Captain (Operations): Western Regional Office #01101

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Work type: Full-Time (Salaried)
Location: Roanoke (City), Virginia
Categories: Public Safety

Title: Captain (Operations): Western Regional Office #01101

State Role Title: Security Manager II

Hiring Range: $66,518.00 - $113,266.00

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Dept of Corr - Central Admin

Location: Western Regional Office

Agency Website: www.vadoc.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: Agency Employee Only - A

Job Duties

he Regional Operations Captain provides regional-level operational support and technical assistance to ensure safe, secure, and consistent correctional operations across assigned Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) institutions. The position serves as a key resource to institutional leadership and regional management by coordinating security initiatives, supporting emergency and specialized operations, monitoring security trends, and assisting institutions in addressing operational and compliance needs.
The Regional Operations Captain assists with the planning and coordination of institutional lockdowns, emergency security operations, staff interdiction operations, contraband interdiction initiatives, transportation operations, security assessments, and other regional security activities. The position analyzes regional operational data and trends to identify areas of concern, support informed decision-making, and promote consistency in the application of security practices across institutions.
The position works closely with Wardens, institutional security leadership, Regional Operations Managers, regional staff, law enforcement partners, and other stakeholders. The Regional Operations Captain travels extensively throughout the assigned region and provides direct operational support to institutions as needed. The position may serve as the Regional Operations Manager's designee when assigned.

Minimum Qualifications
• Knowledge of contraband interdiction, institutional searches, transportation operations, emergency preparedness, ICS/COOP, and critical incident response.
• Knowledge of security assessments, audits, corrective action processes, and security technology and detection systems.
• Ability to analyze operational and security data, identify trends and risks, and develop effective recommendations.
• Ability to provide technical guidance, coordinate resources, and support geographically dispersed institutions.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment during emergency and high-risk situations.
• Ability to communicate effectively and establish strong working relationships with institutional leadership, regional staff, law enforcement, and other stakeholders.
• Ability to prepare clear reports and briefings and travel extensively throughout the assigned region as operational needs require.

Additional Considerations
• Significant progressive experience in correctional security operations, institutional security, emergency response, investigations, or a closely related area.
• Extensive experience in a correctional environment with demonstrated knowledge of institutional operations and security practices.
• Supervisory or management experience in a correctional setting preferred.
• Experience conducting security assessments, audits, operational reviews, or vulnerability assessments preferred.
• Experience with contraband interdiction, specialized security equipment, emergency operations, or high-risk transportation preferred.
• Experience analyzing operational data and preparing management reports preferred.
• Experience with Incident Command System (ICS), COOP, emergency preparedness, or critical incident management preferred.
• Current or prior experience at the Captain level or equivalent level of responsibility within VADOC or a comparable correctional organization.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

If selected as a finalist with the VADOC, candidates can expect the following:

Background Investigation Requirements: All applicants are subject to a background investigation. Investigations may include fingerprint checks (State Police, FBI); local agency checks; employment verification; verification of education (relevant to employment); credit checks; and other checks based on the position.

Drug Testing Requirements: Applicants applying to a designated safety sensitive position are subject to a pre-employment drug screen. Marijuana use is prohibited for positions that require possession of a firearm or a Commercial Driver's License in the performance of official duties such as Corrections Officers, Probation Officers, Tractor Trailer Drivers and others.

Application Requirements: Application and/or résumé for this position are only accepted electronically through the Commonwealth of Virginia's Electronic Recruitment System. All applications should be submitted by 11:55pm on the closing date for the position. Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered applications and/or résumés will not be accepted. The decision to interview an applicant is based solely on the information received for this position from the electronic application and/or résumé.

Layoff Preferences: Applicants who possess an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under the Department of Human Resources Management (DHRM) Policy 1.30 Layoff (Commonwealth of VA employees only) MUST attach these forms when submitting their state application and/or résumé.

Contact Information

Name: Human Resources

Phone: 804-659-8424

Email: EMAILED APPLICATIONS/RÉSUMÉS / WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR THIS POSITION

In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.

Advertised: 27 Aug 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 11 Sep 2026 Eastern Daylight Time

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