Mitchell Hubbard
New Franklin,MO
Summary
With a robust background at the Missouri Department of Corrections, I excel in crisis management and staff supervision, demonstrating a keen ability to enhance safety and efficiency. My expertise in de-escalation techniques and inmate supervision has significantly contributed to a safer correctional environment, showcasing leadership and a commitment to public safety.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Correctional Sergeant
Cooper County Sheriff's Office
Boonville , MO
02.2024 - Current
- Organized recreational activities for inmates designed to improve morale within the facility.
- Conducted daily briefings to pass on pertinent info to oncoming shifts.
- Maintained order in building and on grounds of prison.
- Assigned daily tasks and responsibilities to employees and filled out daily work logs.
- Inspected conditions of locks, window bars and doors at correctional facilities to verify security and prevent escapes.
- Safely transported inmates to and from work sites, maintaining physical headcounts at all times.
- Facilitated communication between inmates, family members, attorneys and other external parties.
- Implemented defensive tactics and physical restraints to maintain safety and security of facility.
- Supervised and made cell assignments.
- Established effective working relationships with local law enforcement agencies when necessary.
- Investigated allegations of misconduct by inmates and staff members.
- Interacted with community organizations to facilitate reintegration programs for released inmates.
- Implemented defensive tactics and physical restraints to maintain safety and security of personnel and general public.
- Settled disputes between inmates.
- Developed strategies to reduce incidents of violence or inappropriate behavior within the facility.
- Conducted urinalysis tests on staff and inmates to test for illicit drugs.
- Conducted scheduled headcounts to verify presence of prisoners.
- Communicated information regarding security, safety and operations through chain of command.
- Assigned inmates to open and appropriate housing units.
- Reviewed incident reports and other documentation submitted by subordinates.
- Supervised visitation and checked visitors for proper identification and contraband.
- Conducted fire, safety and sanitation inspections.
- Monitored inmate movement within the facility to maintain security and safety of staff, inmates and visitors.
Corrections Officer Two (Sergeant)
Missouri Department of Corrections
Fulton, MO
09.2021 - 01.2025
- Supervise correctional officers; develop expectations, and monitor performance and work habits.
- Assists the Corrections Training Officer in conducting orientation and in-service training programs.
- Observes personnel to ensure compliance with established rules, regulations, and procedures.
- Conducts on-the-job training for correctional officers.
- Serves as the officer-in-charge of special security posts, where independent judgment and responsibility are required.
- Patrol the living quarters, grounds, and buildings to observe offender behaviors and the effectiveness of correctional officers.
- Prepares and submits reports on offender violations of divisional or correctional facility rules, unusual offender behaviors, observed mechanical deficiencies, and security breaches or failures.
- Discuss minor adjustment problems with offenders; refer serious problems to the proper correctional facility staff; and promote rehabilitation by attempting to modify offenders' social attitudes, discouraging undesirable behaviors, and encouraging worthwhile activities.
- Provided guidance and support to inmates in need of assistance with personal matters or adjustment to prison life.
- Applied non-violent response tools and physical restraint during problematic situations.
- Inspects buildings and equipment for security, safety, and sanitary conditions.
- Supervises the movement of offenders inside and outside the correctional facility, conducts periodic counts of offenders, and searches offenders and their living quarters for contraband.
- Arbitrates disputes and settles grievances among offenders, enforcing disciplinary measures when necessary, and refers difficult disciplinary problems to an administrative supervisor.
- Performs work in accordance with established rules and regulations; receives general administrative direction, and performs other related work as assigned.
