Corrections Officer

Salary: $20.30 Hourly

Position Summary:

This work is conducted at the Baldwin County Corrections Center and Baldwin County Courthouse. An employee in this position is responsible for the care, custody, and control of the inmate population. Work involves security tasks associated with incarceration, such as understanding inmate behavior. It also involves related clerical functions such as completing reports, reporting inmate counts, and entering data into a computer. All work is performed in accordance with local, state, and federal guideline under the direct supervision of the Corrections Commander and Supervisors.

Essential Functions:

• Monitor conduct of inmates according to established policies, regulations, and procedures, to prevent escape or violence.

• Inspect conditions of locks, window bars, grills, doors, gates, and perimeters to ensure that they will prevent escapes.

• Search inmates, cells, and vehicles for weapons, valuables, or drugs.

• Guard facility entrances to screen visitors.

• Search for and recapture escapees.

• Inspect mail for the presence of contraband.

• Take inmates into custody and escort to locations within and outside of facility, such as visiting room, courtroom, or hospital.

• Record information, such as inmate identification, charges, and incidences of inmate disturbance.

• Use weapons, handcuffs, and physical force to maintain discipline and order among inmates.

• Conduct fire, safety, and sanitation inspections.

• Provide information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail or in person.

• Observe, receive, and obtain information from all relevant sources.

• Enter, transcribe, record, store, or maintain information in written or electronic form.

• Identify information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.

• Handle complaints, settle disputes, and resolve grievances and conflicts.

• Use relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

• Develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with others and maintaining them over time.

• Inspect equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.

• Work includes rotating shifts including nights, weekends, holidays, and may require unforeseen overtime.

Requirements:

• Required: Minimum age of 18; Must have High School Diploma or GED

• Preferred: At least 1 year of Corrections Experience; Experience with Microsoft Office, SmartCop, and Adobe

• For a position requiring driving as an essential function, must possess a current valid driver’s license and be insurable.