JOB SUMMARY
Performs routine supervisory work in the care and custody of inmates. Work involves assisting in performing in-service training of staff. Works under moderate supervision with limited latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. II.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Supervises, instructs, trains, and ensures the safety of assigned employees; and maintains care, custody, and adherence to rules and regulations by inmates assigned to specific work area.
- Supervises and searches for contraband and provides security; counts, feeds, and supervises inmates in housing, work, and other areas accessed by stairs, steps, and ladders; and performs security of various assigned areas involving long periods of sitting and standing, and climbing stairs, steps, and ladders to reach the assigned areas.
- Responds to emergencies including climbing stairs, steps, and ladders while searching for escaped inmates, hearing calls for and calling for help, giving first aid at the emergency site, carrying an injured or unconscious inmate or employee various distances to safety up or down stairs, steps, and ladders; and uses force and deadly force to include the use of chemical agents or firearms to control inmates.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
A. Education, Experience, and Training
- Graduation from an accredited senior high school or equivalent or GED.
- Two years full-time, wage-earning correctional custody or law enforcement experience.
B. Knowledge and Skills
- Knowledge of the overall operation of correctional facilities.
- Knowledge of correctional methods, techniques, practices, and procedures.
- Knowledge of agency and departmental organizational structure, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations preferred.
Salary: $4,492.00 per month