Corrections Officer One
Missouri Department of Corrections
Boonville, MO
09.2015 - 06.2021
- My Duties as a Corrections Officer One is to observe all offender movement via of camera and physical observation
- It also is my duty to enforce all instructional and department policies, procedures and rules
- I also carry out the discharge of my professional duties by practicing acceptable social standards in a respectful, courteous, polite and professional manner with other staff, the offender population, and the public
- I strive toward excellence in every action
- Adhere to professional principles that guide me in making ethical decisions and act in a civil manner
Product delivery specialist (Part time)
Rent-A-Center
Boonville, MO
05.2015 - 09.2015
- My job as a product delivery specialist was deliver merchandise to customers
- It was also my job to repossess merchandise from customers that were behind on their weekly or monthly payments
- It was also my job to assemble merchandise for the show room of the store
- I also delivered and received merchandise from others stores in the state
- Its was also my job to receive merchandise from suppliers and take inventory or the merchandise for the store every two weeks or directed by the manger
Grain Inspection worker (Seasonal)
Missouri Department of Agriculture
Marshall, MO
10.2014 - 01.2015
- My job as a Grain inspection worker was to drive to grain elevators in the state of Missouri directed by my supervisor
- I was to inspected rail road cars and barges before they were to have grain put into them
- It was also my job to collect samples from rail road cars and barges as they were being filled
- I also had to stay organized as I had to document the type of sample and the method that it was collected and document registration number off the rail road cars and barges
- I also had to take the samples back to the office where a tester would test the grain for water damage and other categories such as bugs and mold
Factory worker (Temporary worker)
Nordyne
Boonville, MO
08.2013 - 10.2013
- My job was assemble fan motors for the furnace units the company made
- I had to be able to work in a fast pass environment
- I had to use tools such as a hydraulic press complete my task
- I also had to place the fan in the fan housing and wire them and test that they worked properly before having them sent to the assembly line
Education
High school or equivalent - General education
Boonville High School
Boonville, MO05.2013
Skills
- Defective tactics
- Chemical agents (O/C pepper spray)
- Shotgun
- CIT (Crisis Intervention Team)
- Suicide prevention
- Tactical communications
- CPR
- CPR and first aid instructor
- Vehicle patrol
- Glock
- Armed Transportation
- Corrections way ambassador
- FTO (Field Training Officer)
- Policy enforcement
- De-escalation techniques
- Rules of conduct
- Crowd control
- Security protocols
- Security procedures
- Inmate transportation
- Conflict management
- Crisis management
- Inventory counting
- Rehabilitation programs
- Inspections
- Surveillance monitoring
- Work planning
- Courtroom testimony
- Job assignments
- Rule enforcement
- Inmate supervision
- Counseling techniques
- Offender escort
- Firearms proficiency
- Staff supervision
- Officer training
- Inmate transport
- Inmate movement control
- Restraint techniques
- Public safety
- Detail management
Additional Information
In 2019, worked over 20 offender drug overdoses at Boonville Correctional Center, successfully performing CPR and first aid., Since starting with the Missouri Department of Corrections in September 2015, have de-escalated situations using training in Tactical communications., Assisted in a major disturbance at Boonville Correctional Center on 07/01/20 into 07/02/20, helping control offenders and escorting them to segregation., Communicate well with staff and encourage coworkers to strive for excellence., Played a significant role in saving an offender's life during a suicide attempt on 09/12/16 at Boonville Correctional Center., From 2019 to 2021, part of a team of Corrections Officers assigned to improve staffing and morale at various institutions until transferring to Fulton Reception-Diagnostic Center in September 2021.
Timeline
Correctional Sergeant
Cooper County Sheriff's Office
02.2024 - Current
Corrections Officer Two (Sergeant)
Missouri Department of Corrections
09.2021 - 01.2025
Corrections Officer One
Missouri Department of Corrections
09.2015 - 06.2021
Product delivery specialist (Part time)
Rent-A-Center
05.2015 - 09.2015
Grain Inspection worker (Seasonal)
Missouri Department of Agriculture
10.2014 - 01.2015
Factory worker (Temporary worker)
Nordyne
08.2013 - 10.2013
High school or equivalent - General education
Boonville High School
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