Corrections Deputy - Exceptional - Civil Service

About the role

This job posting is for applicants that have successfully completed a State Basic Corrections Officer Academy but have not been employed as a full time, paid, corrections officer/deputy in a local, county or state corrections facility for at least 12 of the last 24 months.

Responsibilities

• Books inmates into the jail, work release or community corrections programs; conducts interview to determine medical, other special needs, and acceptability to book into facility; assists in entering booking information into the jail computer system; conducts personal (pat downs, strip searches), and property searches; takes fingerprints, and prepare for submission to AFIS, WASIC, and FBI, photographs and other identification data; releases inmates at completion of sentence.
• Supervises the activities of inmates within the jail housing areas and their movement from one area to another; supervises and documents food services; supervises inmates in cleanup and maintenance activities; verifies need and makes arrangements for medical and health care; monitors use of prescribed medications; monitors recreational, educational and visitation activities; monitors visits and interviews with authorized persons; answers phone calls and relates information to authorized persons.
• When assigned to community corrections, checks for outstanding warrants and criminal history using various criminal justice databases; monitors inmates released to and returned from work, education and treatment programs, and outside appointments and visits; verifies that work release inmates and program participants are where they are authorized to be through various forms of documentation, or phone contact; and monitors electronic equipment for inmates on Home Detention and reports all breaches of conditions.
• Supervises the preparation of inmates for transportation to courts and other inmate appointments.
• Covers regular security checks; screens and searches visitors; conducts periodic headcounts and searches of inmates and the areas accessible to them to prevent flow of contraband into the facility; administers or arranges for breathalyzer or urinalysis to detect suspected drug or alcohol use; may assist in operating the jail control room.
• Instructs inmates on jail rules and procedures; investigates suspected rule violations; takes informal action to correct inmate behavior as appropriate; writes violation reports and submits them to supervisor; participates in inmate disciplinary proceedings as assigned; arranges for transfer of work release inmates returned to the maximum security jail by disciplinary board or other authority and maintains them in secure custody until removed.

Other job duties

• Maintains custody and control of inmates when confined to hospitals or other facilities as required;
• Coordinates with various courts to assure that inmates appear as scheduled for trial;
• Serves on various committees such as, training, safety, classification, wellness, wear and tear, affirmative action, equal employment opportunity, and others;
• May be assigned temporary assignment as training officer, or instructor positions.

Qualifications

• No previous experience is required for entry level Corrections Deputy.
• Must have a high school diploma or GED certificate.
• Candidates must be at least eighteen (18) years old at time of application, no maximum age.
• Must be a United States citizen, a lawful permanent resident, or a deferred action for childhood arrival (DACA) recipient as per RCW 41.14.100;
• Must pass job related tests.

Special requirements

• Candidates must successfully pass a criminal history background investigation, a polygraph examination, a psychological evaluation, a pre-employment medical exam and drug screening.
• A post-employment physical fitness and agility test will be required.
• A valid Washington State Driver's License, unrestricted except as to vision may be required dependent upon area of assignment.
• Ability to acquire First Aid and CPR Certificates is required.
• Employees may be required to carry firearms and must have the ability to qualify with a firearm on an annual basis.
• Satisfactory completion of the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Academy is required within six (6) months of employment.

Benefits

Snohomish County offers a comprehensive benefits package to employees that receive a regular appointment who work at least 20 hours a week. County Benefits include Medical Insurance, Vision Insurance, Dental Insurance, Retirement, Basic Group Term Life Insurance/ Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance, Long Term Disability (LTD), Commuting Benefits, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Partners for Health Employee Wellness Program, Leave & Holidays, Voluntary Benefits, Deferred Compensation 457(b), Supplemental Group Term Life Insurance, Additional Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance (AD&D), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Supplemental Individual Insurance Policies, Healthcare Premiums, and more. For details, visit www.snohomishcountywa.gov/Benefits.