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Nature of Work:
This position is responsible for providing security for the County Jail by controlling the entrances and exits to the outer and inner perimeter of the jail, to receive, search, process, discipline and release or secure as required all lawfully arrested or sentenced persons, to control and care for inmates assigned to the jail facility, to enforce rules and regulations, to maintain order, and to prevent escapes.
Communicates with:
Internally – All Sheriff staff.
Externally – State/county/city entities and public.
Supervision:
N/A
Essential Work Functions:
- Supervises inmates, performs well-being checks, administers medication, searches cells and inmates, and enforces rules and regulations to ensure the security of assigned area and personnel.
- Books and releases inmates, screens inmates for behaviors, attitudes, and interests and records medical information.
- Ensures all paperwork has been completed.
- Prepares and maintains warrants, reports, logs, records, files, and other documents, and ensures informational accuracy and compliance with applicable policies and procedures.
- Enters and modifies information in local, state, and national computer databases.
- Visually monitors jail inmate activities by utilizing multi-view camera system to ensure inmate safety and jail staff and to ensure inmates are adhering to the facility rules.
- Operates and performs specific functions from three specific stations: master control officer; roving officer; and booking officer. All three of these positions are rotated through on each shift by the officers on duty.
Other Work Functions
- Performs related work as required.
- Provides supervision to inmates as a sentence to service crew leader. (Not all correctional officers are STS crew leaders, but several are trained to be STS crew leaders).
