Correctional Officer - MCSO

Milwaukee County•Milwaukee, WI

5d•$31 - $35•Onsite

About The Position

Correctional Officers with the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office facilitate booking, identification, release, classification, housing, and monitoring of occupants at the Milwaukee County Jail, a maximum-security facility. The role helps ensure occupants’ rights from booking through release and maintains the safety and security of occupants, staff, and the community. Officers also assist law enforcement, courts, attorneys, and prisons. The position requires applying MCSO and Wisconsin Department of Corrections policies and rules, monitoring occupants with varied medical and mental health needs, responding to incidents and alarms, providing emergency care within the officer’s training, and documenting events and activities. Officers communicate with a centralized dispatch center and use facility, reporting, and jail-management systems. Work may involve all shifts, holidays, weekends, mandatory overtime, physical restraint, and exposure to challenging conditions.

Requirements

Must be a current resident of the United States and at least 19 years old.
High school diploma, GED, or equivalent required.
Must acquire Law Enforcement Standards Board certification during the probationary period and maintain it during employment.
Must pass fingerprinting and a background investigation; felons will be rejected unless pardoned.
Must successfully pass all examinations.
Ability to read and comprehend written material and communicate orally and in writing.
Ability to gain the respect of offenders and control their behavior; take prompt, decisive action in emergencies; and restrain combative occupants.
Ability to maintain a positive attitude and emotional control, work with computers, follow procedures and rules, and work effectively and harmoniously with others.
Ability to work all shifts, holidays, and weekends, and to work mandatory overtime.
Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds and push and pull up to 100 pounds.
Ability to restrain combative occupants weighing 250 pounds or more; apply and remove mechanical or soft restraints; and assist physically or mentally ill or incapacitated occupants.
Ability to endure extreme indoor or outdoor temperatures and possible exposure to OC or pepper spray.
Must establish Wisconsin residency within six months of appointment and maintain residency throughout employment.
Must complete pre-employment substance-abuse testing, background checks, and a pre-employment physical, subject to job requirements.

Nice To Haves

College-level coursework in law enforcement, criminal justice, psychology, sociology, education, or social work.
Valid Wisconsin driver’s license, maintained throughout employment.
Carry Concealed Weapon permit for weapon-trained officers.
K-9 certification for K-9 officers.

Responsibilities

Process occupants through booking, identification, classification, housing, and release; review arrest information and determine the validity of arrest documents.
Assist intake court with processing case files and occupant court appearances; collect DNA samples when required.
Monitor and supervise occupants, using professional communication and specialized training to maintain safety and security and prevent breaches.
Provide secure movement of occupants throughout the facility for court proceedings, medical appointments, education, and visits; weapon-trained officers escort occupants off premises and convey money to the treasurer.
Apply MCSO and Wisconsin DOC policies and rules concerning occupant housing, treatment, discipline, rights, privileges, and special-post procedures.
Monitor the behavior and conditions of occupants with varied mental health and medical needs.
Respond to facility alarms and incidents, help control uncooperative or combative occupants, and respond to fire and duress alarms in Courthouse Complex buildings from 5 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Provide emergency medical care as a trained first responder and use verbal skills and trained techniques to respond to suicidal, combative, or mentally ill occupants.
Document and report events, activities, incidents, and unlawful activity in facility logs, daybooks, crime-reporting and statistical databases, and the jail-management system.
Use handheld radios as the primary communication method with centralized jail dispatch; use phones or other devices as directed and follow communication protocols.
Use Microsoft Office, mainframe applications, internet and intranet resources, and proprietary jail-management and reporting software.
Assist with recruiting and retaining new hires and coordinate employee recruitment events.