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Cowley County Corrections Officer in Winfield, Kansas
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Corrections Officer (Part-time and Full-time)\ Salary starting at \$17.48/hr
Position Summary:Under general supervision, performs duties related to the enforcement of federal, state and county laws and ordinances in conjunction with processing and care of County prisoners.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Processes incoming inmates, to include searches, inventory of personal property, issuance of jail clothing, photographing, fingerprinting, and completion of the computer based booking program.
- Conducts searches of inmates and their clothing
- Searches for contraband
- Prepares and maintains logs and reports oversees inmates
- Maintains security, accountability and control of inmates.
- Performs periodic shakedowns
- Periodically observes and monitors activities and well-being of inmates
- Inspects mail and personal property
- Provides simple basic first aid and CPR
- Calls for EMS and officer support in emergencies
- Serves meals and insures proper feeding of inmates and inmate hygiene
- Issues items from commissary
- Assists in the transportation of inmates
- Releases and logs out inmates for work release and checks them in on return
- Releases inmates with the approval of the Shift Supervisor after all checks required by facility policies and procedures are completed and are deemed accurate.
- Completes a variety of reports and documents
- Receives and secures bonds
- Maintains records
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Valid Kansas Drivers license
- Minimum of 18 years of age or older by hiring date.
- No Felony Convictions
- No convictions for domestic Violence, Stalking or related offenses.
- Must be able to perform the physical duties of the position of Corrections Officer.
Abilities
- Working knowledge of first aid.
- Ability to learn regulations regarding jails and confinement of prisoners and of the principles, techniques and practices involved in prisoner care and maintenance.
- Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
- Ability to perform a high level of sustained physical activity.
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely verbally and in writing
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and interact effectively with supervisors, co-workers, prisoners and the general public.
Experience and Training:Any combination of experience and training equivalent to graduation from high school; some experience involving public contact is desirable.
Special Requirements:Must possess good overall physical and mental condition consistent with the unassisted ability to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, all statutorily defined activities, duties and tasks of a Corrections Officer. These activities, duties and tasks are presumed to include the responsibilities set forth within this position description.*\ *
A Corrections Officermustbe able to
- Perform the physical functions of a corrections officer.
- Stand for long periods of time
- Respond to emergencies, using physical force to subdue or restrain violent or combative inmates, as warranted by the inmates actions/aggression.
- Manually operate gates and doors.
- Lift/carry/assist with the evacuation of unconscious or unwilling inmates.
- Crouch/climb/kneel/crawl/walk as necessary to conduct searches
- Run up/down stairs, run distances, and deal effectively with inmates immediately upon arrival
- Have correctable and peripheral vision to observe the activities of inmates.
- Communicate effectively in verbal and written formats.
- Take effective action to properly manage incarcerated adults
A Corrections Officermustpossess:
- The ability to attend training in order to develop the skills needed to be an effective Corrections Officer
- The ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written formats
- The ability to type/keyboard in order to write reports and enter data into a computer based inmate database.
- The ability to interact in the adult correctional environment effectively and proactively.
- The ability to follow the policies, procedures, General Orders and Post orders of the facility.
- The ability to make decisions based upon the facts and circumstances present at the time of an incident or event and take action based upon the decision made