Law Enforcement - Corrections Officer Job Tacoma area,Washington USA,Security

Closes: When Filled

Job Title: Correctional Officer

Department: Law Enforcement

Reports To: Correctional Sergeant

Hours: 40 Hours/Week - Full Time

Salary:
Entry Level: $31.24 + Benefits
* Lateral: $32.49 + Benefits*

* In addition to salary, the Puyallup Tribe of Indians provides a generous benefits package that includes employer paid medical, dental, vision, life insurance, a retirement/401(k) plan with profit sharing, paid holidays, and paid time off including birthday leave.

Position is Grant Funded.

Must be available for all shifts, including evenings, weekends, holiday, and/or overtime due to the 24/7 operation of the facility.

Please make sure that you meet the minimum requirements for our Corrections Officer position:

General

Qualifications:

Must be at least 18 years of age upon hire.

Must have a High School Diploma or GED.

Must have no felonies

Must be a US citizen

Must be able to pass a drug screen prior to hire and randomly throughout employment which includes:
Amphetamines, Barbiturates, Bezodiazepines, Cocaine, Marijuana, Methadone, Methaqualone, Opitaes, PCP, and Propoxyphene.

Entry level candidates must be able and willing to attend the Police Academy at the FLETC testing center in Artesia, New Mexico, which is a 6-week program.

Criminal Disqualifiers:

Must not have pleaded guilty or been convicted of a felony offense.

Must not have pleaded guilty of been convicted of a misdemeanor offense.

Must not be the current subject of an administrative or internal affairs investigation.

Important: A written exam, PAT (1.5 miles run), and pre-psychological suitability assessment exam is required prior to the oral board/interview.

Notification and Response Process

After the application period ends, you will receive an email from our recruitment team. Please expect an email from an address ending in "puyalluptribe-nsn.gov."

It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure a timely response. If a candidate cannot be contacted after three (3) contact attempts or approximately three (3) weeks, they will automatically be disqualified and may reapply after six (6) months.

Position Summary

Provides care and custody of inmates and maintains order and discipline among the inmates within the Puyallup Tribal Restorative Correctional Facility, a minimum-security facility, by enforcing the standards, rules and regulations governing the operations of the detention/correctional facility and programs, and the confinement, safety, health and protection of inmates.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Operates the minimum-security corrections facility on a 24-hour 7 day a week basis and observes and maintains quality control of inmates by performing welfare checks every thirty minutes.

Upon admission, provides inmates with an orientation into the facility’s philosophy and rules.

Ensures that inmates are released from the facility according to established regulations and operational descriptions.

Ensures that document packages for inmates are in order and exit documents for departures are correct. Is responsible for total welfare and safeguarding of the inmate and his/her belongings during transport and delivery.

Conducts security checks and maintains security in all areas of the jail by supervising inmate movement, maintaining discipline and preventing the introduction of contraband in the facility.

Instructs inmates in housekeeping, sanitation and in the proper use and care of tools and equipment used in sanitation and the proper use and care of tools and equipment used in performing unskilled or semi-skilled work inside or outside of the facility.

Documents all activity and prepares reports as necessary.

Coordinates, and supervises inmate services, activities and programs, (i.e., access to medical care, courts, mail, recreating,…