Detention Officer

Salary: $19.95 ‒ $20.68 Hourly

Position Summary:

Incumbent serves as Detention Officer/Work Release for the Community Corrections, responsible for maintaining security and order within the detention facility. Incumbent is responsible for supervision of offenders in a work release environment utilizing prescribed policies and procedures, ensures a secure, safe and humane environment for incarcerated persons.

Essential Functions:

• Maintains interior and exterior security of Community Corrections facility, including monitoring surveillance cameras and activities of offenders and searching detainees for weapons and/or contraband.
• Maintains accurate accounting of all offenders, including inspecting living areas and performing roll calls by completing accurate offender count sheets/forms.
• Reports unusual or unruly behavior, securing or physically restraining offenders, and implementing disciplinary action.
• Completing of all offender records. Maintaining accountability of each offender.

Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED or experience in the work-related field may be substituted. At least 21 years old.
• A US Citizen.
• No Felony convictions
• Possession of or ability to obtain First Responder/CPR certification.
• Ability to supervise and direct assigned offenders, including completing work assignment forms, providing corrective instruction, and providing orientation at intake.
• Working knowledge of and ability to use all assigned department equipment, including vehicle, computer, keyboard, and breathalyzer.
• Working knowledge of universal health precautions and bloodborne pathogens control and ability to protect oneself against exposure and infection.
• Working knowledge of standard English grammar, spelling and punctuation, and ability to complete all required reports within department deadlines.
• Ability to provide public access to or maintain confidentiality of department information and records according to state requirements.
• Ability to meet all department hiring and retention requirements, and ability to comply with all employer and department policies and work rules, including, but not limited to, attendance, safety, drug-free workplace, and personal conduct.
• Ability to follow dress code uniform standards.
• Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing with co-workers, other County departments, law enforcement agencies, offenders, offender’s families, area employers, drug testing personnel, medical personnel, and the public, including being sensitive to professional ethics, gender, cultural diversities and disabilities.
• Ability to competently serve the public with diplomacy and respect and ability to deal swiftly, rationally, and decisively with potentially violent individuals in precarious situations.
• Ability to respond immediately to a crisis including fire, medical emergency, and if necessary makes 911 emergency calls.
• Ability to speak clearly and distinctly and hear and be heard and understood when communicating in person, by radio, or by telephone.
• Ability to obey all written rules and oral orders and directives from Department superiors.
• Ability to perform essential functions of the position without posing a direct threat to the health and safety of self and other individuals in the workplace.
• Ability to work alone and with minimum supervision and with others in a team environment, often amidst frequent distractions and interruptions and under time pressure from formal schedules and deadlines.
• Ability to testify in court/legal proceedings as required.
• Ability to work weekends, evenings, and extended or irregular hours, and travel out of town, sometimes overnight. May be required to work overtime, holidays and changing shifts/hours. Must be able to work overtime up to 16 hours (8 hours beyond 8-hour shift).
• Possession of a valid driver’s license and demonstrated safe driving record.