Jailer/Dispatcher
Listed on 2026-02-19
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Government
Government Security, Emergency Crisis Mgmt/ Disaster Relief
Job Description
Job Description Salary: 29.90
The Jailer/Dispatcher is responsible for maintaining the security and safety of the Jail facility and performs specialized law enforcement work in the care and security of inmates to ensure their constitutional rights and welfare are safeguarded in the Yoakum County Jail. Work involves admitting and booking inmates, supervising trustees, ensuring security of inmates and Jail, performing commissary duties, receiving and maintaining an inventory of inmate property and supplies, performing control operations, performing inmate classification duties, and preparing and transporting inmates.
Additional responsibilities may include monitoring cameras, monitoring emergency systems, performing various life and fire safety activities, performing telephone and radio communications, and performing duties as a member of the Extraction Team. The Dispatcher/Jailer operates the phone system, including 9-1-1, assigns law enforcement and other emergency services providers to calls for service, and communicates important public safety information to emergency responders and the public.
Specific duties and responsibilities may vary according to areas of assignment. Employee must exercise alertness and independent judgment in dealing with unusual situations. Employee is subject to the usual hazards of corrections work.
Contact Yoakum County Sheriff Robert Whitfield for full job description. Relocation to Yoakum County within 90 days of employment is required.
Yoakum County Application for Employment and agency specific TCOLE PHS are required.
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