Correctional Officer

Salary: $56,444.88 – $89,141.76 Annually.

Essential Functions:

Oversees the security and conduct of inmates
Supervises trustees in performance of routine custodial work
Processes prisoners for commitment, release, or transfer from detention facilities
Prepares required records
Issues clothing to inmates
Maintains records of inmates and their personal property
Recommends work assignments for inmates
Visually and physically inspects inmates and their quarters, for contraband, weapons, or narcotics
Checks on sanitary conditions and orderliness of quarters
Promotes acceptable inmate attitude and behavior
Confers with supervisors and custody-related service providers regarding behavioral and other inmate problems
Participates in programs designed to prepare inmates for release
Checks buildings and nearby grounds for irregular circumstances related to possible or attempted escape of prisoners
Answers telephone inquiries and at the counter inquiries pertaining to jail policies and individual prisoners
Receives and gives receipts for bail money
Dispenses prescribed medications to prisoners
Provides transportation for inmates
Assists with public safety dispatching
Prepares written reports
Other related duties as assigned

Requirements:

A high school graduate or equivalent with one year of public contact experience.
Must pass written examination and physical agility examination, a psychological examination, a stringent physical examination, including drug screen, and personal background check
Must successfully complete a jail operations course certified by the California State Board of Corrections and approved Penal Code 832, first aid and CPR courses
You may be required to drive a motor vehicle in the course of employment and must possess a valid operator’s license issued by the State Department of Motor Vehicles
Must successfully complete a pre-employment background investigation
Your position may be required to serve as a Disaster Service Worker during a County emergency