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The GEO Group

Operator of private prisons and facilities

Facility Administrator

Business & StrategyUpdated on Nov 10
Full-timeBig Spring, TX, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in the behavioral sciences or a related field, supplemented by courses in business administration, and at least ten years of work experience in a correctional or detention facility at the minimum level of Associate Facility Administrator or Warden, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
  • Must possess a working knowledge of program objectives, policies, correctional laws, applicable court orders, procedures, and requirements for managing a secure correction or detention facility.
  • Must have strong leadership ability, sound judgment, and effective administrative ability, with thorough knowledge and understanding of career development and advancement program objectives and principles.
  • Must demonstrate the ability to guide, direct, and coordinate the efforts of others.
  • Must be mature, flexible, intellectually alert, and able to command the respect and confidence of inmates and staff.

Responsibilities

  • Plan and provide leadership for facility administration, security, and treatment programs; make long-range plans and schedules; and set goals and objectives to achieve those plans.
  • Develop and maintain close working relationships with client departments and their representatives.
  • Approve, initiate, interpret, and enforce policies and directives for efficient administration, supplementing policies with written guidelines and procedures.
  • Direct the activities of all facility functions, assign duties, and delegate authority to accomplish them.
  • Delegate authority for staff selection, development, and termination, including ongoing staff training, communications, and discipline.
  • Ensure adequate procedures, methods, and techniques are established in all programs and operations.
  • Provide adequate facilities, space, and equipment for inmates and staff.
  • Ensure facility staff can respond appropriately to emergencies.
  • Provide safeguards and conduct regularly scheduled physical inspections for the health, safety, and welfare of inmates and staff and the facility's physical property.
  • Confer with appropriate corporate or client officials on policy matters.
  • Monitor statutory requirements and legal decisions affecting administrative decisions or facility operations.
  • Analyze proposals, financial statements, records, statistical reports, budget estimates, and justifications for proposed expenditures.
  • Develop and maintain close working relationships with government and private agencies, including local, state, and federal law enforcement units, and the community.
  • Respond on a 24-hour, 7-day basis to significant unusual occurrences.
  • Perform other duties and responsibilities as needed to ensure effective and successful facility operation.

About the Company

The GEO Group

Operator of private prisons and facilities

The GEO Group operates, owns, and manages private prisons, detention centers, and mental health facilities, and also runs government-owned facilities under contract. It provides services through facility management, residential treatment, electronic monitoring, and community-based programs, delivered under government contracts. The company differentiates itself by being the largest prison operator in the United States with a diversified portfolio that includes private corrections, mental health services, and monitoring programs, expanded through strategic acquisitions. Its goal is to deliver secure and well-managed correctional and behavioral-health services across a wide geographic footprint by owning, operating, and contracting facilities for government clients.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Boca Raton, FL
Founded
1984

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