Unit Manager
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Responsible for the physical security and life safety of six residential housing units targeting convicted felons who require specialized Drug and Alcohol (AOD) and/or Mental Health (MH) Treatment. I manage and lead 24 security personnel who provide protection to 218 staff and 234 clients in addition to providing programming to the clients. Through my duties, I have full administrative access to several security systems including ExacqVision CCTV, Garrett Metal Detector Systems, Attenti GPS Systems, Keri Key Systems, Arista Internal Duress Systems, Fire Detection Systems, and Intrusion Alarm Systems. I ensure that a variety of Contractual Obligations are met to program contractors including the American Corrections Association (ACA), the Allegheny County Department of Corrections, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, Federal Bureau of Prisons, the United States Probation Office (USPO), Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP), Community Care Behavioral Health (CCBH), and Value Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania (VBH). I assist in the development, application, and enforcement of security and life safety policy to ensure that program quality meets the audited requirements. Secondary Job Duties include working with K9 contractors to conduct facility searches, schedule generation, staff evaluation, payroll completion, interviewing prospective applicants, and resolving grievances. I am also on-call twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week for emergent issues that may arise. In this role, I also serve as the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Compliance Manager. This position requires that I assist Law Enforcement Agencies at the County, State, and Federal Level investigate alleged Sexual Misconduct within the facility. This includes generating detailed repairs, interviewing alleged victims and alleged perpetrators, and conducting PREA Accommodation Reviews for individuals going through Gender Transition.