Sheriff’s Detention Deputy
Salary: $62,483.57 – $93,725.36 Annually
Position Summary:
The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office is seeking Detention Deputies to join the team! As a Detention Deputy you will utilize your interpersonal communication skills to supervise detainees in a pretrial detention facility. You will also be responsible for maintaining security of the facility and ensuring the safety of all inmates, staff members and visitors.
Essential Functions:
- Fingerprint, secure, transport, and release inmates.
- Conduct property and physical searches.
- Supervise custody of inmates and visitation.
- Staff security control rooms.
- Conduct regular security checks of the facility and housing units.
- Ensure inmate pretrial rights, arrange court appearances, and verify disposition of inmates returned from court.
- Respond to emergency situations and perform first aid when necessary.
- Maintain records on inmates; write reports on incidents occurring in the jail.
- Inventory and secure inmate cash and property.
Requirements:
- Experience working in a high volume, fast paced environment where crises and priorities change rapidly.
- Experience working as a Detention Deputy or Correctional Officer.
- Basic knowledge of computers/computer programs (e.g. Microsoft Office and Outlook or another similar email system).
- Knowledge of the rights of pre-trial inmates.
- You must be 18 years old or older
- Two or more years of full-time approved work experience (e.g., supervisory or lead worker roles, customer service in guest/customer facing positions in hospitality, retail, sales, etc.)
- Two or more years of military duty.
- Completion of two or more years of college or vocational technical course work.