Corrections Deputy

Position Summary

Division:
Jail

Union Affiliation:
Teamsters

Work Schedule:

Varies

Total Hours Per Week: 40

Tillamook County follows Oregon Pay Equity laws in reviewing education, experience and seniority for wage offer.

As of January 1, 2025, Tillamook County is a PERS employer. New employees hired after January 1, 2025 are eligible to participate. Those that are currently participating in PERS will enter automatically, all other employees have a 6 month waiting period.

About the benefits and pay structure:

• County pays 100% of the premium on Medical, Dental & Vision.
• Employees hired on or after January 1, 2025 will only be eligible for the PERS plan.
• HRA VEBA:
  Employees receive $115 per month to this personal tax-free health reimbursement account.
• Employee Assistance Program
• Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employer paid Basic Life and AD&D
• Sick Leave
• Paid vacation after 6 months
• In lieu of holidays, employees accrue 8 hours of holiday credit per month.
• Additional Pay applies if you meet the qualifications:
• Law Enforcement
  
  Certifications:
  
  DPSST Intermediate Certified Police Officer earns 4% incentive on base pay; DPSST Advanced Certified Police Officer earns 7% incentive on base pay.
• Bilingual pay:
  Successful completion of bilingual fluency and competency, employee receives 5% incentive on base salary.
• Longevity: 2% on base salary beginning after the 12th year of continuous service in the bargaining unit; 4% on base salary beginning after the 15th year of continuous service in the bargaining unit; and 6% on base salary with 20 years or more continuous service in the bargaining unit.

About the Sheriff's Office:

The Tillamook County Sheriff's duty is to maintain peace within the county, and as an elected official the Sheriff is accountable to the people of Tillamook County. Citizens living and visiting Tillamook County receive many services from your Sheriff's Office. Some of the major operations include our 54 dedicated employees running and maintaining the Jail, Search and Rescue on land and water, processing and delivery of civil papers, Community Corrections (Parole and Probation), Court House Security, major crime team response, and support of the municipal City Police Departments.

About the Position:

The Tillamook County Jail was built in 2000. It is staffed by experienced and well-trained correctional deputies and operates 24 hours a day, 365 days per year. The jail has its own kitchen that is staffed by custody workers and supervised by civilian cooks. We receive adults in custody from law enforcement agencies to include the Tillamook County Sheriff's Office, Oregon State Police, the City of Tillamook Police Department, the City of Manzanita Police Department, and various other state and federal agencies.

Duties/Responsibilities:

Essential Functions

• Engage in traditional law enforcement correction duties including, but not limited to:
  Maintain order, discipline and security of adults in custody within the correction facility; check adults in custody physical condition and arrange for medication and medical attention as needed; assure a secure facility; accompany adults in custody and/or juveniles to court appearances, physicians, hospitals, etc., serve meals.
• Conduct periodic prisoner, cell, and area searches.
• Ability to testify credibly as a witness in court and administrative proceedings.
• Receive incoming prisoners; book search, fingerprint, photograph; collect personal property and issue receipts; receive and record bail monies; release adults in custody at the end of sentence; process security deposits and releases. Maintain appropriate logs, records and inventories using automated equipment and systems. Transport prisoners and persons to various locations by motor vehicle.
• The ability to drive a motor vehicle and maintain a valid driver's license.

• Direct adults in custody in work duties; participate as necessary; distribute equipment and supplies, evaluate work.
• Ensure clean and safe facility.
• Represent the Sheriff's Office and answer questions and interpret policy and procedure for law enforcement officials, attorneys, adults in custody and families and the public.
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

Required Education/

Experience:

To promote enforcement of the law by improving competence of police officers, parole and probation officers and corrections officers, the Board on Police Standards and Training establishes
1) training standards for physical, emotional, intellectual and moral fitness, and
2) reasonable minimum training for all levels of career development, basic through advances certifications. Furthermore, all appropriate employees are required to participate in mandatory department training in areas of new law updates, physical fitness and firearms.

Minimum standards for employment as a law enforcement officer, as well as experience and training requirements for certification levels, are established in the Board of Public Safety Standards and Training Act, ORS , and…