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Detention Officer
Class Title: Detention Officer (The position of detention officer is not a civil service position)
Department: Public Safety
Division: Police
Starting pay: $8.76/Hour ($18,229.97/yearly)
Illustrative Examples of Work
- Care and custody of inmates
- Booking and searching prisoners upon admittance
- Maintaining proper security including patrol of jail facility and periodic counts of inmates
- Maintaining proper order and decorum among inmates
- Supervising inmates in following proper procedures of personal hygiene
- Seeing that inmate quarters and areas for which inmates are responsible are kept in a sanitary and wholesome condition
- Issuing supplies to inmates
- Checking all packages, incoming mail and outgoing mail of inmates
- Supervising work details of inmates in their quarters or other areas to which they may be assigned
- Supervising rehabilitative activities
- Reporting infractions of rules and unusual occurrences
- Preparing inmates for court and for release
- Conveying or assisting in the movement of inmates
- Supervising visitation of inmates
- Preparing reports
- Administering simple medications as prescribed
- Performing such other duties as may be assigned by supervisor
Knowledge. Abilities and Skills
- Some knowledge of first aid methods and techniques. Ability to understand and effectively carry out oral and written instructions
- Good physical condition with no disabling defects and physical strength to handle physically or mentally ill inmates. Ability to maintain control of inmates
- Ability to act quickly in emergency situations
- Ability to influence and control the conduct and personal habits of inmates
- Ability to command respect
- Must have good power of observation
- Ability to work effectively, efficiently and harmoniously with others
Desirable Experience
- Experience involving the care of custody of inmates, such as prison guard or matron or military guard
- High school graduate or G.E.D. equivalent
- Future training in jail operations