Correctional Assistant

Weber County, UT • Ogden, UT

381d • $20

About The Position

Under close supervision of an administrative superior, performs a variety of routine tasks in a support role assisting correctional officers or other staff in areas such as, processing the intake of offenders into the Weber County Correctional Facility, routine control room functions, limited data terminal entry. This position requires rotating shift work. The shifts are comprised of hour as required, days per week as required with each shift rotating every three months. This requires that you work weekends, holidays, etc.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Two (2) years of increasingly responsible experience in Clerical Work.
• Corrections experience or Law Enforcement related training preferred.
• Must not have a criminal record.
• Must pass extensive background examination.

Responsibilities

• Accepts fees for payment, issues receipts, balances cash on hand against receipts, keeps simple records of transactions, and makes simple mathematical computations.
• Obtains offender names, charges, sentences, and other booking information according to established methods and procedures.
• Performs other routine activities in support of the booking process such as logging information, issuing clothing, answering routine questions, completing an inventory of needed supplies.
• Maintains reports as directed, processes information, fills in data on standard facility forms.
• Receives telephone and personal callers, handling any question or matters of a non-technical or routine nature and directs others to the appropriate staff member.
• Assists correctional officers with electronic inmate housing control room functions, consistent with the correctional assistants' qualifications.

Benefits

• Health
• Dental
• Vision
• Retirement
• 401k match
• Sick/Vacation
• Life Insurance
• Short-term Disability
• Accident
• Critical Illness
• Parental Leave
• Maternity Leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees