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Detention Officer

Detention Officer

Government JobsBernalillo, NM, US
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Sandoval County Detention Officer

Under general supervision, performs security work in the supervision, care and custody of inmates; performs other / related duties as assigned. New Hires become Represented after successful completion of a one year trial probationary period.

Minimum Qualifications :

  • High School Diploma / GED Certificate from an accredited institution.

Other Requirements :

  • Valid New Mexico Driver's License
  • Within one (1) year of hire must obtain the following certifications :
  • Detention / Corrections Certification in the State of New Mexico.
  • CPR / First Aid / AED
  • Mental Health First Aid
  • Must pass a background investigation to include criminal history, employment references, credit history, verification of US citizenship, and pre-employment interview in accordance with Federal Performance-Based Detention Standards (FPBDS) A.9.3.a through e; and Sandoval County Detention Center Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) Part 1 / C108, Chapter : Personnel, Subject : Employment Process / Background Investigations, PROCEDURES Pre-Employment, 2. Through 6.
  • Must pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening (FPBDS A.9.3.f) and Sandoval County Detention Center Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) Part 1 / C108, Chapter : Personnel, Subject : Employment Process / Background Investigations, PROCEDURES Pre-Employment, 7.
  • Pre-employment physical (FPBDS A.9.4 and 4-ALDF-7B-04)

    • This position is subject to random alcohol and drug testing in accordance with Sandoval County Personnel Rules and Regulations Article XIII Drug and Alcohol Policy and Testing- Drug Free Workplace; and Sandoval County Detention Center Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) Part 1 / C108, Chapter : Personnel, Subject : Employment Process / Background Investigations, PROCEDURES Post-Employment,1.

    This position is subject to bi-annual background checks in accordance with Sandoval County Detention Center Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) Part 1 / C108, Chapter : Personnel, Subject : Employment Process / Background Investigations, PROCEDURES, Post-Employment, 4.; and FPBDS A.9.6 (periodic).

    Essential Job Functions :

  • Interacts with and observes inmate behavior on a regular basis; climbs up and down stairs every thirty (30) minutes to perform welfare checks in the pods, check on inmates safety and look for activities or situations that could compromise the safety of officers and / or inmates; conducts strip and / or pat search of inmates when necessary or as protocol requires; looks for contraband items in the pods and cells while conducting the walk through; shows presence in the pods in order to provide safety and protection to inmates and other officers; and responds to other officers in the facility whenever a code is called for help due to a fight or an officer needing assistance.
  • Serves meals to inmates, ensuring that every inmate receives a tray and inmates requiring a special diet receive their proper meal tray; collects trays from pods immediately after meal is completed and returns the used trays to the kitchen.
  • Escorts inmates from their assigned areas / pods to various locations as needed including medical appointments, personal visits, legal visits, booking for court, medical runs, religious services and Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.
  • Performs self-defense tactics and inmate restraint / take downs, as necessary; utilizes pepper spray, as necessary; evacuates inmates and oneself in an emergency
  • Delivers cleaning supplies and equipment to the pods for the pod porters to clean the day rooms and inmates to clean their own cell areas; conducts searches of cells and other facility areas, inspecting for contraband, weapons, and other items that could be harmful to inmate, staff and the visiting public's safety and security; passes out hygiene and commissary to inmates.
  • Assists the medical staff in distributing medications to the inmates in the pods, including letting out one inmate at a time and monitoring their movement, providing safety and security to the medical staff; checks to ensure the inmate has swallowed the medication and no pill hoarding is occurring.
  • Observes inmates in the pods, on line of sight (LOS), in detox and holding; makes specific notes of distinctive behavior patterns and odd behavior that could signify abnormal or dangerous behavior; ensures continuous monitoring of inmates on line of sight and remains on LOS duty until properly relieved.
  • Completes daily activities log sheets including documentation of LOS logs for inmates that are under more intense or constant watch for reasons of medical or suicide watch, as required; maintains restrictive housing logs on inmates that are on lockdown for various reasons and performs welfare checks of those inmates and documents inmate activities such as showers, recreation time, phone usage, and anything that the inmate might do; schedules visitations for the inmates families and friends; and works the visitation post that includes meeting and checking in the general public for an inmate visit.
  • Performs booking intake and release procedures; takes pictures; searches inmates' criminal history files; inputs fingerprints into the Live-scan machine
  • Operates the master control panel and pod control boards; opens the cell doors and doors into the pods for the floor officer; monitors the floor officer as they conduct the pod checks and serves as second set of eyes for the safety and back up of the officer; answers the telephones in the control room and makes legal calls and bond calls for the inmates as needed; and delivers and receives information from other control rooms.
  • Completes a variety of paperwork including booking intake files, booking release paperwork, and processing of court paperwork ensuring that booking files are completed; conducts facility headcounts, completes facility paperwork including daily logs, shakedown reports, pipe chase forms, hairclipper checklist, cleanup checklist, incident reports, inmate disciplinary reports, control room log book and checklist, and staff communication forms.
  • Shift work. Performs work on any assigned shift during weekdays, weekends, and holidays.
  • Works mandatory overtime as necessary to maintain operational staffing requirements
  • Performs other / related detention duties as assigned.
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