Detention Deputy Cadet

Essential Job Functions

• Affords assistance in the control, monitoring, movement, and activities of inmates/detainees.
• Maintains safety and security of the facility, personnel, visitors, and inmates.
• Affords assistance with inmate/detainee counts to ensure accuracy of total populations.
• Processes inmate bookings and releases, maintains other Detention Records.
• Physically escorts inmates by vehicle or on foot.
• Affords physical searches of inmates and facility.
• Affords general administrative duties.
• Responds to emergency situations; assists with the restraint of detainees.

Knowledge and Skills

• Interpersonal Skills; courtesy, tact, and diplomacy are essential elements of the job.
• Ability to understand, apply, and follow rules, regulations, instructions, jail practices, and procedures.
• Ability to direct the activities of prisoners by speaking clearly and concisely in an authoritative manner.
• Ability to maintain accurate records.
• Able to communicate effectively by phone, verbally, and in writing with the public and employees in a face-to-face setting.
• Responds to emergencies calmly, quickly, and decisively.
• Analyzes situations, detects problems and facts.
• Ability to work any shift due to detention facilities being open 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. It requires working holidays, days, evenings, nights, and weekend shifts. Shifts may be subject to change according to staffing.
• Required to wear a uniform and follow department policies and standards regarding; hair styles, facial hair, jewelry, tattoos, piercings, and overall attire.
• Ability to handle situations and activities which may be both physically and emotionally challenging.