Correctional Deputy

Hastings, MN
Dakota County Sheriff

Salary: $53,925.00 – $84,258.00 Annually

Position Summary:

Correctional Deputies are responsible for the control, observation and direct supervision of inmate populations to ensure the maintenance of security, operational rules, procedures and guidelines of the Dakota County Jail. Work is performed in a 24/7 secure facility environment and staff are required to work 12-hour shifts, which includes weekends and holidays. Staff may also have to work on-call, over-time, and forced shift extensions. You may have the opportunity to work a Monday-Friday schedule or a rotating schedule. Our office has various positions and specialty assignments including, K9 Handler, Hospital Guard Duty, Booking Specialist, Recreation Coordinator, Inmates Motivated to Change Deputy (IMC), Crime Scene Team, Use of Force Instructor, Special Response Team (SRT), Field Training Officer (FTO),Dive Team, Drone Operator, Social Media Team, Community Engagement/Recruitment Team, and Honor Guard. If you are looking for variety, career development, and a work/life balance in a professional career, join us!

Essential Functions:

  1. Represents the Sheriff’s Office in a positive, professional manner.
  2. Builds and maintains positive working relationships.
  3. Maintains standards of dress in accordance with policy and procedure.
  4. Understands and complies with policy and procedure to include Sheriff’s Office memorandums, directives and notices.
  5. Maintains officer safety and situational awareness.
  6. Provide credible and truthful reporting and testimony as needed
  7. Monitor security precautions and control the movement of inmates & staff within the secure area of the Dakota County Jail via monitors and control panel access or keys control.
  8. Provides direct supervision of up to 60 inmates in a housing unit (inmates are not always locked down in their cells, but rather spend most of the day in a common secure area supervised by a correctional deputy.)
  9. Patrol facility and make rounds counting and recording prisoners coming into or out of the Dakota County Jail.
  10. Book in prisoners following established procedures to include, initial medical assessment, the taking of fingerprints, photographs, and collecting medical information and personal histories of new inmates.
  11. Provide security for medical staff as they administer medication, including narcotics, conduct diabetic checks (blood sugar and insulin), and address other medical issues and treatment of inmates according to physician’s orders and/or dietary restrictions.
  12. Respond to and assesses emergency situations such as fights, suicide attempts, threats to staff, fire alarms, escape attempts, contraband recovery, and medical situations by applying first aid, enforcing rules, restraining inmates, responding to calls for assistance, or by notifying proper authorities in an attempt to restore order and security.
  13. Applies objectively reasonable and necessary amount of force in accordance with Sheriff’s Office policy.
  14. Respond to calls for assistance throughout the jail and document all incidents and facts by preparing reports on jail problems and discipline.
  15. Supervise, coordinate, escort and communicate effectively with inmates in jail housing units. Process, coordinate, and disseminate all needs including, but not limited to, medical issues, courts, programs, visitation, food, clothing, inmate requests and shelter.
  16. Conducts searches of inmates (pat or visual strip searches), living areas, cells and visitors for contraband in accordance with jail policy and procedures.
  17. Process inmate funds according to standard operating procedures.
  18. Process inmate releases to include releasing and returning inmate personal property upon their release from the Dakota County Jail and the processing of bail/bonds.
  19. May supervise inmate recreational and visiting periods as well as inmate housekeeping responsibilities within the housing units and inmate worker housekeeping activities throughout the facility such as kitchen and laundry duties.
  20. Other duties as assigned or required of a specific job post.

Requirements:

  • High School Graduation/GED AND Two years of full-time work experience from any industry or employer. Convert any part-time experience to full years (i.e. 20 hours week for 2 years equals 1-year full time). Do not round up years of experience (i.e. 2 yrs. 9 mos. would equal 2 years). OR
  • A combination of post high school education (i.e. completed coursework with an unfinished degree) AND full-time work experience from any industry or employer to total two years. OR
  • A completed 2 or 4 year degree in any field.