Jailer
About The Position
The Jailer maintains order and discipline among inmates held in the facility by enforcing rules and regulations and helping ensure a safe, clean environment for inmates and officers. The role assists during facility emergencies and requires the physical ability to respond to physical, confrontational, or combative situations. The work can be dangerous, stressful, and unpredictable. The Jailer monitors inmate activity, inspects housing areas for contraband and safety concerns, processes prisoner intake and release, administers prescribed medication, operates the control room, and distributes meals and requested items. The position also oversees cell cleaning, coordinates inmate store calls, and may help transport inmates to court or a hospital and assist with discharge paperwork. Applicants for sworn positions must pass a Physical Agility Test before hiring and annually thereafter. Regular and predictable attendance is required. The position requires irregular hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Georgia POST Basic Jail Officer Certification required or obtainable within six months.
- Valid Class I Driver's License and a satisfactory Motor Vehicle Record (MVR).
- Knowledge of methods, techniques, and procedures used to control and discipline inmates.
- Knowledge of modern principles of criminology and penology.
- Knowledge of federal, state, and county rules, regulations, policies, and laws governing jails.
- Ability to react quickly and calmly in stressful situations.
- Ability to control a large group of inmates.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
- Applicants for sworn positions must pass a Physical Agility Test before being hired and annually thereafter.
- Ability to perform physical tasks including running, jumping, stair climbing, low crawling, fence and window climbing, dragging a 150-pound weight, and changing direction while running.
- Ability to work irregular hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays, and to remain on call.
Responsibilities
- Monitor inmate actions and movements through direct supervision, intercom, and video systems, and mediate disturbances.
- Inspect housing areas for contraband and unauthorized possessions; conduct block shakedowns for weapons, drugs, fire hazards, and signs of tampering; and check the exterior for damage or escape attempts.
- Receive and process prisoners, search for contraband or weapons, inventory and store their property and money, and obtain acknowledgment of valuables.
- Process intake and release paperwork, fingerprint and photograph inmates, place them in holding cells, and provide showers and clothing to those being held.
- Dispense prescribed medication, verify the amount and dosage, and ensure inmates take it; distribute mail, ice, and other requested items.
- Operate the control room, open and close doors for personnel and inmates, and monitor video screens and door warning lights.
- Distribute meals and collect trays and utensils; oversee cell cleaning, scrubbing, and trash removal.
- Coordinate inmate store calls twice a week, collect and log payments and purchases, distribute items, and inventory store items before and after each call.
- Assist with transporting inmates to the hospital or court and with discharge paperwork for inmates released on bond or after serving their time.
- Assist in facility emergencies and perform other related duties as required.
- Maintain regular and predictable attendance and participate in required physical agility testing.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
