Courthouse​/Transport Security Officer; Part-Time

Benefits

• Competitive wages with annual pay increases
• Iowa Public Employee's Retirement Pension Plan (IPERS)
• Training & professional development opportunities

$34.40
* with annual increases. Increases to $36.19 effective 7/1/26.

This is a part‑time, on‑call position. Performs work of routine difficulty involving providing courthouse security and transportation of male and female inmates to different locations/appointments. Work is performed under general supervision of Deputy Sheriff‑Sergeant.

• Provides courthouse security by operating screening devices, observing the public upon entry, directing visitors to the proper location, answering questions, and responding to calls from various departments for assistance with unruly customers; may provide a security presence for other County buildings.
• Transports inmates to various locations for appointments, hearings, courthouse, etc.
• Patrols an assigned area checking doors and windows and examines premises of county buildings; investigates suspicious conditions and complaints and makes arrests of persons who violate the laws.
• Oversees the care and custody of inmates and mental health patients, escorts inmates from jail to courthouse, hospitals, appointments, or other institutions and back again; may perform inmate strip searches on inmates as needed.
• May perform the duties of a jailer, including booking and processing inmates, fingerprinting, and photographing prisoners and screening visitors.
• May assist on medical calls with CPR and basic first aid.
• Maintains records and prepares reports.

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Iowa Law Enforcement Academy certification preferred, but not required.
• Must pass a County physical examination which includes a drug test and psychological testing (MMPI) after offer of employment.
• Must pass a criminal background check after offer of employment.
• Polygraph exam will be administered after offer of employment.
• Valid State of Iowa Driver's License required.
• Ability to obtain and/or maintain certification in the following areas: CPR, Weapons, Jail Procedures, and Medication Dispensing.
• Ability to successfully complete Linn County Sheriff’s Office firearms qualification course.

Shifts vary as needed. Up to 32 hours per week.