Detention Officer (Grade 201

This position is advertised from the minimum to the mid-point hourly rate. Salary will be determined on education and experience at the time of offer.

(Illustrative Only) Controls and supervises the movement and activities of inmates; supervises visitations; maintains the safety and physical security of the facility, staff, inmates and visitors; conducts continual visual surveillance, security walks, head counts, and inmate cell searches; inspects the living conditions within the housing units for sanitation compliance; interviews and classifies inmates for assignment to correct security level; enforces discipline;

serves meals to inmates; transports inmates to court hearings, health care providers, and to other facilities; coordinates with other agencies for extraditions; interviews inmates for any medical conditions and for investigations; participates in the investigation and compilation of information regarding inmate grievances and hearings; manages housing units; responds to and manages emergencies, life-threatening, and hazardous situations; restrains combative, suicidal, or mentally disturbed inmates;

determines inmates are ill or injured and obtains medical attention; cleans jail cells, as necessary; prepares and maintains chronological logs and records of facility and inmate activity; distributes and collects all incoming and outgoing mail; disseminates court paperwork to appropriate areas; prepares bond receipts and collects bonds; operates computer terminal to retrieve inmate information; operates electronic surveillance equipment, fingerprint equipment, radio communications equipment, and office equipment;

compiles detention statistics and computer data. Administers first aid procedures, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and automated external defibrillation (AED); may testify in court proceedings; conducts inventories of detention supplies and commodities; may be required to be weapons proficient with issued firearm, if assigned to Outer Transport; performs routine clerical duties; maintains appropriate security and confidentiality of all information and material encountered in the performance of his/her duties;

regular and reliable attendance; performs other duties as assigned.

An employee in this class series may receive work assignments in any or all of the following: processing, field training, master control, recruit training officer, and/or special management unit; employees assigned to specialty units perform additional duties, and are required to have additional knowledge, skills, and abilities; in addition, employees must be able to obtain and maintain certain certifications and clearances;

employees assigned to specialty units must be off probation, and may have to successfully pass an oral board interview and/or other relevant testing; employees are eligible to receive specialty pay when assigned for a period of time; once an employee is removed from the specialty duty, the employee is no longer eligible for the specialty pay.

Verifies the accuracy of intake documentation presented by law enforcement officers; receives, stores, and issues receipt of inmate’s personal property and cash; conducts inmate pat searches and unclothed body searches for contraband or weapons; photographs and fingerprints inmates; creates identification cards; observes new inmates for mental or physical distress, and notifies medical staff of any red flags; releases inmates and property in accordance with policy and procedure.

Knowledge of principles of receiving, processing, storing, and inventorying inmate property; methods and techniques in conducting pat searches and unclothed body searches for new inmates; IRIS scanner; metal detector. Skill in rolling inmate fingerprints utilizing Dataworks Plus - Livescan; reading and interpreting arrest documents, court orders, inmate records, and New World Corrections software. Ability to maintain awareness of new inmates for mental or physical distress;

determine when to initiate suicide protocol on an inmate.

Observes, supervises, and mentors detention officers in training; instructs and evaluates detention officers regarding Sheriff’s Office policies and procedures, unit managing, and surveillance walks; conducts daily performance evaluations highlighting accomplishments and deficiencies; completes end of phase evaluations with recommendations for continuation or additional training; devises detailed plan for additional training to correct deficiencies; conducts 6 minute trainings before shift; instructs courses at the Detention Officer Academy.

Knowledge of methods, practices, and techniques of instruction and evaluation;
Sheriff’s Office Field Training Manual. Skill in mentoring, motivating, leading, and supervising detention officers; provide clear and concise instruction. Ability to provide conventional instruction, as well as innovative and practical training techniques; provide constructive…