Detention Officer
Essential Functions:
- Performs initial physical search, confiscation and inventory of all personal and unauthorized items, recording of personal and medical information, finger-printing, taking of arrest photos and assuring inmates safety and security prior to processing into a housing unit or release on bond.
- Handcuffs and removes specified inmates from holdover cells and escorts inmates to and from arraignments.
- Classifies and compares fingerprints against computerized and hard copies of similar prints to establish the positive identification of each inmate.
- Supervises the removal, bagging and storage of inmates’ street clothes, issuance of jail clothing and bedding and the retrieval of street clothes and dressing of inmates for transfer to court or release from jail
- Supervises the removal, bagging and storage of inmates’ street clothes, issuance of jail clothing and bedding and the retrieval of street clothes and dressing of inmates for transfer to court or release from jail.
- Supervises the authorized release and exchange of money and property to third parties outside the jail.
- Monitors and controls inmates’ behavior in holdover cells and housing unit cells and periodically conducts physical head counts.
- Controls the operation of internal and external doors
Requirements:
- Must be able to obtain and maintain all State and Sheriff’s Department Commissioning requirements.
- Must be able to perform defense tactics against individuals.
- Requires one or more of the following: prolonged sitting, standing, walking, running, both inside and outside.
- Must be able to work varied days and shift schedules, to include weekends and holidays.
- Potential exposure to communicable diseases.
- Citizenship: Must be a United States Citizen at the time of application.
- Minimum Age: Must be 18 years of age.
- Education: High school diploma/G.E.D.
- Driver’s License: Valid Texas Driver’s License
- Must be able to obtain a TCOLE Jailers Certification within 1 year of service.