Detentions Sergeant - DEPARTMENT

The Kings County Sheriff's Office is currently seeking qualified individuals for the positions of: DETENTIONS SERGEANT - DEPARTMENT ONLY $79,768.00 - $97,344.00 Annually

The Kings County Sheriff’s Office is seeking a Detentions Sergeant to lead custody, control, booking, and release operations while ensuring safety, accountability, and professional standards. If you’re a confident leader ready to make critical decisions and support public safety, this is your opportunity to step up.

This is a DEPARTMENT ONLY recruitment with one immediate vacancy in the Kings County Sheriff's Office. To be eligible to apply, you must be a current Kings County Sheriff's Office employee.

Note:

Extra-help employees are not eligible to apply in this recruitment.

Law Enforcement Resume

Required:

in addition to the application, applicants are required to submit a Law Enforcement Resume outlining relevant education and experience including assignments. This resume must be attached to your application. Law Enforcement Resumes must be scanned and attached to your application prior to submission (or your application will be rejected). For more information on how to add attachments to your application, .

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• Participates, plans, organizes, assigns, supervises, and reviews the work of staff responsible for monitoring and overseeing incarcerated person conduct for an assigned shift in the County’s detentions facilities; trains and mentors subordinates and support staff in work procedures; evaluates employee performance, counsels employees, and effectively recommends initial disciplinary action.
• Monitors activities of the work unit; implements procedures, methods, and processes to ensure compliance and achieve division objectives; makes recommendations to management to improve operational effectiveness.
• Supervises staff responsible for monitoring, and overseeing incarcerated person conduct in detentions facilities according to established policies, regulations and procedures while preventing escapes, injuries, or violence; ensures appropriate interpretation and enforcement of correctional rules and regulations by subordinate staff.
• Assists in the development and revision of facility procedures; maintains discipline and ensures that department rules and policies are followed; interprets departmental rules, regulations, policies and procedures for subordinate staff.
• Prepares work schedules and assigns work; supervises shift operations by maintaining attendance rosters and sufficient staffing levels.
• Oversees the processing, custody and control of incarcerated persons and the issuance of clothing and supplies to incarcerated persons; supervises the booking, transfer and release of incarcerated persons, and screening and classification of incarcerated persons.
• Supervises the maintenance of reports, records, databases, and files; ensures the proper documentation of operations and activities; maintains records and prepares periodic and special oral and written reports.
• Reviews the reports of subordinates; monitors the work environment for conformity to law and departmental procedures; investigates and responds to incarcerated person complaints.
• Responds to and supervises cell extractions, and other high-risk incidents and issues to ensure adequate resources are available, conformance with departmental policies and procedures, minimize risk and liability, and to ensure safety of personnel and incarcerated persons.
• Directs the inspection of incarcerated persons and quarters for contraband, weapons, narcotics, and sanitary conditions; supervises the collection of evidence from suspected crimes committed in the County facilities.
• Coordinates and supervises emergency response incidents and takes appropriate courses of action; may testify in court.
• Represents the department…