Detention Officer

About the role

The purpose of this position is to provide care, custody, and control of inmates, ensuring the safety and security of inmates, other officers, the facility, and the public.

Responsibilities

• Monitors inmates' behavior and the facility to ensure safety, taking steps to avoid violence and violation of rules.
• Provides for inmates' physical care, supplying food and materials as well as transport to health appointments.
• Processes bookings, releases, reclassifications and maintaining detainees' property and paperwork.
• Ensures detention facilities are kept sanitary and in good working order.
• Observes inmates for rule violations and behavioral changes; maintains appropriate use-of-force continuum as needed for self-defense or defense of another.
• Schedules, supervises, and controls inmate activities and maintains discipline; diffuses potentially violent situations; may physically restrain uncooperative or disruptive inmates and take steps to avert fights, assaults, riots and escapes; and physically escorts inmates outside facility.
• Supervises safety and security of staff, inmates, visitors and detention facilities; promotes acceptable attitudes and monitors behavior of inmates.
• Performs constant inspections of all detention facility areas; assures all areas of facility are safe, secure, sanitary and free of contraband.
• Provides care for inmates; dispenses and oversees meals; administers medications and oversees inmate hygiene and showers; schedules medical, counseling, personal, and other appointments; schedules transportation for appointments and visits outside of facility; and transports, documents, and arranges transport for inmates and ensures inmates attend all Court appearances.
• Conducts booking of inmates, completing required forms; searches, examines and tests inmates according to policies; collects and inventories inmate property; and maintains inmate property, financial, and corrections records.
• Processes authorized release of detainees; returns all property to inmates upon their release and notifies victims; verifies documentation for completeness and accuracy before releasing inmates; and files and distributes records to appropriate divisions within County.
• Updates and maintains a variety of files, records, event logs, charts, and other documents; maintains appropriate records and prepares reports, as required.