Corrections Officer – Lateral Transfer

Zanesville, OH
The City of Zanesville

Salary: $48,006.40 – $49,587.20 Annually

Position Summary:

Under general supervision, controls prisoner behavior to maintain security within the Zanesville City Jail.

Essential Functions:

  • Maintains jail security. Monitors and controls prisoners in accordance with jail policy, procedure and standards. Supervises prisoners engaged in eating meals, sleeping, recreation, and other living activities. Controls and restrains inmates to protect themselves, other prisoners, correctional staff, visitors and other persons from harm. Reports and responds to unusual conditions or occurrences.
  • Monitors visits from attorneys, clergy, health nurse, family, friends and others and ensures visit is conducted in accordance with security procedures.
  • Conducts head counts on a regular basis, and randomly inspects jail dorm living areas to confiscate contraband, weapons and other items.
  • Operates Central Control Board and monitors cell and other areas. Operates electronic locks to control access to and from secured areas.
  • Books inmates in accordance with established procedures. Frisks and secures prisoner, and takes fingerprints and mug shots. Questions prisoner to solicit and record booking information into computer system. Inventories and intakes money and property, and prepares records of receipt. Gives showers to delouse prisoner, issues personal items, informs inmate of jail rules, and performs other booking procedures as required. Releases prisoners as authorized and in accordance with procedure upon completion of sentence or transfer.
  • Releases inmates from jail as authorized, and when assigned to work release or work details. Supervises work detail of trustees engaged in cleaning and maintenance activities. Performs cleaning and maintenance work in absence of Trustees.
  • Responds to, and handles inmate problems and needs within limitation of authority. Fills commissary orders and charges items against prisoner’s accounts. Issues soap, towels and other personal hygiene items to prisoners. Issues and maintains documentation of non-prescription medications such as aspirin, antacids and other authorized items. Distributes prescription medications as authorized by professional medical personnel. Ensures inmate receives meals, and supervises preparation and distribution of same on limited basis.
  • Completes daily activity logs, medication logs, property receipts, commissary receipts, headcount reports, inmate incident, rule violation and write-up forms, use of force forms, and other records.
  • Fingerprints civilians and job applicants.
  • Testifies in court.

Requirements:

  • Must be a U.S. Citizen 18 years of age or older
  • Possess a High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent
  • Possess a State ID
  • Currently a full-time or part-time corrections officer position
  • Corrections Officer with a minimum of 1-year experience
  • Currently in PERS or OP&F pension system
  • Certified as a Corrections Officer from the State of Ohio. State motor vehicle operator’s license.