Correctional Officer

Status: Full Time, Non-Exempt

Starting Wage Range: $28.08/hr - $30.94/hr.

Position Open Until Filled

Please submit Cover Letter & Resume with application.

Dodge County offers a generous benefits package including:

• Paid Time Off (PTO) – available for use after 30 days of employment
• 10 observed paid holidays
• Health Savings Account (HSA) – with employer contributions – HRA
• Life insurance, Long‑term disability, Short‑term disability and Flex spending
• Participation in the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) – an exceptional pension plan with employer match (upon vesting) and lifetime retirement payment.

• Receives, books, and releases inmates which includes: fingerprints, photographs, searches, and inventories and secures personal belongings; records data and runs checks, completes required screens, assigns and escorts inmates to cells or similar area; issues uniforms, bedding, personal products, and other supplies; ensures proper housing placement of inmates for safety and security within the facility; and releases inmates upon posting of bail, signing of signature bond, direction of an appropriate authority, or for work release purposes.
• Maintains jail safety and security. Makes periodic rounds, conducts inmate counts, and conducts security inspections and searches of inmates and inmates’ quarters for contraband and any unauthorized materials. Enforces regulations and discipline policies related to the security and operation of the facility.
• Responds to emergency situations and takes decisive action according to office policies and procedures.
• Maintains surveillance of all inmates and jail activities through visual and audible devices to ensure inmate's personal welfare is appropriately monitored. This includes watching for illegal activities or violations of jail regulations, unusual or suspicious behaviors, and signs of mental and physical illness.
• Monitors and operates all equipment and alarms located in the jail control center; controls all access to the jail and maintains jail keys. Prevents unauthorized persons from entering or leaving the facilities.
• Interprets and complies with all bond conditions and commitment orders and Judgements of Convictions. Receives and records fines and bail/bond transactions.
• Maintains communication within and between shifts and keeps jailers, sergeants, and management informed of any problems, complaints, or infractions.
• Completes and maintains all paperwork, documentation, and records, including jail logs and activities and incidents, according to applicable jail policies and procedures and State regulations.
• Provides medical, mental or other attention necessary for the inmates' welfare, according to established policies and procedures.
• Complies with all procedures and schedules for serving meals, linen exchange, inmate personal hygiene, cleaning and maintenance, incoming and outgoing mail, jail inspections, and prisoner requests.
• Positively identifies and directs all visitors. Provides and supervises prisoner access to family, friends, clergy and other religious service providers, educational service providers, recreational service providers, attorneys, and probation and parole personnel.
• Maintains Huber inmate compliance with Huber laws, rules and policies by checking in and checking out Huber inmates, verifying employment, conducting job site and home visits, conducting random drug and alcohol testing, and depositing Huber funds.
• Coordinates, transports, or escorts inmates to and from facilities, courts and medical/mental treatment facilities.
• Answers or properly refers all inquiries concerning prisoner and jail matters.
• Appears in court and testifies as a witness as required.
• Performs intoximeter and preliminary breath tests (PBT), takes DNA mouth swabs, and collects urinalysis samples when necessary.
• Collects and issues receipts for bail bonds, fine payments, and canteen accounts.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Knowledge of legal compliance regarding inmates' rights.
• Knowledge of the criminal justice system operations.
• Knowledge of individual and group behavior in an institutional setting.
• Knowledge of the laws applicable to detention facility…