Correctional Officer I - Lateral Transfer

City of Santa Ana • Santa Ana, CA

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The City of Santa Ana is seeking results-oriented individuals with a great attitude, creativity, innovation, efficiency, a record of success, and a passion for public service to join their team. This recruitment is specifically for candidates who are laterals with experience from another agency and will not be required to attend an eight-week Correctional Officer Training Academy. Lateral candidates must have completed a Correctional Officer training academy and possess a valid BSCC Standards and Training for Corrections (STC) Adult Corrections Officer or Juvenile Corrections Officer Core Course Certificate. They must also have at least one year of experience (with completion of probation) as a full-time Corrections Officer within the last two years. Those with less experience or who separated from the position more than two years ago should apply for the non-lateral Correctional Officer I recruitment. The listed salary does not include various incentives such as shift overlap pay, career development pay based on education level, bilingual pay, and longevity pay.

Requirements

• Graduation from high school or G.E.D. equivalent.
• Sufficient training and/or experience conducive to the skills and abilities listed below.
• Possess and retain a valid California Class C driver's license as a condition of employment.
• Completed a Correctional Officer training academy and possess a valid BSCC Standards and Training for Corrections (STC) Adult Corrections Officer or Juvenile Corrections Officer Core Course Certificate.
• At least one year of experience (with completion of probation) as a full-time Corrections Officer within the last two years.
• Skill in exercising safe and effective physical restraint tactics.
• Skill in basic typing and computer knowledge.
• Skill in organizational skills.
• Skill in dealing effectively with a wide variety of people.
• Skill in writing reports.
• Ability to maintain security, control, and custody of inmates in an assigned facility.
• Ability to effectively and expeditiously search persons and identify contraband and potentially dangerous items.
• Ability to escort and restrain inmates.
• Ability to respond to emergency or stressful situations quickly, calmly and decisively.
• Ability to observe situations and recall facts.
• Ability to interact with people of varied social, economic, and cultural backgrounds.
• Ability to communicate in a clear, concise, and persuasive manner to relay information and gain compliance.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to render emergency first aid.
• Ability to understand and follow rules and oral and written instructions.
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic computations.
• Ability to maintain records and prepare reports.
• Must be willing and able to work rotating shifts, nights, holidays, and weekends.
• Officers will work any time of day as required, including times of city and/or civil emergencies.

Nice To Haves

• Associate's Degree (for Career Development Pay)
• Bachelor's Degree (for Career Development Pay)
• Master's Degree (for Career Development Pay)
• Bilingual skills (for incentive pay)

Responsibilities

• Ensures the safety of inmates and staff in a direct supervision correctional environment.
• Adheres to state and federal laws related to the confinement and supervision of inmates.
• Completes the arrestee booking process and conducts searches of those in custody.
• Conducts interviews with inmates.
• Performs record checks and issues citations.
• Fingerprints and photographs inmates.
• Accepts and secures property to be used for evidence or held for safekeeping.
• Dispenses clothing and linen to inmates.
• Inspects jail facilities for cleanliness and maintains appropriate security and maintenance standards.
• Supervises inmates assigned to the various housing units; supervises a variety of housing unit activities that include meal distribution, use of the showers, use of phones, visitation, recreation, and ensures inmates maintain general housing unit sanitary standards.
• Supervises the administering of oral medication to inmates by medical staff.
• Performs administrative duties such as scheduling and prepares basic incident reports.
• Records daily activities on electronic logs documenting inmate meal distribution, headcounts, inmate visitation, property distribution, bookings, and other significant events.
• Oversees and instructs groups of inmates assigned work details.
• Physically restrains inmates when necessary, uses defensive weapons as directed by the on-duty supervisor; secures inmates into restraint chairs or similar equipment, when necessary.
• Monitors visitors/contract employees entering and exiting the facility and supervises their contact with inmates.
• Processes inmate correspondence, monitors inmate phone calls and processes inmate request slips.
• Responds to inmate grievances and conducts disciplinary hearings.
• Prepares for the transportation of inmates by applying restraint equipment and inspecting vehicles for safety.
• Escorts inmates throughout the facility.
• Processes inmates for release.
• Oversees and controls jail movement from a central control room.
• Testifies in court.
• May be assigned to transport inmates outside of jail facility if assigned to the Jail Transport Unit.
• Performs related functions as required.

Benefits

• Shift Overlap Pay: 3% of monthly base
• Career Development Pay: Associate's Degree: 5% of monthly base; Bachelor's Degree: 7.5% of monthly base; Master's Degree: 10% of monthly base
• Bilingual Pay: $300/month
• Longevity Pay: (total years of City service) assigned at benchmarks: Completion of 15 years: 5% of monthly base; Completion of 20 years: Additional 5% of monthly base

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED