Correctional Officer

Correctional Officer

DEPARTMENT:
Sheriff’s Office (Jail location)

STATUS:
Full-Time-(Typically, 12-hour shifts).

• The starting salary for this position is $53,352 annually ($25.65/hr) based on the current 2026 pay grid (pay step increases may be considered based on experience), plus receive differential pay of $1.35 per hour when working night shifts and weekends. Receive anniversary step increases plus annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) per the current collective bargaining agreement.

A Correctional Officer provides safety, security and assists in managing the daily operations of the Douglas County Jail. Enforces detention facility security policies and procedures. Ensures all state guidelines, rules, and laws are adhered to during their shift.

• Monitor and enforce correctional facility security policies and procedures.
• Intake, booking and monitor incoming inmates and be responsible for the release of inmates at their designated time.
• Directly supervise inmates in their cell blocks and living units and maintain security and protection of all cell areas.
• Conduct cell block searches, monitor, and track all inmates at all times.
• Maintain proper correctional facility documentation and review documents before accepting or releasing inmates.
• Fingerprinting and photographing of all incoming inmates; inventorying and releasing inmate property.
• Brief all incoming inmates on correctional facility rules and regulations.
• Administer proper medications to inmates, provide first aid and care for sick or injured inmates, and arrange for medical attention, when needed.
• Oversee the laundry and distribution of clothing to inmates, the cleaning and sanitizing of the cell area, and coordinate the inmate's daily activity schedules.
• Maintain safe and secure facility including, but not limited to locking facilities doors, removing of any times that could be used as weapons, and inspecting incoming and outgoing inmate mail for contraband.
• Delivering meals to all inmates, supervising tray delivery for special/medical diets, picking up trays, accounting for all trays and utensils.
• Oversee the release and return of work release inmates.
• Receive and route all telephone calls or take messages and distribute the same inmates, when appropriate.
• At times, transport inmates to and from other facilities.
• Assisting probation, courts and attorneys.
• Complies with all rules and policies in order to maintain a safe work environment.
• Reliable, predictable attendance and punctuality.
• Performs other duties, as assigned or apparent.

In this job, you may come across private or confidential information about people we serve. This data is protected by law and should only be viewed or used when it’s truly needed for your work. You are expected to only look at private data when your job duties require it. Keep it secure and make sure others who don’t need to see it don’t have access.

Stop accessing the data once your task is done, and store or dispose of it properly, following the rules in Minnesota’s Data Practices Act (Chapter 13). If your job duties change and you need access to different private data, that access should also be limited to only what you need to do your job.

High School diploma or equivalent.

• Possess a valid Class D Minnesota Driver's License at all times.
• Have an operating telephone in their residence, so they may be reached in case of emergency.

Must be free of any physical disabilities that would prevent execution of assigned duties. Must be physically fit to perform all duties assigned and be able to perform any physical fitness standards that may be set by the Sheriff's Office.

• Must possess good character, good judgment and have the ability to deal well with people.
• They must have good social and interpersonal skills, general intelligence and an aptitude for correctional facilities duties.
• Knowledge of modern methods in detention and correction.
• Ability to write and prepare legible documents.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of first aid and CPR.
• Ability to defend themselves and others from unruly inmates.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, court, and enforcement agency representatives, as well as the general public.
• Must have knowledge of federal, state, and county policies, laws, and regulations regarding correctional facilities.

• Completed education beyond high school.
• Previous education in Law Enforcement related field.

• Previous work experience where duties involved substantial work with the public.
• Previous experience in Law Enforcement related field.
• Skills directly related to correctional officer duties.

• Current CPR, First Aid, Medication Delivery, and Use of Force…