Compliance Paralegal jobs in Lawton, OK

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.

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!

Responsibilities

Role and Responsibilities

Role

As a compliance and accreditation subject matter specialist, you will oversee the Compliance Department. Some of your key functions will be creating and updating assessment tools to monitor the success of compliance activities, communicating rules, regulations, and guidelines to relevant stakeholders, and representing the organization during compliance and accreditation audits. In this role, you will:

• Interpret compliance and accreditation criteria based on organization, client, or third-party requirements.
• Ensure policies and procedures adhere to organizational, client or third-party guidelines.
• Develop effective assessment tools to identify compliance issues; report and document findings, and recommend improvements.
• Conduct daily reviews of security services.
• Serve as back-up auditor for food service and healthcare services.
• Supervise, train, guide, and support other Compliance Auditors.
• Work with department managers to evaluate and ensure compliance with organization, client, or third-party requirements.
• Collect and report facility data to accreditation organizations.
• Provide the facility with information on accreditation issues.
• Effectively implement the Quality Control Program (QCP) and train employees on it.
• Maintain database and paper documentation on the facility’s compliance and accreditation programs.
  
  

Qualifications

Competencies Required

Minimum Requirements

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:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field along with three (3) year experience in a corrections, law enforcement or related capacity. Experience needs to demonstrate an understanding for the facility’s operations while being able to compare them to organizational, contracting 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 highly desirable.
• Above average verbal and written communication. Must be able to make presentations to employees at all levels of the facility. Must be able to write cohesive and comprehensive documentation.
• May be required to travel up to 60% of the time.
• Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.
• Must possess a valid state driver's license. (Oklahoma State Requirement).
  
  

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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