Detention Officer
Salary: $44,952.00 – $63,396.00 Annually.
Essential Functions:
- Duties include booking, fingerprinting and photographing arrested persons;
- Conducting intoxilyzer tests; searching and screening, supervising, preparing meals for, feeding, and releasing jail inmates; cleaning and handling maintenance of the jail;
- Preparing and submitting daily activity reports;
- Conducting daily searches of the jail facility;
- Processing monies for bonds / fines; and attending court as needed.
- Duties will require ability to restrain and secure combative prisoners using verbal skills, hand control techniques and / or other accepted methods;
- Attending mandatory training courses and maintaining all required certifications. Hours include two shifts covering a 24-hour period.
Requirements:
- A high school diploma or equivalent, a valid Class C Texas driver’s license and a good driving record are required.
- Must be at least 18 years of age to be hired.
- Candidates will be subject to a polygraph exam, a psychological exam, and criminal history check.
- Must not have any criminal conviction above the grade of a Class B misdemeanor or any Class B misdemeanor within the past 10 years; other convictions may also be considered.