CORRECTIONS OFFICER

Hall County•Gainesville, GA

76d

About The Position

Maintains the security of the public and the Correctional Institution by enforcing discipline and order with the inmates in the facility and on work crews and securing a safe and clean environment for inmates and employees.

Requirements

High School Diploma or G.E.D.
No experience required.
POST Certification required within one year.
Valid Commercial Drivers License or ability to get license within six months of hire and a satisfactory Motor Vehicle Record (MVR).
Knowledge of methods, techniques, and procedures used in controlling and maintaining discipline among inmates.
Knowledge of modern principles of criminology and penology.
Knowledge of the principles, practices, and laws governing the housing and supervision of inmates.
Knowledge of general office procedures and policies including filing, indexing, and records maintenance.
Ability to deal effectively with inmates and to maintain discipline.

Responsibilities

Receives and searches new inmates for weapons and contraband; receives, labels, and stores all personal property of each inmate until release or transfer; assigns a county number and dorm house to inmates; places inmate in proper dorm house.
Patrols facility and grounds providing security of all areas including the dorms, recreational yard and recreational rooms; maintains constant watch and reports any unusual circumstances or occurrences to superior officers; holds monthly fire drills.
Distributes meals and medication as directed; inspects dormitories and assures all cell doors are locked;; controls TV, heat, and lighting from cages in each dorm; checks on isolation cells.
Transports inmate work crews to job sites; guards inmates while they perform manual labor tasks such as cutting grass, patching roads, cleaning curbs, clearing rights-of-way, picking up trash, trimming limbs, cleaning rest rooms, painting, clearing ditches, moving furniture, unloading trucks, and janitorial duties.
May relieve a superior officer as needed.
Transports inmates to and from the doctor, dentist, courthouse or any other location necessary; may serve on the disciplinary or classification committee.
May be assigned to oversee the building and maintenance of compactor sites; orders supplies and performs construction work; maintains all grounds at the Correctional Institution.
Regular and predictable attendance is required.
Performs other related duties as required.
Inspects, installs and maintains all traffic and street signs and prepares and pints street, traffic and special signs according to Uniform Traffic Control codes and ordinances.
Inspects traffic and street signs to insure signs are properly posted and visible to motorist; replaces damaged or missing signs.
Determines sign location; installs street, traffic and special signs; digs holes and sets posts, attaches sign to posts.
Oversees the work of inmate detail involved in the installation of traffic signs and devices.
Draws and paints traffic, street and special signs; utilizes sign and paint machines daily.
Lays out, marks, and paints parking lots; paints stop bars, center lines, and crosswalks, and arrows on County streets; makes price estimates to other departments requesting parking lot marking and sign painting.
Obtains pricing for signs, paint and paint equipment and supplies; prepares and submits purchase orders for approval; maintains inventory.
Maintains work order file and daily activity log.
Confers with the public; obtains and/or provides street sign and marking information.
Performs other related duties as required.