Emergency Response, Employee Orientation, Equipment Maintenance/Repair, Firearms Experience, First Aid, Human Resources, Laundry, Leadership, People Management, Performance Reviews, Record Keeping, Reporting Skills, Safety/Work Safety, Security Monitoring, Technical Leadership, Time Management, Training Program
Performs advanced laundry services supervisory work. Work involves planning and directing laundry operations; coordinating laundry schedules; ensuring the proper use and maintenance of equipment and supplies; maintaining records of operations; preparing reports; maintaining order and discipline among inmates; and supervising the work others. Works under minimal supervision with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
II. Essential Functions
A. Supervises inmates in laundry, necessity, and supply operations; ensures laundry and necessity processing areas and equipment are maintained in a clean and sanitary manner; responds to inquiries regarding laundry, necessity, and supply services; prepares and coordinates the requisition of supplies and materials; coordinates the receipt, distribution, repair, storage, collection, and inventory of laundry and necessities; maintains records and prepares detailed reports regarding laundry and necessity operations; and coordinates with security staff for the timely distribution of necessity items to inmates on a one-for-one basis.
B. Functions as shift supervisor; supervises, instructs, trains, and ensures the safety of assigned employees and inmates; schedules employees and inmates work and off-duty time; assists in formulating security and work procedures; supervises and directs searches for contraband and provides security; supervises inmates in work areas accessed by stairs; and maintains security of assigned areas.
C. Supervises and provides custody and security of inmates including observing actions of inmates, squatting and bending to conduct "pat" and "strip" searches of inmates, and restraining and securing sometimes assaultive inmates.
D. Supervises and provides security of inmates performing laundry service technical skills which involve climbing stairs and ladders and climbing around the inside or outside of buildings; works outdoors and indoors without air conditioning; works around motorized or moving equipment and machinery; and is subject to all types of weather.
E. Responds to emergencies, including climbing stairs and ladders while searching for escaped inmates, hearing calls for and calling for help, giving first aid at the emergency site, and carrying an injured or unconscious inmate or employee various distances to safety up or down stairs and ladders; and uses force and deadly force, including the use of chemical agents or firearms, to control inmates.
F. Reads, reviews, and properly applies information found in inmate records which is related to the inmate's health and safety and to the security of the facility; provides leadership and technical guidance to other staff; complies with policies, procedures, rules, and regulations; enforces inmate disciplinary rules; and prepares and maintains records, forms, and reports.
G. Supervises the work of employees and inmates; reviews employee and inmate work schedules for adequate coverage; and establishes and administers orientation and departmental in-service training programs for laundry staff and inmates.
* Performs a variety of marginal duties not listed, to be determined and assigned as needed.
Please note that applications submitted via handwritten forms, email, mail, or fax will not be accepted. Your job application must be completely filled out and include all employment, do not limit employment to the past 10-15 years. Your application must contain complete job histories, which include job titles, name of employer, dates of employment, supervisor's name and phone number, and a description of duties performed, and whether it was full-time or part-time and hours per week. If any of this information is not provided, your application may be rejected as incomplete
If you are scheduled for an interview and require any reasonable accommodation in our interview process, please inform the hiring representative who contacts you to schedule your interview. Whenever possible, please give the hiring representative sufficient time to consider and respond to your request.
Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
*Outside applicants will be required to submit to pre-employment drug testing as a condition of employment.*
Questions regarding this posting may be directed to:
Zilleah Ross
Human Resources Headquarters
2 Financial Plaza, STE 600
Huntsville, TX 77340
PH (936) 437-3150
EMAIL HR.selectionsteam2@tdcj.texas.gov
Please Note: This is a continuation of the position posting dated 04/28/26. Applicants who previously applied for this vacancy need not resubmit their application.
The following Military Occupational Specialty codes are generally applicable to this position. Applicants must fully complete the summary of experience to determine if minimum qualifications are met.
Military Crosswalk Guide - Prepared by the State Auditor's Office
Texas State Auditor's Office - Job DescriptionsT
Texas Department of Criminal Justice TX