Corrections Officer I

Pima County•Tucson, AZ

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Corrections Officer I performs corrections work ensuring the welfare of adult inmates, court or direct remanded juvenile inmates, departmental and superior court staff, and maintaining security control and custody in a functional unit of a direct supervision jail. This is distinguished from the Deputy Sheriff classification, which is certified to exercise law enforcement powers. In a direct supervision jail, corrections staff controls behavior of the jail population through a proactive concept based on direct inmate supervision. In this setting, inmates are given the responsibility to influence their treatment and privileges through control of their own behavior. This direct supervision approach is unlike the more traditional reactive containment approach, which utilizes bars, security glass and other barriers. This division operates 24 hours a day, 365 days per year. All positions are required to engage in inmate contact, to work rotating shifts which include days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays, and to work an assigned post that can be rotated/reassigned at management's discretion.

Requirements

High school diploma or General Education Development (GED) Certificate
At least 18 years of age
Valid driver license is required at time of application
Valid AZ driver license is required at time of appointment
Satisfactory completion of a background investigation
Pre-/post-appointment drug screening and polygraph examinations are required
Post-job offer physical and/or drug screen
Post-job offer proof of immunization(s) or immunization(s) and/or a TB screening

Nice To Haves

Possession of a valid Arizona commercial driver license (CDL) with appropriate endorsements(s) at the time of appointment or prior to completion of an initial/promotional probation period.

Responsibilities

Maintains security of assigned facility by observing and controlling inmate behaviors, enforcing discipline, and reporting observations
Inspects the living conditions within the housing units for compliance with sanitation objectives
Conducts checks of inmate housing and cell searches for inmate census and detection of contraband
Controls, operates, and inspects life safety equipment, electronic safety and surveillance equipment, and door control systems
Performs booking, fingerprinting, identification and records maintenance procedures
Reviews all incident numbers, logs those that are major rule violations, and prints out major charge sheet
Reviews all officer incident reports, evidence, and major charge sheets to ensuring violations are clearly identified, follows all protocols, and verifies that reports have been completed correctly
Conducts inmate hearings within a timely manner