Detention Officer - Starting Pay: $24.95 -$27.54 Per Hour
About The Position
The Detention Officer supervises and monitors the behavior of residents, coordinating and cooperating with law enforcement and judiciary agencies as necessary. This role involves a wide range of detention duties, including proper booking, incarceration, and ensuring the safety of individuals committed to the Detention Center. Responsibilities also extend to facility maintenance, such as inspecting, cleaning, and sanitizing the facility, identifying and reporting sanitation issues, and managing inventories of sanitation supplies, inmate supplies, and stored clothing. The work schedule is determined by facility needs, and the employee may be required to transport prisoners to court and other appearances. All duties must be performed with minimal supervision. Detention officers may be assigned to duty stations within the Adult Male Unit or Adult Female Unit. The position may require irregular hours, attending briefings 15 minutes before and after shifts, and attending job-related meetings both locally and out of town.
Requirements
- DRIVING RECORD - Dated within the last 30 days
- WAIVER - Print, complete, and upload the notarized waiver
- VETERANS' FORM - Print, complete, and upload the form
Responsibilities
- Supervise and monitor behavior of residents
- Coordinate and cooperate with law enforcement agencies and judiciary agencies as necessary
- Plan and perform a wide range of detention duties to ensure the proper booking, incarceration and safety of persons committed to the Detention Center
- Inspect facilities for cleanliness
- Clean and sanitize the facility
- Identify and report conditions or practices that may compromise overall sanitation effectiveness
- Maintain an inventory of sanitation supplies
- Maintain and inventory of all inmate supplies, stored clothing and distribution
- Transport prisoners to court and other appearances
- Attend briefing detail 15 minutes before and after shift
- Attend job-related meetings in and out of town
- Perform all other duties assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
