Detention Officer

Anne Arundel County • Anne Arundel County, MD

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Anne Arundel County Government is hiring full-time, permanent, safety-sensitive Detention Officers for its Department of Detention Facilities. Employees are designated essential and must report to work during all weather and emergency conditions. The position involves inmate supervision in the facility, at off-site locations, and during transportation, along with responding to emergencies and maintaining safety and security. Work may involve adverse, unpleasant, stressful, hostile, and dangerous conditions, during daytime or nighttime hours and for extended periods.

Detention Officers work a rotating schedule, including weekends and holidays, and may be required to work shifts, overtime, and standby. The announcement states that MPCTC-certified officers may start at up to $63,859, subject to proof of valid certification, experience, and approval. Qualifying applicants may receive up to 23 college credits from Anne Arundel Community College for attending the Academy.

Requirements

• Graduation from high school or GED.
• Must be at least 18 years old at the time of appointment.
• Valid non-commercial motor vehicle operator's license.
• Ability to learn and apply corrections principles, practices, methods, techniques, and equipment in daily operations.
• Ability and willingness to work under adverse and sometimes dangerous conditions, in unpleasant environments, during day or night hours, and for extended periods.
• Ability to operate motor vehicles and, after training, issued equipment.
• Ability to read, interpret, and enforce rules and regulations and follow written or oral instructions and orders.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with superiors, employees, the public, and inmates.
• Ability to prepare standard reports.
• Ability to meet established physical and age requirements and County and Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission selection standards.
• Must successfully complete the Entry Level Training Program conducted by the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Academy.
• Must successfully complete a thorough background investigation and medical and psychological evaluations.
• Must have a negative marijuana test result before hire and is subject to controlled dangerous substance and alcohol testing.

Nice To Haves

• Valid MPCTC certification may qualify an officer for a starting salary of up to $63,859, depending on experience and approval.

Responsibilities

• Supervise inmates at the facility, at off-site locations, and while transporting them.
• Respond to stressful, hostile, and dangerous situations, including fires, bomb threats, hazardous chemical spills, power outages, and inmate disturbances, and take action to reduce danger and hostility.
• Subdue inmates engaged in physical altercations and control uncooperative individuals verbally or, when necessary, through physical restraint.
• Respond to medical emergencies until medical personnel arrive, secure the scene, and perform first aid.
• Operate a motor vehicle safely in all weather and during day or night to transport inmates to court, medical appointments, hospitals, and work sites.
• Qualify with firearms, including a handgun and shotgun, after training.
• Qualify in self-defense skills after training.
• Prepare written reports and use a radio to communicate.
• Observe people, places, and things and recognize sounds or voices associated with emergencies, taking appropriate action.
• Perform related work as required.

Benefits

• Pension after 20 years of service
• Deferred Compensation Program
• Excellent health benefits
• Property tax credit
• Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP)
• Optional benefits
• Qualifying applicants may be awarded up to 23 college credits from Anne Arundel Community College for attending the Academy

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED