Job Posting Title
LieutenantAgency
131 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONSSupervisory Organization
DOC Ofc Chief of OperationsJob Posting End Date
Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.
Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)
Full/Part-Time
Full timeJob Type
RegularCompensation
Job Description
The Correctional Security Manager I (CSM I) will be assigned to the Correctional Operations & Real-Time Enhancement Center (CORE Center) which will provide strategic leadership and operational oversight of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections’ centralized, real-time security and intelligence operations. This position is responsible for supervising CORE Center personnel, coordinating 24/7 monitoring and response activities, and ensuring the effective integration of technology, intelligence, and communication to enhance safety, security, and operational awareness across all ODOC facilities and field operations.
Directly supervise and manage CORE Center staff operating a 24/7/365 real-time operations environment, ensuring appropriate staffing, scheduling, and performance accountability.
Oversee real-time monitoring of correctional facilities, perimeter systems, surveillance platforms, intelligence feeds, and emerging security incidents.
Serve as the primary coordination point for incident awareness, escalation, and communication between facilities, executive leadership, special response units, probation and parole, and external law enforcement partners.
Ensure timely dissemination of critical information during emergencies, major incidents, and security events to support informed decision-making.
Develop, implement, and maintain operational protocols, post orders, and standard operating procedures specific to CORE Center operations.
Monitor system performance, identify gaps or vulnerabilities, and recommend improvements to enhance operational effectiveness and staff safety.
Collaborate with technology, security, and executive leadership to integrate new systems, tools, and analytical capabilities into CORE Center operations.
Maintain compliance with ODOC policies, procedures, and applicable state and federal regulations.
Prepare reports, after-action reviews, and operational summaries related to incidents, trends, and CORE Center performance.
Foster a culture of professionalism, accountability, and continuous improvement consistent with ODOC’s mission, vision, and values.
At this level, employees serve as correctional security lieutenants with primary responsibilities for the security operations on an assigned shift or unit within a correctional facility or hospital security unit, with responsibility for the supervision of first-level supervisors who are responsible for individual units or activities on the assigned shift and coordination of all shift functions and operations. Employees assigned to this level who are working within an institution may be charged with independently performing a specialized function requiring advanced proficiency in the use of chemical agents or firearms, a high degree of judgment and skill as an inmate public work crew officer, gun gang officer, K-9 unit officer, transportation officer, restricted housing unit officer, mental health unit officer, key and tool officer, control room officer, visiting room officer, gate officer, activities officer, hospital security posts, or may serve as the team commander of the Correctional Emergency Response Team.
Knowledge, skills and abilities required at this level include knowledge of supervisory methods and techniques; of staffing patterns and scheduling the distribution of staff and work assignments; of methods and objectives of discipline required for inmates under restraint; of the psychology of inmate behavior; of the use and care of firearms; of proper restraint methods and techniques; of the fundamentals of English usage; of basic math; and of report writing techniques. Ability is required to establish and maintain effective working relationships; to follow oral and written instructions; to gather and organize facts and complete clear, concise reports; to quickly evaluate a situation and adopt an effective course of action; to exercise alertness and be able to act quickly in an emergency; to effectively communicate security techniques; to maintain proficiency in firearms; and to assess and manage conflict resolutions within the inmate population.
Education and experience requirements at this level consist of three years of experience in correctional officer or security work for a government or private corrections agency and the following statutory requirements of 57 O.S. § 510: a. The minimum age for service shall be twenty (20) years of age. The director shall have the authority to establish the maximum age for correctional officers entering service and b. possession of thirty (30) semester hours from an accredited college or university; or possession of a high school diploma acquired from an accredited high school or GED equivalent testing program and graduation from a training course conducted by or approved by the Department and certified by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training either prior to employment or during the first six (6) months of employment.
Note: Successful completion of the GED test is based upon standards established by the Oklahoma Department of Education.
Per 57 O.S. 510 applicants/employees in this job family shall be subject to the following additional requirements: (a) be of good moral character; (b) before going on duty alone, satisfactory completion of an adequate training program for correctional officers and guards, as prescribed and approved by the State Board of Corrections; and (c) satisfactory completion of a physical in keeping with the conditions of the job description on an annual basis and along the guidelines as established by the Department of Corrections.
Applicants must possess a valid driver’s license at the time of appointment in order to perform necessary travel.
Applicants will be subject to drug testing.
Applicants must be willing and able to work any assigned shift or day of the week.
NOTE: Employees in this job classification may be designated as peace officers by the director and required to meet the training and screening requirements conducted by the Department and certified by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training. (57 O.S. 510)
No person who has received a verdict of guilty or pled guilty or nolo contendere to any offense required to register pursuant to the Sex Offenders Registration Act is eligible for employment as a peace officer. (57 O.S. 589.C)
No person who has been convicted of a crime of moral turpitude who has not received a full pardon from the proper agency is eligible for employment as a peace officer. (70 O.S. 3311)
No person who has been convicted of a nonviolent felony and who has not received a full pardon from the proper authority, or who has been convicted of any other felony offense, is eligible for employment in this job classification. (21 O.S. 1283.B)
No person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, who has not been pardoned for, or had the conviction expunged or set aside, or is subject to a court order that restrains the person from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner or the partners’ child or engaging in other conduct that would place an intimate partner or the partners’ child in reasonable fear of bodily injury and includes a finding that the person is a credible threat; or who has been dishonorably discharged from any branch of the armed services is eligible for employment in this job classification. (18 U.S.C. 922)
The Department of Corrections has determined that some positions in this job family are safety sensitive as defined by 63 O.S. § 427.8.
Region I Institutions
This is not a remote position.
Equal Opportunity Employment
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