PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER/JAILER I

City Of Balch Springs•Balch Springs, TX

5d•$19 - $24

About The Position

The Public Safety Officer/Jailer I oversees operations within the jail facility and helps ensure inmate safety, security, and control. The position processes, searches, books, supervises, and releases inmates; manages inmate behavior and activities; coordinates meals and visitation; conducts regular checks and counts; and escorts or transports inmates when necessary. The role also involves maintaining facility security and cleanliness, monitoring surveillance systems, managing supplies and records, and preparing reports and paperwork.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Valid Texas driver’s license.
Complete the TCOLE Municipal Jailer Course 3510 within one year of employment.
Knowledge of city organization, operations, policies, and procedures.
Knowledge of clerical skills and data processing, civil rights, and responding to resistance/use of force.
Ability to provide exceptional external and internal customer service, communicate effectively, and enter data.
Ability to work under pressure with flexibility and professionalism and use good judgment in emergency situations.
Ability to maintain a professional appearance and uniforms, operate a personal computer and various software programs, and maintain confidentiality and integrity when handling sensitive matters.
Ability to sit for extended periods; stand, walk, bend, reach, kneel, and lift and put away items weighing up to 75 pounds.

Responsibilities

Process inmates by searching them, conducting inventories and screening tests, confiscating unauthorized items, recording personal and medical information, fingerprinting and photographing them, collecting revenues, and ensuring their safety and security.
Escort, transport, and assist inmates, including removing them from cells, handcuffing them, and assisting with court proceedings as needed.
Administer and supervise mealtimes, visitation, and other activities for housed inmates.
Conduct periodic checks and cell searches; control internal and external doors; monitor surveillance systems, inmate behavior, and inmate populations.
Process paperwork and related information, including reviewing requests, releasing appropriate information, reporting incidents, disseminating information, testifying when required, and submitting materials to the appropriate section or organization.
Perform general housekeeping to maintain facility cleanliness.
Maintain an inventory of supplies and complete daily activity reports and records of inmate and staff activity.
Perform other related duties as assigned.