Correctional Officer

Jail Officer

Observes and supervises the behavior of detainees confined to Cook County's Correctional Institutions; enforces rules and regulations established for the maintenance of order, discipline and safety; makes rounds of assigned area to insure that all security procedures are adhered to and all detainees under surveillance are accounted for; communicates with detainees to ascertain attitudes, problems and rehabilitation; performs a variety of other related duties to assist with jail operations.