Jailer

McLennan County • Tx, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Jailer maintains order and physical custody of inmates in a jail system or courthouse complex. The position is responsible for the care, custody, and control of people in custody, including releasing offenders, maintaining facility security, and escorting offenders within or outside secure areas. Jailers provide direct and remote supervision, conduct security checks and searches, process inmates, document activities, and respond to emergencies. Booking duties include reviewing and processing incarceration paperwork, checking warrants and criminal histories through TLETS, processing court-ordered conditions, entering stolen-item information, and preparing bail bonds and associated fees.

The job is performed mostly indoors in a climate-controlled, confined security facility operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It involves regular contact with inmates, visitors, the public, law enforcement, and County personnel, as well as potential exposure to chemical agents. The role requires shift flexibility, including 12-hour shifts, rotating schedules, overtime, weekends, holidays, evenings, and nights. A TCOLE Jailer Certification must be obtained within the first year of employment as a condition of continued employment.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Current and valid Texas driver’s license and a safe driving record.
• Must be at least 18 years old on or before the date of hire.
• Must be able to obtain TLETS certification.
• Must obtain a TCOLE Jailer Certification within the first year of employment as a condition of continued employment.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or meet the stated legal permanent resident and honorably discharged veteran eligibility conditions.
• Ability to work professionally in a hostile environment involving inmates and visitors without reacting negatively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with County staff, inmates, police departments, and the public.
• General knowledge of hardware, software, and computer operating systems, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Ability to analyze problems, identify alternatives, assess consequences, and implement recommendations in support of goals.
• Excellent physical assessment skills and sound judgment.
• Ability to supervise emergencies, make effective decisions under stress, and direct necessary physical force to protect oneself and others.
• Keen attention to detail and careful, accurate data entry.
• Must pass the pre-employment assessment and complete all five physical testing exercises: a 1/2-mile run, three barbell deadlifts, an overhead dumbbell press, a 25-yard sled drag, and a 100-yard run while wearing SCBA equipment.
• Must be able to meet the physical demands of the job, avoid combative or aggressive inmates, and may occasionally become involuntarily engaged with combative inmates.
• Must be able to lift and wear an approximately 40-pound Self Contained Breathing Apparatus during emergencies.
• Must be willing to work overtime, weekends, holidays, rotating shifts, evenings, nights, and 12-hour shifts.
• Must meet the stated background and disqualifier criteria, including restrictions related to specified criminal convictions, pending indictments, family violence offenses, military discharge, and character or reputation.

Nice To Haves

• TCOLE Jailer Certification, provided the applicant is not on probationary status for disciplinary reasons.

Responsibilities

• Supervise inmates directly and remotely in housing, courthouse, and other assigned secure areas.
• Conduct frequent security checks, respond to rule violations and other situations, and document findings.
• Receive and process inmates, maintain their property, and direct them through intake and booking.
• Screen individuals and materials for weapons or contraband using metal detection and searches, and complete reports.
• Inspect cells, housing areas, locks, windows, bars, doors, gates, buildings, and grounds for security concerns.
• Observe inmate behavior, manage emergencies, and use appropriate force to control combative, volatile, or hostile offenders.
• Document inmate activities, including visitation, phone calls, incidents, movement, housing assignments, and property; enter daily activity information into a database.
• Supervise inmate and trustee work crews.
• Conduct head counts and inspect mail for contraband.
• Supervise timely food service while ensuring health and safety regulations are followed.
• Review incarceration paperwork for accuracy, notarize arresting officers’ affidavits, gather information, and make computer entries for charges.
• Use TLETS to check outstanding warrants, confirm out-of-county warrants with agencies, and run criminal histories for classification officers.
• Process Emergency Protective Orders, interlock orders, and bond conditions when ordered by a judge.
• Enter stolen items into TLETS for Sheriff’s Office deputies and agencies with inter-local agreements.
• Prepare bail bonds and associated fees for releasing prisoners from custody.
• Maintain regular attendance and timeliness and perform other duties assigned by a supervisor.

Benefits

• Eligible regular, full-time Jailers may participate in a structured Step Pay Plan, with tenure-based steps representing increases over the position’s base pay.

What This Job Offers

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