Detention Deputy I

Under close supervision, performs security work of routine difficulty to control and care for detainees; performs related work as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Maintains the safety and security of the staff, detainees, visitors, and facility.
• Schedules and supervises detainee activities and maintains discipline; may physically restrain uncooperative or disruptive detainees and take steps to avert fights, assaults, riots, and escapes.
• Conducts cell searches for contraband; conducts unit safety checks; monitors cameras, fire extinguishers, and smoke detectors.
• Inventories tools and supplies; accounts for detainees under direct supervision; conducts detainee counts to ensure accuracy of total detainee population.
• Provides care for detainees: dispenses and oversees meals; provides security for nursing staff who administer medications and oversees detainee hygiene and showers.
• Schedules medical, counseling, personal, and other appointments, and conducts visiting sessions; schedules transportation for appointments and visits outside of the facility.
• Transports and arranges transport for detainees; documents all transports; delivers mail and allows detainees to make personal and legal phone calls.
• Conducts booking and release of detainees: searches detainees; collects and inventories property; completes fingerprints and photos; completes booking forms.
• Upon release, returns all property and notifies victims; distributes records appropriately.
• Researches and assesses criminal history and capabilities; assesses compatibility of each new detainee with others in the facility and assigns cells.
• Re-classifies and re-arranges housing as required by detainee behavior; may supervise and monitor offenders detained under electronic surveillance program.
• Responds to emergency and non-emergency radio calls; interrogates and communicates with victims, witnesses, and suspects in incidents; identifies and collects evidence; completes detailed reports and required paperwork.
• Testifies at court hearings and prepares reports and materials requested and subpoenaed by the courts.
• Identifies, attends, and conducts training and educational programs and seminars.
• Escorts detainees to and from court appearances and provides security while in court.

Requirements

• Knowledge of state and federal laws, rules, and regulations governing correctional institutions.
• Knowledge of search, transportation, detainment, and restraint methods and procedures.
• Knowledge of human behavior and various social, economic, and cultural backgrounds.
• Skill in effectively communicating verbally and in writing.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with employees, other agencies, and the public.