DETENTION OFFICER - Sheriff's Office

Tarrant County•Tarrant County, TX

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Detention Officers supervise inmates who are confined 24 hours a day, seven days a week in the Tarrant County Confinement system to ensure the safe keeping of all inmate property and maintain care for all persons in the custody of the Sheriff. This position may also perform basic administrative duties to arrange and coordinate the surrender and transfer to Tarrant County Texas of individuals accused or convicted of offenses outside the territory of the asylum state and within the territorial jurisdiction of Texas. This position description applies to all TCSO Detention Officer positions and functions.

Requirements

Must have good interpersonal and public relations skills.
Must be able to understand, interpret and properly apply court orders, relevant State statutes and administrative rules including the Jail Standards, and other policies and procedures required to perform essential job duties of the position assigned.
Must be able to prepare official documents required to perform assigned functions including but not limited to forms, affidavits, incident reports, and inmate processing documents.
Must be proficient in the use of defensive tactics requiring physical force including the use of intermediate impact weapons and firearms if required.
Must have the ability to obtain a working knowledge of the Jail Standards and other State statutes required in the performance of duties.
Must have the ability to obtain a working knowledge of applicable County policies including but not limited to TCSD Civil Service Rules, the Tarrant County Employee Handbook, TCSO policies and Confinement Standard Operating Procedures.
Must have the ability to obtain a working knowledge of department organization and functions.
Must have the ability to obtain a working knowledge needed to use basic word processing software and County and Jail information systems
Ability to control emotions and focus on professional duties and obligations in all circumstances regardless of provocations or stresses encountered.
Ability to communicate necessary information to others in a calm, clear, dispassionate and purposeful speaking voice in all circumstances.
Ability to create accurate, clear, concise, comprehensive, relevant and grammatically correct reports.
Ability to work with employees and citizens from diverse population groups to meet Department mission and serve public interest.
Ability to focus personal efforts and participate in team efforts toward continuous performance improvement.
Ability to actively seek opportunities to increase and improve knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to improve personal performance
Ability to actively listen by aggressively practicing good listening techniques.
Ability to use interpersonal skills to foster positive working relationships with team members (peers, supervisors, and other providers) required to provide superior services in the public interest.
Ability to take appropriate action to accomplish assigned duties and accept accountability for outcomes.
Ability to use appropriate physical force when imminently necessary to prevent death or serious bodily injury to others or self.
High school diploma or GED.
Minimum 18 years of age.
Must obtain Jailer License within one (1) year.
Must possess a valid driver license and obtain a Texas license within 30 days of hiring.
Must be a U.S. Citizen.
Applicants must demonstrate distant and near vision of 20/30 corrected or uncorrected in each eye and must be able to read typewritten material with or without glasses.
Must be able to see without glasses (with or without the use of contact lenses) in order to wear an air mask and in order to be able to see to defend themselves and others; applicants with uncorrected vision worse than 20/100 (Snellen) must wear contact lens while working.
Must be able to distinguish basic colors (without the use of x-chrome lenses).
Must be able to hear the conversational voice, with or without the use of hearing aid.
Must be able to lift an approximately 40 lb Self Contained Breathing Apparatus for emergencies during fires and must be able to partially lift and drag an average weight person of approximately 185 lbs, a distance of 75 feet for the evacuation of individuals unable to assist themselves during emergencies.
Must be able to physically restrain hostile and combative subjects; must be physically able to participate in defensive tactics training and annual refresher training; must be able to work any shift; and must be able to communicate in clear English during emergencies.
Applicants must be certified as medically and psychologically fit to perform the duties of peace officer when appointed; and at any time during employment when circumstances justify re-examination of a peace officer's medical or psychological fitness for duty.
emotional and mental stability is essential.
This position requires a high physical level of physical ability.
Confinement Professionals must be capable of performing all essential and emergency duties of the job assignment with or without reasonable accommodation that does not impair a business necessity or impose an undue business hardship and without presenting a direct threat to the safety of the employee or others.

Nice To Haves

Experience or training in public speaking desirable.

Responsibilities

Performs required duties in all areas of assigned responsibilities
Maintains physical fitness required to perform essential job duties
Must immediately respond to emergency situations and routine drills
Must use reasonable force when necessary to prevent a direct threat to the health and safety of individuals in jail facilities
Supervises inmate feeding and monitors those with special dietary needs
Supervises the cleaning of jail housing area
Supervises inmate movement within the facility
Distributes mail, hygiene items and approved items to inmates
Supervises inmate recreational activities
Must be able to effectively utilize emergency equipment including all fire and emergency medical equipment (e.g., air packs, fire extinguisher, fire hoses, medical back boards, etc.)
Must work shift assigned
Enforces all applied rules and regulations of given position
Remains current on all departmental and bureau policies and procedures. Ensures that these policies are followed and applied
Handles volatile situations quickly, responsively and professionally
Maintains control and custody of inmates during tour of duty
Maintains safety and security of facilities assigned
Completes mandatory paperwork relating to the custody and care of inmates
Produces legal documents required in daily performance of duties
Conducts security checks as required
Attends and completes all training required by statute or TCOLE to maintain required certification(s) and (licenses).
Performs all other related duties as assigned.