Detention Officer -Trainee and Lateral

Detention Officer

Are you passionate about serving and protecting your community? Now is your chance to join the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) as a Detention Officer! In this role, high importance is placed on ensuring public safety is provided and maintained by an individual who takes pride in their work and considers the impact of their actions on an individual, team and organizational level. We are looking for candidates with strong interpersonal and customer service skills, the ability to effectively resolve conflict, and a desire for enhancing public safety. Ideal candidates will have a keen sense of emotional intelligence and be motivated by serving others and their community. If this sounds like the right opportunity for you...your adventure with MCSO awaits! To be part of our team as a Detention Officer, you must :

• Be an effective communicator, even in the most challenging of situations.
• Care about the safety and well-being of others, both within and outside a jail setting.
• Respect all individuals regardless of background or socio-economic status.
• Embrace the concepts of integrity, accountability and transparency as core values.
• Collaborate with team members, supervisors and managers to forward the mission and vision of MCSO.

Compensation is more than a salary with MCSO. Your perks at work include :

Lateral Opportunities Available If you have successfully completed an Arizona detention or corrections academy, or Correctional Officer Training Academy (COTA) and have current or prior experience (within the last 3 years) working as a detention or corrections officer for the State of Arizona, or an Arizona county, city or town, or private prison / detention center, WE WANT YOU! Candidates who have completed a detention / corrections academy outside the state of Arizona may also be considered. An evaluation of prior training and experience will determine if out of state candidates are eligible for the lateral position. Concerned about completing a new academy? We value your prior experience and academy completion; therefore, successful lateral candidates will participate in an accelerated 5-week training / orientation program!

Detention Trainee Qualifications

Preferred education and / or experience : Three (3) years of work experience, prior law enforcement experience, and / or prior military experience preferred. Preferred training, certifications and / or other special requirements : Currently possess, or have the ability to obtain, a commercial driver's license and / or weapons certification equivalent to standards set by Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training (AZPOST).

Detention Lateral Qualifications

If you have successfully completed an Arizona detention or corrections academy with prior experience and continued serving in a law enforcement capacity with another agency, you may be eligible for a Lateral position. Eligibility will be determined through the pre-employment process and is solely at the discretion of Command staff.

Applicants must possess, or have the ability to obtain by the time of hire, a valid Arizona driver's license. Training with the exception of Arizona driver's license to be provided on-the-job : FEMA NIMS IS100 AND 700, OSHA training, payroll training and PREA training. Prior to hiring, the Sheriff's Office requires that all applicants complete the following : background investigation; polygraph exam; medical exam with attestation of physical readiness and psychological exam.

Additionally, post hire participation in a 5-week paid training / orientation program is required.

Preferred training, certifications and / or other special requirements : Currently possess, or have the ability to obtain, a commercial driver's license and / or weapons certification equivalent to standards set by Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training (AZPOST).

Knowledge, skills, and abilities : Knowledge of : Structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling, rules of composition and grammar. Skill in : Using standard office equipment. Ability to : Read, learn, understand, apply and follow rules, regulations, instructions, jail practices and procedures. Direct the activities of prisoners by speaking clearly and concisely in an authoritative manner. Maintain accurate records and make routine verbal and written reports using concise and clear communication. Distinguish between simultaneously sounding audio alarms for various devices, such as radio duress activations, PA systems, phone ringing, and perimeter alarm activations. Distinguish color and shapes to identify items for inventory purposes. Establish and maintain successful working relationships.

Working conditions : Job requires the ability to work any shift due to detention facilities operating 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Job requires ability to : perform sprints, jumping and vaulting tasks; perform lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling; move quickly around objects and obstacles in pursuit situations; and pursue, extract and use force in both short intense effort and sustained effort situations. Actual situations may require efforts beyond the following :

Perform range of motion activities that may include bending to reach for objects; bending and twisting in use of force situations; crouching during movement of 10 to 15 ft.; and climbing ladders and fire escapes. Use force that may include self-defense situations for 45 to 60 seconds; control holds in self-defense situations for 30 to 60 seconds; strikes using hands, elbows, feet, and knees; use