Compliance Administrator

Benefits Information

Full-time employees will enjoy a competitive benefits package with options for you and your family including:

• Paid Time Off

• Paid Holidays

• 401(k) Matching

• Health Insurance

• Vision Insurance

• Life Insurance

• Health Savings Account

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Employee Discount

• Reduced Tuition Rates

• Disability Insurance

• Employee Assistance Program

• 401(k)

• Pet Insurance

• Dental Insurance

• Paid Training

• Flexible Spending Account

The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Overview

Are you an expert on all compliance and accreditation issues? If you are driven by a challenging environment and believe that investing in your community is always a sound idea, this opportunity for a Compliance Administrator could be right for you! As the industry's global leader in evidence-based rehabilitation, we are looking for people like you to add to our growing team.

Join a Community That Cares

Joining GEO means contributing to our mission to provide the best rehabilitation and community reintegration programs and services to those in our care. GEO is a place for professional growth, exploration, creativity, and valuable interpersonal relationships. Interested in achieving extraordinary things? Send in your application. Every one of our employees makes us who we are.

Responsibilities

Summary

The Compliance Administrator serves as the facility's subject matter expert on all compliance and accreditation issues. Supervises staff assigned to the facility Compliance Department. Develops, maintains, and revises all assessment instruments to monitor the success of a facility's compliance activities. Solely accountable for communicating rules, regulations, and guidelines to all impacted areas throughout the facility. This position acts on behalf of the organization when compliance and accreditation audits occur.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• The Compliance Administrator serves as the facility's subject matter expert in the area of interpreting the compliance and accreditation criteria based on organization, client, or outside party requirements.

• The Compliance Administrator validates that the facility's policies and procedures are in compliance with organizational, client, or outside party's guidelines.

• Reviews and assesses all functional areas within the facility to identify compliance issues.

• Conducts daily reviews of the facility security services.

• Also serves as the back-up auditor for food service and healthcare services as necessary.

• Provides supervision, training, direction, guidance, and support to the facility Compliance Auditor(s) for food service and/or healthcare services.

• Documents reviews through formalized reports with an assessment of the issues and recommendations for improvement.

• Develops effective instruments to determine whether departments are in compliance.

• Meets with department managers to determine whether the area is in compliance with the organization, client, or outside party requirements. When non-compliant, partners with department managers to develop strategies to achieve compliance.

• Performs facility level operational reviews and audits of all functional areas as required by a published schedule, accurately reporting any findings of non-compliance, and recommending appropriate corrective actions.

• Collects and reports facility data to accreditation organizations as required.

• Presents information on compliance and accreditation issues to the facility.

• Ensures the effective implementation of the organization's Quality Control Program (QCP).

• Assists management in reviewing and revising facility policies and procedures to ensure compliance with organizational or client guidelines.

• Maintains all database and paper documentation on the facility's compliance and accreditation programs.

• Provides training to employees on the QCP.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

We're looking for individuals from different backgrounds

Building an inclusive culture where every employee can perform to their maximum potential is the center of GEO's employee value proposition. Our success is based on diversity in our workforce and the inclusion of eclectic perspectives, ideas, and backgrounds. Everyone is encouraged to apply. Here's to unlimited ideas, increased productivity, and innovative solutions!

Qualifications

Competencies Required

Excellent leadership skills, flexibility, team spirit, the ability to work and present to a diverse group of people from all levels are among the best candidate's top qualifications. You must also demonstrate a deep understanding of operations and the ability to compare them to organizational, client, and third-party compliance and accreditation policies and guidelines. Apply if you have:

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business administration or related field.

• Three (3) years experience in corrections or related capacity. Experience needs to demonstrate an understanding for the facility's operations while being able to compare them to organizational, client, and other outside party's compliance and accreditation policies and guidelines. (A high school diploma or GED with five (5) years of progressive experience in corrections, law enforcement or related fields may be substituted based on management's discretion.)

• Experience in compliance, accreditation, and quality management preferred.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Must be able to make presentations to employees at all levels of the facility. Must be able to write cohesive and comprehensive documentation.

• Must be able to work flexible hours to perform audits on weekends and during each shift covering a 24-hour period on a regular basis.

• Must be able to travel for the purpose of participation in audit events.

• Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.

Physical Requirements

• Frequently: sit.

• Occasionally: lift or carry, push, or pull up to 40 lbs.; bend or stoop, reach above shoulder level, drive automatic equipment vehicles, climb, walk, stand.

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