Detention Officer

THIS POSITION IS OPEN UNTIL FILLED AND MAY CLOSE WITHOUT NOTICE.

NOW OFFERING LATERAL HIRE OPPORTUNITY!

Duties include booking, fingerprinting and photographing arrested persons; conducting intoxylizer tests; searching and screening, supervising, preparing meals for, feeding, and releasing jail inmates; cleaning and handling maintenance of the jail; preparing and submitting daily activity reports; conducting daily searches of the jail facility; processing monies for bonds/fines; and attending court as needed. Duties will require ability to restrain and secure combative prisoners using verbal skills, hand control techniques and/or other accepted methods;

attending mandatory training courses and maintaining all required certifications. Hours include two shifts covering a 24-hour period.

A high school diploma or equivalent, a valid Class C Texas driver’s license and a good driving record are required. Must be at least 18 years of age to be hired. Duties involve access to sensitive Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS), which requires that a thorough background check be conducted. Candidates will be subject to a polygraph exam, a psychological exam, and criminal history check.

Must not have any criminal conviction above the grade of a Class B misdemeanor or any Class B misdemeanor within the past 10 years; other convictions may also be considered.

PAY GRADE GG14 / FULL PAY RANGE $21.94 - $30.94 PER HOUR

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