dispatchers employed by the Shelby County Fire Department.  The residency exemption for public safety/civil service employees does not include Appointed positions with Sheriff’s Office, Division of Corrections or the Fire Department.