Detention Facility Assistant Director

The Assistant Director provides administrative support to the Detention Director and oversees the daily operations of the Montgomery County Detention Facility.  The incumbent is responsible for developing and monitoring facility policies and procedures, directly supervising Captains and Lieutenants, indirectly supervising Sergeants and Officers, overseeing facility operations, investigating and resolving complaints, preparing and monitoring the facility’s budget, acting as a liaison between the inmates and the officers and between the facility and the court and legal systems, and helping ensure the safety of staff and inmates.  The Assistant Director receives minimal supervision in the form of work product review.  Assignments are made by the Director in the form of concepts or ideas.  The incumbent is responsible for devising methods and practices and for the administration of the final concept or idea.  Errors in judgment on the part of the incumbent could result in law suit and/or loss of safety and/or life by personnel and inmates.

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in criminal justice, public safety administration or a closely related field and 2 years of correctional supervisory/management experience at the level of shift commander (i.e., lieutenant) or higher.

The Montgomery City-County Personnel Department will establish an employment register to fill one vacancy in the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Detention Facility. Since there are five or less qualified applicants, applicants will be considered equally qualified and placed on the register in random order as generated from a computer-based random ordering system.

Complete an online application by visiting Montgomery City-County Personnel's Online Employment Center. Paper applications are no longer accepted. Completed applications will be accepted online until 5:00 p.m. on the closing date. If there is no closing date, the announcement may be closed at any time without prior notice.

Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Detention Facility employees who have completed their probationary period and meet the minimum qualifications are eligible to apply.