Detention Officer – Certified

Salary: $22.91 – $30.92 Hourly

Position Summary:

Under general supervision, performs a variety of activities associated with booking, release, and detention of prisoners in a detention facility. Detention Officers may be assigned to a day, swing, or graveyard shift on a regular rotational basis that includes working, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Essential Functions:

• Books prisoners into detention center, including photographing/fingerprinting prisoners, searching prisoners, inventorying/storing personal property, filling out required paperwork, and recording the booking process in the appropriate log books and records systems.
• Operates/monitors video surveillance system/equipment.
• Transfers prisoners between cells.
• Escorts prisoners within the facility for meals and other activities.
• Restrains combative, argumentative, and/or suicidal prisoners.
• Determines if prisoners are ill/injured and administers/obtains appropriate medical treatment.
• Determines release criteria for prisoners according to established policies/procedures.
• Coordinates with Court staff when bond is posted.
• Prepares and distributes appropriate paperwork when prisoners are released or transferred.
• Cleans detention facility as needed.
• Performs other work-related duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Must possess one of the following: AZ Correctional Officer Training Academy (COTA), Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO), or Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA/FLETC) certification, plus experience equivalent to one year full-time detention, correctional, or closely related criminal justice work.
• Must possess a valid Arizona driver’s license and be able to meet the Community’s insurance carrier requirements (no DUI/DWI convictions within the last 5 years.)
• Must be able to pass an extensive background check, which includes polygraph test, psychological evaluation, and physical exam.