Detention Assistant

About the Role

This position requires working any shift, including holidays and weekends. The position is also subject to a polygraph test and a pre-employment drug screen. The Sheriff's Office is seeking Detention Assistants who will not require travel, but will interact with the public.

Essential Job Functions

• Books and releases inmates, verifying documents for completeness and accuracy.
• Maintains surveillance and keeps chronological logs to record facility and inmate activity.
• Operates common office machines to include computer keyboards and related peripheral equipment.
• Maintains and establishes associated files to include entering information and documents into filing and data systems, insuring completeness and accuracy.
• Performs special assignments as requested.

General

• Maintains, with relative independence, a significant phase or segment of a clerical process or office activity.
• Understands and interprets pertinent federal, state and other regulations, procedures and practices related to various departmental and assigned programs.
• May assist in training new clerical employees, temporaries and volunteers.
• Processes county payrolls, routine personnel transactions, invoices, checks, vouchers or other records.
• Verifies bills and invoices.
• Maintains an inventory of materials on-hand and notifies the supervisor when supplies are needed.
• Processes purchase orders and related documentation and other office-related transactions for payment or further processing.
• Uses computer terminals to input data and to obtain data from the computer during on-line operations.
• Performs special assignments as requested.
• Performs related work as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• A High School Diploma/GED (General Education Degree).
• Two (2) years progressively responsible office support work.
• An equivalent combination of education, experience, and training which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities may be considered in meeting the minimum qualifications.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• The procedures, terminology and accepted or common practices, and policies of the assigned specialized work and the department/area to which assigned.
• English grammar, spelling, and arithmetic.
• Standard office practices, procedures and equipment.
• Filing and information systems.
• Computing literacy to include use of electronic spreadsheet and word processing applications.
• Department policies, rules and procedures.
• Mohave County Personnel Policies and Procedures, and Department Regulations.
• Efficiently operating and utilizing modern office machines as necessary to include typewriters, fax transmittal machines, calculators, and the use of computer keyboards and related software and peripheral equipment.
• Communicating and maintaining professionalism with the public, co-workers, and work contacts.
• Maintain and establish filing systems.
• Use good judgment to solve work problems through established guidelines.
• Interpret technical and departmental information encountered in the performance of responsibilities.
• Exercise courtesy and tact in dealing with the public and public officials and maintain confidentiality.
• Work independently in completing assigned tasks accurately and in maintaining standard correspondence, files, and reports of the office.
• Work and communicate effectively with all people contacted in the work.
• Type accurately and at a speed necessary to fulfill job responsibilities.