Court Security Officer

Klamath County • Klamath Falls, OR

2d • $24 - $30

About The Position

Klamath County is located in beautiful southern Oregon and home to the city of Klamath Falls, known as the state’s City of Sunshine with over 300 days of sunshine annually! Klamath County offers everything for outdoor adventurers as well as a unique and diverse art community. We are home to Oregon Institute of Technology and Kingsley Field Air Base, where the 173rd Fighter Wing resides. For more information about living in this community, please visit https://lifeinklamath.com/.

Klamath County seeks to find candidates who want to make this beautiful area their home and are looking for a position where their contributions are valued and recognized. Below is a brief overview of the Court Security Officer. Please contact Human Resources for a more in-depth description of the job and more details on our extensive benefits package.
General Position Summary
Patrols and provides security and crime prevention in and around the court; provides safety to the court staff and the public.

Requirements

• High school or GED certificate
• No criminal history that involves serious misdemeanors, felonies or extensive driving record
• Valid Driver's License
• First Aid/CPR Certified
• Must be 21 years of age
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Knowledge of Internet software.
• Ability to talk or hear.
• Ability to stand; walk and use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
• Ability to sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Pre-employment drug screening
• Sheriff’s Background Investigation, conducted by the Sheriff’s Office
• Psychological Evaluation
• Final Sheriff’s Determination
• It is the attendance standard of the employer that all employees be present and on time each shift they are scheduled to work.

Nice To Haves

• Prior law enforcement experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Patrols and provides security and crime prevention in and around the court
• Provides safety to the court staff and the public

Benefits

• County contributions to health insurance
• County contributions to a retirement plan
• Paid life insurance
• Paid short term disability
• Paid time off
• Klamath County offers all of its employees up to 12 weeks of fully employer paid leave per benefit year for qualifying events.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees