The Dorchester County Jail is an institution
within the Department of Correction, and it shall hereafter be named
the "Dorchester County Detention Center."
The Director of the Dorchester County Detention
Center shall have the following minimum qualifications:
A. Education:
(1) Graduation from high school or GED.
(2) Degree from an accredited college or university in
the field of law enforcement, criminal justice or corrections. Prefer
Bachelor's Degree.
B. Experience: minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible
experience with a corrections agency or related work experience at
a level of Lieutenant or higher. [NOTE: Experience in corrections
at a level of Lieutenant or higher may be used as a substitute for
the required education on a year-to-year basis.]
C. Necessary knowledge, skills and abilities:
(1) A comprehensive knowledge of correctional policies
and generally accepted procedures;
(2) Also required is the ability to supervise and manage
administrative, maintenance and correctional officers;
(3) The ability to evaluate policies and program objectives
is important;
(4) This position requires strong written and verbal skills,
as well as strong interpersonal skills;
(5) Thorough knowledge of modern correctional principles,
procedures, techniques and equipment;
(6) Thorough knowledge of the principles, practices and
standards of operating a correctional institution;
(7) Thorough knowledge of County, state and federal laws
and regulations pertaining to incarceration;
(8) Considerable knowledge of effective methods of supervision;
(9) Working knowledge of basic principles of governmental
budgeting and fiscal procedures;
(10) Skill in operating the listed tools and equipment;
(11) Ability to plan, initiate and execute policy and rehabilitative
programs and understand and interpret modern correction standards
applicable to the Detention Center;
(12) Ability to manage and oversee the operation, control
and regulation of the Detention Center;
(13) Ability to enforce current policies, procedures and
issues and interpret institutional policies;
(14) Ability to analyze reports on cost and operation of
the Detention Center to determine whether operating cost standards
are being met;
(15) Ability to communicate effectively with employees,
inmates, visitors, attorneys, law officers, court officials, the media
and the general public;
(16) Ability to read and understand court papers and other
legal documents;
(17) Ability to supervise a staff of clerical, administrative
and Correctional employees; and
(18) Ability to define problems, collect and analyze data/information,
establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
D. Licenses, registrations, certifications and other
special requirements.
(2) Availability by pager, cell phone and/or radio 24
hours a day, seven days a week, every day of the year is required.
(3) Shall have certifications provided by the Maryland
Correctional Training Commission and the Maryland Department of Public
Safety and Corrections and shall be required to satisfactorily complete
Maryland Correctional Training Programs for Director-level correctional
positions.
E. Tools and equipment used: firearms, restraining devices,
control room panels and automated systems, two-way radios and any
other radio equipment, personal computer, calculator, telephone, pager,
fax and any other equipment necessary to operate the Detention Center.
F. Physical demands.
(1) The physical demands described herein are representative
of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the
essential functions of Director. Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.
(2) The Director must be physically capable of moving
about in the Detention Center. Hand-eye coordination is necessary
to operate various equipment.
(3) While performing the duties of Director, the Director
is frequently required to sit; and talk or hear. The Director is occasionally
required to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or
controls and reach with hands and arms. The Director must occasionally
lift and/or move objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
(4) Specific vision abilities required by the job of Director
include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision,
depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
G. Work environment.
(1) The work environment characteristics described herein
are representative of those the Director will encounter while performing
the essential functions of Director. Reasonable accommodations may
be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.
(2) Work is usually performed in an office and correctional
setting. While performing the duties of Director, the Director is
occasionally exposed to loud noise, verbal or physical abuse, stressful
situations and threats to his/her well-being or life. The noise level
in the work environment is normal to noisy.