Level EntryJob Location THE JACKSONVILLE BRIDGE - JACKSONVILLE, FLPosition Type Full TimeEducation Level High School Diploma or GEDSalary Range $12.25 - $12.25 Hourly
Travel Percentage NoneJob Shift AnyJob Category Entry Level
Progress your career with the largest and fastest growing Community Re-Entry and Residential Therapeutic Community services provider in the nation. Bridges International is the oldest and most successful private non-profit provider of re-entry services in the state of Florida and has expanded its services to inmates and probationers globally. We provide a continuum of care in Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Programs, Transition Centers, and Community Release Centers, for offenders and probation populations. Here at Bridges of Florida we strongly believe that "A Man Can Change".
Join us in changing lives at our Federal Reintegration Centers location as an Operations Technician, as this position plays a key role in our clients' continued success. In this role, we are looking for individuals with strong leadership skills and a passion for inspiring, helping and challenging others The ideal candidate will be required to perform the following:
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:
Shall provide supervision, counseling, custody and control, employment development and coordination, and other related services to inmates.
Supervise inmate population at all times, including meal times, work periods, visitation, and furloughs.
Ensure the safety and welfare of inmates, staff, and visitors.
Conducts daily inspections of housing areas.
Records and reports maintenance problems through weekly inspections.
Conduct weekend phone monitors to inmate’s employers.
Collect and record inmate paychecks.
Conduct all necessary counts, according to written policy.
Conduct intake on all new inmate.
Attend all staff meetings, when requested.
Maintain all daily, weekly, monthly Log Books, and any other required documentation.
Sign inmates out to work and Furloughs, documenting all necessary forms.
Ensure inmates return all IDs, except inmate ID cards, when returning from outside activities.
Miscellaneous filing and record keeping.
Supervise inmate population at all times, including meal times, work periods, visitation, and furloughs.
Ensure the safety and welfare of inmates, staff, and visitors.
Conducts daily inspections of housing areas.
Records and reports maintenance problems through weekly inspections.
May perform duties of an Electronic Monitor as needed.
Conduct weekend phone monitors to inmate's employers.
Clock in and out utilizing the company time and attendance system.
Must be able to perform the major functions of job with or without and accommodation.
Perform other related duties as assigned by immediate supervisor.
* All Federal hourly positions will receive and additional $4.22/ hour (up to 40 hours per week) for health & welfare.
EXPERIENCE: Prefer three years of experience working in the criminal justice field; will train those with applicable skills in related fields.
EDUCATION: High school degree, college degree desired
Bridges International / Bridges of America is the provider of services and counseling to persons with chemical dependency/addiction and/or criminal behavior problems the opportunity to experience freedom from the life threatening diseases while maintaining personnel safety and satisfaction. Our program is designed to eliminate the root cause of problems and provide healing for the whole person: mind, body, and spirit; to return the persons served back into the community as productive citizens. We work with the Department of Correction and the Criminal Justice System to manage many of their re-entry programs and assist the individual both from secure managed facilities and unsecure work release programs.
