Residential Officer

Location

18104 Cumberland Road – Noblesville, Indiana, 46060

The County of Hamilton, Indiana is hiring a Residential Officer for the Community Corrections department. The role involves maintaining security and order in the facility during a 5:00 pm – 5:00 am shift, working full‑time non‑merit hours, and meeting various compliance and safety requirements. The position pays $26.9208 per hour.

County:
Hamilton, Indiana

Position:
Residential Officer

Department:
Community Corrections

Work Schedule:

5:00 pm – 5:00 am

Status:
Full‑time Non‑merit

FLSA Status:
Non‑exempt

Hourly Rate: $26.9208 per hour

To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed in this document are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Maintain interior security of the facility, including monitoring surveillance cameras, door controls, and visitors, conducting patrols, routine searches of all dormitories, and searching participants for contraband; maintain accurate accounting of all participants.
• Ensure compliance with facility rules and regulations; monitor participant compliance with individual treatment plans; record and report inappropriate behavior to treatment personnel and/or supervisor as required.
• Periodically secure and/or physically restrain violent or uncontrollable participants as situations demand.
• Document and log all activity during shift, noting pertinent information for subsequent shifts.
• Supervise and distribute meals, and supervise work details and other activities in and around the facility, ensuring proper, timely completion.
• Verify participant release from the facility for work, counseling, and approved requests; check residents in/out following prescribed procedures.
• Supervise/monitor prescribed medication supplies; ensure participants receive proper medical attention as needed; operate portable alcosensor and collect urine samples of participants as required.
• Answer telephone calls and greet visitors as assigned, providing information and assistance, taking messages, or directing to appropriate individuals or departments.
• Respond to inquiries regarding individual participants and facility activities.
• Assist participants in role‑playing difficult situations to achieve a more positive result.
• Periodically testify in court or disciplinary hearings as required.
• Attend training seminars as required or as needed.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or equivalent is required (Associate’s Degree in criminal justice is preferred). Relevant job experience may be substituted for the preferred college degree.
• Possession of or ability to obtain required training certifications within time specified by department, including first responder/CPR, response to resistance, verbal de‑escalation, and disease control.
• Ability to meet all department hiring and retention requirements, including not posing a direct threat to the health and safety of other individuals in the workplace.
• Working knowledge of, and ability to apply, customary practices, procedures, rules, regulations, personnel policies, and work rules of the employer/department.
• Ability to obey all written and oral orders/directives from department superiors and appropriately respond to constructive criticism.
• Ability to receive, secure, and account for money and personal belongings of participants.
• Ability to properly use all assigned uniforms and/or equipment, including computer, printer, typewriter, calculator, cameras, two‑way radio, telephone, surveillance/monitoring cameras, breathalyzer, OC spray, baton, and hand cuffs.
• Ability to physically perform the essential duties of the position.
• Ability to deal swiftly, rationally, and decisively with potentially violent individuals in precarious situations, and perform duties despite the stress of potential injuries and/or loss of life to self and/or others.
• Working knowledge of standard English grammar, spelling, and punctuation,…