TRANSPORTATION OFFICER

Responsibilities

• Conducts pre-trip, during-trip, and post-trip inspections of all vehicles operated.
• Provides written Daily Vehicle Inspection Reports (DVIR) at the end of each trip or shift and ensures that all potential safety defects are reported to the Transportation Supervisor.
• Safeguards permits and licenses before beginning a trip.
• Notifies the Transportation Manager if there are problems before initiating a trip.
• Ensures vehicles have necessary safety equipment before initiating a trip.
• Notifies the Transportation Manager if there are problems before initiating a trip.
• Completes all necessary paperwork and reports in an accurate and thorough manner.
• Ensures all reports are turned into the facility according to described policies and procedures.
• Ensures detainees are properly secured prior to leaving a facility and while in a vehicle.
• Obtains and completes all paperwork when obtaining detainees at a facility and delivering them to their appropriate destinations.
• Follows all safety measures while transporting detainees, including federal, state, municipal, and organizational laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Immediately contacts safety authorizations and facility management in the event of an accident.
• Delivers vehicles for servicing and picks them up when ready.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent certification required.
• Minimum three (3) years of full-time experience in law enforcement with powers of arrest, or as a corrections/detention officer or military police with experience in security matters related to prisoner handling and detention on a regular basis.
• Valid “Class B” or “Class C” Chauffeurs Driver’s License (CDL) with a Passenger (P) endorsement within ninety (90) days of appointment.
• Eighty (80) hours of verified and certified driver’s training from an approved company trainer and as defined by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
• State Firearms License (9mm).
• State Security Guard License.
• Completed an approved training program resulting in a certification of satisfactory completion in Corrections, Law Enforcement, or Military.
• Certification in Corrections, Law Enforcement, or Military.
• Current driver’s license with no preventable accidents, suspensions for driving convictions, Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) or Driving Under the Influence (DUI), or more than two (2) moving violations on any type of vehicle for the past three (3) years.
• Passing a company and Department of Transportation (DOT) drug and alcohol test.
• Ability to work overtime frequently.
• Ability to travel extended periods of time with frequent overnight stays.
• Ability to handle physical and mental stress associated with working extended hours.
• Mature, flexible, and able to command the respect and confidence of inmates or detainees and staff.
• Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.
• United States citizen.
• Willingness to undergo a rigorous background investigation as required by U.S. Marshals.