Corrections Officer

Gainesville, GA
Hall County Sheriff

Salary: $19.84 To 24.80 Annually.

Position Summary:

Maintains the security of the public and the Correctional Institution by enforcing discipline and order with the inmates in the facility and on work crews and securing a safe and clean environment for inmates and employees.

Essential Functions:

  • Receives and searches new inmates for weapons and contraband; receives, labels, and stores all personal property of each inmate until release or transfer; assigns a county number and dorm house to inmates; places inmate in proper dorm house.
  • Patrols facility and grounds providing security of all areas including the dorms, recreational yard and recreational rooms; maintains constant watch and reports any unusual circumstances or occurrences to superior officers; holds monthly fire drills.
  • Distributes meals and medication as directed; inspects dormitories and assures all cell doors are locked;; controls TV, heat, and lighting from cages in each dorm; checks on isolation cells.
  • Transports inmate work crews to job sites; guards inmates while they perform manual labor tasks such as cutting grass, patching roads, cleaning curbs, clearing rights-of-way, picking up trash, trimming limbs, cleaning rest rooms, painting, clearing ditches, moving furniture, unloading trucks, and janitorial duties.
  • May relieve a superior officer as needed.
  • Transports inmates to and from the doctor, dentist, courthouse or any other location necessary; may serve on the disciplinary or classification committee.
  • May be assigned to oversee the building and maintenance of compactor sites; orders supplies and performs construction work; maintains all grounds at the Correctional Institution.
  • Regular and predictable attendance is required.
  • Performs other related duties as required.

Requirements:

  • High School Diploma or G.E.D.
  • No experience required.
  • POST Certification required within one year.
  • Valid Commercial Drivers License or ability to get license within six months of hire and a satisfactory Motor Vehicle Record (MVR).