Prisoner Processing Clerk

Job Description

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY

Incumbents in this position are responsible for processing newly arrested prisoners.

Duties include:

assessing initial security levels appropriate for prisoners, placing them in proper cells and processing documents relative to their arrest, booking and final release.

FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB

Essential Functions

• Book arrested prisoners, recording all pertinent information on the arrest and logbook.
• Receive prisoners from other districts and outside agencies.
• Review and verify field booking procedures of officers to ensure that correct charges are applied.
• Places prisoners in proper cells and enter all pertinent information on the confined arrest register and holdover copy.
• Monitor holding time limit requirements for others.
• Photographs prisoners and takes fingerprints. Forwards prints to latent print units. Maintain quality standards for fingerprints.
• Update arrest registers with current information.
• Accept warrants and summons from the sheriff.
• Prepare documents for bond release of prisoners.
• Respond to phone calls from citizens and walk-ins requesting information regarding arrested persons. Provide information on prisoners by phone to attorneys, probation officers, law enforcement agencies and courts.
• Escort prisoners from 1st floor holding to the 2nd floor DOC (Department of Corrections) and ensure transfer and ensure transfer to DOC.
• Deliver warrant information and release cards to proper location.
• Search prisoners and remove personal property from a booked prisoner and makes proper notation if any property is found.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• Must be available to work varying shifts including nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime. A shift differential is paid for evening, night and weekend shifts

Knowledge:

• A high school diploma or General Educational Development (G.E.D.) certificate

Experience:

• Experience in security, corrections, records keeping, data entry or customer service.
• Experience in word processing and/or database software applications, REJIS Certification and CPR training; OR one year of experience working in basic security, law enforcement, or in a jail and/or correctional facility.

Skills and Abilities:

• Data Utilization:
  Requires the ability to perform basic level data analysis including the ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize and/or reference data, statutes and/or guidelines and/or group, rank, investigate and diagnose. Requires discretion in determining and referencing such to established standards to recognize interactive effects and relationships.
• Human Interaction:
  Requires the ability to provide guidance, assistance and/or interpretation to others, such as coworkers, customers, and the public. Requires the ability to persuade, convince, influence and monitor detainees in favor of a desired outcome.
• Equipment, Machinery, Tools and Materials Use:
  Requires the ability to start, stop, operate and monitor functioning equipment and machinery such as a computer terminal, copier, locks/keys, fingerprint processing equipment, camera and/or materials used in performing essential functions.
• Verbal Aptitude:
  Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference and descriptive data, and information such as regulations, arrest and log books, warrants, summons and computer files.
• Mathematical Aptitude:
  Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; calculate decimals and percentages.
• Functional Reasoning:
  Requires the ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Involves semi-routin