Cadet Corrections Officer – Sheriff’s Office – J1515 - 37200

Nueces County•Dubuque, IA

24d•$19•Onsite

About The Position

The primary purpose of the Corrections Officer position is to guard, observe and transport inmates. Officer enforces the rules and policies of the facility and insures that the safety and welfare of inmates and staff are safeguarded. This is a trainee position that involves required completion of academy and field training including closely supervised performance of corrections officer duties. The employee is required to be on duty before, during, and after natural disasters and emergencies, as directed by the supervisor.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); eighteen years of age and a citizen of the United States.
All successful candidates must consent to a criminal background check and are required to achieve TCOLE certification as a Corrections Officer within twelve months of appointment.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Ability to maintain control in highly stressful situations.
Ability to communicate with individuals from all socio-economic groups.
Ability to learn laws, departmental policies, rules, regulations, instructions and correctional literature regarding the custody of persons.
Ability to understand and follow oral instructions.
Ability to write clear and concise reports and to maintain complete records as required.
Ability to meet established physical standards.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other county employees and officials, inmates and the public.
Any employee who drives a vehicle on official business must have a driving record which meets standards set by the County and the County’s insurance carrier.

Responsibilities

Attends Training Academy to become a Certified Jailer.
May, under close supervision, perform Corrections Officer duties, including: Booking, classifying, observing, transferring, transporting and releasing inmates with attention to the health, safety and security of other officers, inmates and the public.
Conducts inspections, shakedowns, inmate searches and makes key checks.
Conducts head counts of inmates.
Completes, checks and processes official papers and documents.
Intervenes and resolves crisis situations such as fights, fires and medical emergencies.
Restrains combative inmates.
Serves or supervises the serving of meals to inmates.
Supervises inmates while they are performing their cleaning duties.
Provides informal counseling to inmates.
Conducts safety inspections and inspections of fire exits.
Assists with the personal needs of inmates, such as telephone calls, mail, laundry, visits and commissary.