Corrections Officer

Lima, OH
Allen County Sheriff's Office

Closing Date: 12/1/2024

Position Summary:

Under supervision, oversee inmates to ensure they’re safe, secure, and supervised.

Essential Functions:

  • Inspect assigned posts to ensure conformance to security standards and procedure
  • Ensure that all security standards are followed
  • Feed inmates at prescribed times
  • Supervise housing unit cleanings
  • Move inmates throughout the facility as required
  • General supervision of inmates and trustees
  • Complete concise reports of all irregularities, violations of the law or rules and regulations
  • Conduct security checks, headcounts, wellness checks, emergency counts and searches of housing and common areas
  • Distribute personal hygiene supplies
  • Maintain all required documentation and logbooks
  • Monitor movement of all persons within the facility
  • Maintain, update and store custody and other jail records
  • Process prisoners into and out of custody according to policy
  • Fingerprint, photograph, and search inmates according to policy
  • Provide clean clothing and linens to inmates as prescribed by policy
  • Perform other related duties as required or requested by supervision

Requirements:

  • Must be 18 years of age at minimum at time of application
  • Must have a valid driver’s license
  • Completion of Corrections Officer basic training course within the first year of employment
  • Ability to supervise others at under stressful conditions
  • Possess good communications skills, both written and oral
  • Maintain complete and concise records
  • Ability to enforce rules
  • Deal professionally with other officers, inmates and the public
  • Ability to protect self and others against physical assault
  • Possess excellent visual and audio activity
  • Ability to stand for long periods of time, walk/run and use stairways
  • Ability to use online computer system
  • High school diploma or GED equivalent