Adult Corrections Officer

Hualapai Tribe Job Announcement

Department:
Hualapai Adult Detention Center

Job Title:

Correctional Officers I, II and III

Salary: $20.00 - $23.00 per hour

Employment:
Full‑Time

Opening Date:
February 23, 2024

Closing Date:
Open until filled

Correctional officers are responsible for the first‑line supervision of adult offenders in detention/correctional institutions or community‑based detention/correctional treatment or rehabilitation facilities. This position is highly demanding because facility security, staff and offender safety and care are directly dependent on the officer’s skills. Incarcerated adults include males and females, both pre‑sentenced and sentenced, with offenses ranging from misdemeanor to violent felony charges for adults awaiting transfer to federal courts/incarceration.

Officers enforce standards, rules and regulations provided in Title 25 of the Code of Federal Regulations, 69 Bureau of Indian Affairs Manual, and Department of the Interior, Departmental Manual 446 governing the operations of the detention/correctional facilities and programs, ensuring confinement, safety, health and protection of adult offenders.

Responsibilities include offender classification, maintaining facility counts, fire safety, key control, perimeter security and compliance with offender rules, as well as conducting preliminary interviews for physical/mental health and classification assessments.

• Must have a high school diploma or GED.
• Must have a valid Arizona driver’s license and be eligible for Tribe’s insurance.
• Must submit to a drug and alcohol screening and random testing thereafter.
• Must have a favorable 10‑year background investigation.
• Applicant must have NO FELONIES, NO PENDING CASES, NO DUIS, NO CURRENT PROBATION and NO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENSES.
• Must complete a 6‑week United States Indian Police Academy Course within one year of employment.

Submit a completed Employment Application to Human Resources Department, PO Box 179, Peach Springs, AZ 86434, fax (928) 769‑1191, or call (928) 769‑2215/2216 for information. Applications must be received by 5:00 PM on the closing date. A resume will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. All applications and supporting documentation become the property of the Human Resources Department; please keep copies for your own reference.

All applicants are considered without regard to age, sex, race, national origin, religion, marital status, or physical disability. Preference will be given to qualified Community Members, to qualified persons of Indian descent, then to other qualified candidates in accordance with Public Law 88‑355, Section 703 (702‑71) and Public Law 93‑638, Section 7B.

Hualapai Tribe is an equal opportunity employer/program.

Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.