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Sheriff's Department Correctional Officer (Entry)

This is an entry level class in the Correctional Officer series in which incumbents learn to perform a variety of tasks to supervise and control inmates in a detention facility. Incumbents are responsible for supervising the mentally disturbed, sick, injured, and non English speaking inmates/prisoners accused or convicted the full range of violations and crimes. Assignments are rotated among Floor Officer, Control Room Officer positions. This class is distinguished from Correctional Officer in that the latter is fully qualified journey level and works more independently.

The eligible list established from this recruitment will be used to fill full-time and part-time regular, limited-term or extra-help positions as vacancies occur or the need arises.

Depending on assignment, duties may include but are not limited to the following:

1. Processes prisoners admitted to and discharged or transferred from facilities; receives and maintains the personal property of inmates; issues clothing and supplies to new inmates; returns or sends personal property to inmates on discharge.
2. Arranges for transportation of inmates if necessary; may be assigned to assist sworn law enforcement officers in the transporting of prisoners; escorts civilian visitors and staff through institutional facility; provides security service for nurses, physicians, counsel and others in their contact with prisoners.
3. Supervises the security and conduct of inmates in cells, during group meetings, meals, bathing, at recreation, during visitations and on work and other assignments; searches inmates for contraband, weapons or narcotics; inspects quarters of inmates for contraband, sanitary conditions and orderliness; restraints violent or disturbed prisoners and arrestees brought into the pre sentenced facility under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol.
4. Promotes acceptable attitudes and behavior of inmates to assist them in adjusting to a confinement setting; confers with assigned supervisor regarding behavioral and other problems of inmates; processes inmates through the Work Furlough program.
5. Processes arrestees; takes fingerprints and photographs during the booking process; receives bail and issues court appearance dates; computes time and release dates for sentenced inmates; writes incident and work production reports; may perform other support duties including clerical, laboring and technical tasks.

Position requirements include:

• No experience required, however, applicants must demonstrate possession of and competency in requisite knowledge and abilities.

Supplemental information includes:

• Incumbents must be able to work in a closed, stressful and noisy environment which may include exposure to communicable disease, violent behavior and involve heavy manual labor associated with inmate control tasks which may include lifting people weighing more than 100 pounds and the full range of reaching, bending, grasping and climbing movements.
• Incumbents may be required to work outside normal business hours.
• Possession of or ability to obtain a Class C California Driver's License is required.
• Positions allocated to this class may require bilingual skills.
• Candidates for positions in this class will be required to pass a background investigation in accordance with applicable law, regulation and/or policy. A Peace Officer Standard & Training (POST) background investigation is required prior to the start of employment. During the investigation, the following circumstances may require further investigation:
• Deceptive, deceitful, or uncooperative during any portion of the Personal History Investigation.
• Felony Conviction (Ever)
• Misdemeanor Conviction (Within the last 3 years)
• Conviction (Ever): Theft, Indecent Exposure, Annoying Children, Resisting Arrest, Perjury, Fraud, Domestic Violence
• Currently on Probation
• Terminated or allowed to resign in lieu of termination from employment (multiple times)
• Delinquent or in arrears of court-ordered child support payments
• Delinquent in financial obligations (looked at on a case-by-case basis)
• Willfully and deliberately falsifying or providing misleading information regarding prior or current drug use.

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