Female Sworn Jail Deputy, WPPA Union

Description/Summary

DESCRIPTION:

Duties include maintaining safety, security and discipline in the Jail, intervening to stop disturbances, conducting searches and inspections, surveillance of all inmates, taking custody of and releasing inmates, and preparing reports and other paperwork.

Applicants must be available to work a rotating 12-hour schedule, which includes nights, weekends, and holidays. This schedule allows for every other Friday-Saturday-Sunday off.

QUALIFICATIONS AND

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum age: 20
• U.S. citizen (per Wis. Stats. 66.0501(2))
• No unpardoned felony convictions, nor any offense that could be punished as a felony in Wisconsin
• No misdemeanor convictions for domestic violence as defined in 18 USC 921(a)(33) or domestic abuse under Wis. Stats. 968.075(1)(a)
• Must be of good character
• Must be free from any physical, emotional, or mental conditions that would negatively affect law enforcement duties
• Ability to meet physical performance requirements
• Vision correctable to 20/20
• Basic computer literacy
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Self-motivated and have the ability to work in a team environment
• After probation, residency within 40 miles of the Green County Sheriff’s Office

STARTING WAGE AND BENEFITS:

• $26.67 per hour
• Shift differential for night shifts
• Wisconsin Retirement Fund
• Comprehensive County benefits, including medical, dental, vision, disability, and deferred compensation
• Uniforms and gear provided

• Extra duty pay for Jail Training Officer, WI DOJ Certified Instructor and Bilingual (Spanish)
• Several benefit time options: vacation, personal, holiday, comp time, and sick leave
• Special assignment opportunities available in Honor Guard
• Incentive pay for physical readiness

Starting pay up to $30.14, depending on years of service

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Once hired, must be capable of completing LESB Jailer certification and maintain appropriate 24-hour recertification requirements.

A complete job description is available on the Green County Sheriff’s website: www.greencountywi.org.

The County of Green does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in employment or its programs, services, or activities. Green County requires a drug screening as part of the employment process, and a physical exam is required upon hiring.

302.41 Care of prisoners. Whenever there is a prisoner in any jail there shall be at least one person of the same sex on duty who is wholly responsible to the sheriff or keeper for the custody, cleanliness, food and care of such prisoner.

History: 1975 c. 94; 1989 a. 31 s. 1665;
Stats. 1989 s. 302.41.

This section does not conflict with the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act. Discussing a “bona fide occupational qualification” under Title VII of the federal 1964 Civil Rights Act. Counties must comply with this section when they can do so without conflict with Title VII. 70 Atty. Gen. 202.

Green County offers a competitive benefits package to regular full-time employees including:
Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance;
Life Insurance, Long-term Disability Insurance, Short-Term Disability Insurance, Retirement through Wisconsin Retirement System, Flex Spending Account, 9 paid holidays, sick leave, personal days and vacation.