Corrections Technician

Salary : $16.98 Hourly

Location : KY 40202, KY

Job Type : Full_Time

Job Number : 14790

Department : Corrections

Opening Date : 10 / 10 / 2025

Closing Date : Continuous

Description

Essential Functions :

Provides information to the public and answers questions concerning inmate housing, location, status, and visiting hours

Registers and monitors public for video visits with inmates

Processes authorized open records requests, and files records and documents

Examples of Duties

Examples of Work :

UNDER GENERAL SUPERVISION

Answers phone calls, provides information, takes messages, and routes calls

Conducts read-only queries, locates and retrieves information, generates routine reports, and completes forms

Registers public for video visiting sessions, escorts to booth location, explains procedures, monitors activity and maintains order, contacts security for assistance in resolving incidents or disturbances, and secures area at end of session

Contacts inmate housing units to provide information and coordinate inmate visiting operations

Verifies identity of public through valid photo identification, and processes open records requests through established procedures

Compiles and files department records; and duplicates and collates forms, reports, and other documents

Processes records for archives according to established retention schedules

Performs related work

Minimum Requirements

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions :

Meets regular and punctual attendance standards and any special needs of the position as determined by management, including mandatory overtime and performing related work

Minimum Requirements :

High school diploma or the equivalent

One year of customer service, clerical, receptionist, computer data entry, centralized records filing, court records processing, criminal justice, or security experience

Other Requirements :

Must not have been convicted of a felony

Misdemeanor convictions will be considered on an individual basis

Must submit to a pre-employment polygraph test

Must pass an annual tuberculin test

Equivalency :

An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted

Special Requirements :

Applicants and employees in positions which perform job duties that may require contact with offenders in the custody or supervision of the Department of Juvenile Justice or with youth in the care, custody or supervision of Youth Development

must meet qualifications pursuant to the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act, 28 CFR 115.17 and 115.317, to include periodic post-employment criminal background checks

Louisville Metro Government is committed to providing our employees with the tools they need to lead a fit and healthy life. Aside from community-wide initiatives like the Mayor's Hike, Bike and Paddle event every Memorial Day and Labor Day, and the Healthy Hometown Movement, Metro Government provides employees with programs designed to enhance their life and well-being, like a Wellness Center that allows employees and their dependents with Metro health insurance to take care of their basic medical and health needs for a $5 co-pay. Louisville Metro Government understands that a team of healthy, vibrant employees is the greatest asset we have.

Full Time Regular

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Group Term Life
• Supplemental Life
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• Sick Leave
• Vacation
• Holiday Pay
• Bereavement Leave
• Kentucky Public Pensions Authority
• 457 Deferred Comp
• Voluntary Lifestyle Benefits
• Tuition Assistance
• Qualified Adult Benefits
• Childcare Assistance
• Free TARC Use
• Paid Parental Leave

Part Time - 17.5 to 25 Hours Per Week

Part Time - Less Than 17.5 Hours Per Week

Temporary Positions

Interns

01

Do you have a High school diploma or the equivalent?

02

Do you have One year of customer service, clerical, receptionist, computer data entry, centralized records filing, court records processing, criminal justice, or security experience?

03

Have you ever been convicted of a felony?

04

Are you willing to submit to a pre-employment polygraph test?

05

Are you willing to pass an annual tuberculin test?

Required Question