Deputy Sheriff II

(Application for Waitlist)

Starting Salary Up To $66,089 (based on 12 hour shift)

• High school diploma or GED; no previous experience required. Must possess and maintain a valid Georgia driver2s license. Must obtain and maintain Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Basic Jail Officer Training certification. Must be certified in basic first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). May be required to pass a background investigation and obtain and maintain a GCIC/NCIC certification. May be required to attain and maintain other certifications as related to position.
  
  Must be 18 years of age.

• Enforces all correctional institution rules and regulations; maintains inmate discipline; maintains a secure and peaceful environment in the county jail. Supervises, observes, and monitors inmate activities inside the facility on a continual basis; supervises inmates working in the jail and while in the yard; takes counts of inmates as required. Monitors security of jail facility; manages key control for the housing floor;
  
  inspects doors, fences, and other areas to assure facility security; monitors alarms and observes closed-circuit television screens; operates security doors and gates via master control panel. Searches inmates, visitors, mail, cells, building, and grounds to locate and remove contraband or weapons; perform lockdown of all inmates and checks cell doors. Processes incoming inmates per established procedures; takes pictures and fingerprints;
  
  completes applicable documentation; secures and records personal property; explains jail rules and regulations; assigns housing quarters.