Corrections Officer

JOB To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed in this document are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Boone County provides reasonable accommodation to qualified employees and applicants with known disabilities who require accommodation to complete the application process or perform essential functions of the job unless the accommodation would cause an undue hardship. EXAMPLE OF DUTIES Enforces local, state, and federal laws by implementing effective policy to protect the lives and property of the people.Maintains interior and exterior security of Jail facility, including monitoring surveillance cameras, operating electronic and digital door controls, monitoring activities of detainees, and conducting patrols. Maintains accurate accounting of all detainees, including conducting periodic cell checks, roll calls, and head counts of detainees in assigned areas.Reviews arrest sheet of individuals and determines authority to confine. Performs booking procedures of individuals being detained, including photographing, fingerprinting, entering required information on the computer, completing required forms and intake reports, receiving, and receipting money and personal property, and searching detainees for weapons and contraband.Supervises and directs activities of detainees, such as serving meals and doing laundry, including making work assignments and assuring proper completion of duties. Oversees detainees in allowable activities, such as telephone calls, commissary purchases, and family visitations.Distributes daily meals and ensures all trays are removed from cell-blocks. Ensures personal hygiene of detainees and cleanliness of cell areas, accounting for all cleaning supplies and equipment issued to detainees.Provides detainees with daily meals and issues prescribed medications according to orders of physician. Follows department procedures to ensure detainees receive proper medical attention.Ensures compliance with facility rules and regulations, records and reports inappropriate behavior to appropriate department personnel, and takes appropriate action to correct any problems that arise. Properly secures and/or physically restrains violent and uncontrollable detainees as situations demand.Maintains and updates institution logs, incident reports, daily activity reports, booking/release records and medical records.Refers inmate grievances to Shift Commander.Testifies in court as required.Attends seminars and in-service training as required.Answers telephone and greets jail office visitors, determining nature of call, responding to inquiries regarding detainees, and/or routing caller to appropriate person or department.Serves on 24-hour call on a rotation basis and responds to emergencies from an off-duty status as required.Performs related duties as assigned. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION Incumbent performs a variety of recurring duties according to standardized departmental policies and procedures, selecting applicable methods to take authoritative action in response to situational demands. Incumbent receives indirect supervision and refers to supervisor for unusual matters. Work is subject to frequent inspection, with errors primarily detected or prevented through procedural safeguards or supervisory review. Undetected errors may result in loss of time and inconvenience to the department, lawsuit, and/or endangerment to self/others.Incumbent performs the majority of duties in a jail facility, involving sitting and walking at will, standing/walking for long periods, walking up/down flights of stairs, lifting objects weighing more than 50 pounds, pushing/pulling/carrying objects, crouching/kneeling, bending at the waist, reaching, close/far vision, color/depth perception, hearing sounds and communication, and handling/grasping/fingering objects. Incumbent may periodically encounter resistance, subdue an attacking or armed individual, and be required to respond to situations involving potential physical harm to self and others. Incumbent may be exposed to toxic chemicals, fumes/odors, and bodily fluids and may be required to wear protective clothing or equipment, including air packs, gas masks, rubber gloves, goggles, and gloves.Incumbent is required to serve on 24-hour call on a rotation basis and respond to emergencies from an off-duty status. Incumbent is required to work weekends and evenings, and occasionally work extended hours or irregular hours. Incumbent occasionally travels out of town for training, sometimes overnight.Any questions regarding this position or any other Sheriff's Office Position please email: hiringprocessteam@co.boone.in.us or call 765-483-5946