Correctional Officer I (Part-Time)

●Supervises inmate population while inmates are engaged in activities including meals, showers, visits, receiving medical care, program services, laundry, daily housekeeping functions, etc. This includes the distribution of institutional clothes, personal hygiene items, cleaning supplies including caustic/flammable substances, tools, and equipment to inmates. ●Provides custody and security of inmates including observing actions of inmates, squatting and bending to perform %22pat%22 and %22strip%22 searches of inmates, restraining and securing sometimes assaultive, inmates and transferring and transporting inmates by walking or riding in cars and vans.

Also, conduct shakedowns of inmate housing unit areas involving squatting, bending, stooping, and kneeling while searching cells and common areas, inmates%27 personal belongings, bedding, clothing, etc., for dangerous or nuisance contraband items. ●Maintains simple records, log books, etc. and completes routine reports.

Conducts accurate counts of inmates housed in the institution as prescribed by policy. ●Monitors housing unit areas requiring regular and continuous walking throughout the housing unit, including climbing the stairs several times per hour to monitor inmates housed on upper levels. Making rounds of housing unit areas to assess the well-being of inmates and to ensure their safety.

Monitors %22at risk%22 or suicidal inmates on a regular basis to ensure their safety. ●Patrols inmate area to ensure safety and security.

This includes securing doors, gates, and windows, monitoring inmate movement through the facility, escorting civilians through facility for authorized purpose and monitoring visitors and/or work crews working in the housing units. ●Operate security equipment such as handcuffs, two-way radios, locking devices, automated control doors, closed circuit camera monitoring systems, touch screens and the facility management computer system. ●Observes inmate behavior to ensure an orderly and safe environment and takes appropriate action when an inmate%27s behavior jeopardizes the orderly operations of the facility. This may include the use of chemical agents and firearms, as well as employing appropriate physical force, including deadly force if required, to control altercations between inmates or to protect inmates, civilians, and co-workers. ●Respond to emergencies, including climbing stairs and ladders while searching for escaped inmates, hearing calls for and calling for help, giving first aid at the emergency site, carrying an injured or unconscious inmate or employee various distances to safety up or down stairs or ladders.Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities ●Data Utilization:

Requires the ability to process, calculate, compute, summate, and/or tabulate data and/or information. ●Human Interaction:

Requires the ability to persuade, convince, influence, train and monitor detainees, in favor of a desired outcome. ●Equipment, Machinery, Tools and Materials Use: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or provide simple but continuous adjustment on equipment, machinery and tools such as motor vehicle, restraint devices, nightstick, handgun, two-way radio, computer terminal, locks/keys, and/or materials used in performing essential functions. ●Verbal Aptitude:

Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference and descriptive data and information such as regulations, activity logs, incident reports, medication records, repair forms, visitor%26rsquo;s log, policies, procedures and general operating manuals. ●Mathematical Aptitude:

Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. ●Functional Reasoning:

Requires the ability to apply principles of rational systems. ●Situational Reasoning:

Requires the ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in critical and/or unexpected situations involving moderate risk to the organization. ●Environmental Factors:

Tasks may risk exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such irate individuals, intimidation, violence, disease, or pathogenic substances. ●Physical Requirements:

Requires the ability to lift objects up to fifty (50) pounds such as supplies, and push and pull objects up to one hundred (100) pounds such as supply carts. ●Sensory Requirements:

Requires the ability to recognize and identify similarities or differences between characteristics of shapes, sounds and odors associated with job-related objects, materials and tasks to recognize objects clearly to observe detainees and sounds and odors to detect irregularities in security and detect contraband.Other Requirements:%3Co:p%3E ●Work involves shift, weekend, holiday and %3Co:p%3E ●Supervises inmate population while inmates are engaged in activities including meals, showers, visits, receiving medical care, program services, laundry, daily housekeeping functions, etc. This includes the distribution of institutional clothes, personal hygiene items, cleaning supplies including caustic/flammable substances, tools, and equipment to inmates. ●Provides custody and security of inmates including observing actions of inmates, squatting and bending to perform %22pat%22 and %22strip%22 searches of inmates, restraining and securing sometimes assaultive, inmates and transferring and transporting inmates by walking or riding in cars and vans.

Also, conduct shakedowns of inmate housing unit areas involving squatting, bending, stooping, and kneeling while searching cells and common areas, inmates%27 personal belongings, bedding, clothing, etc., for dangerous or nuisance contraband items. ●Maintains simple records, log books, etc. and completes routine reports.

Conducts accurate counts of inmates housed in the institution as prescribed by policy. ●Monitors housing unit areas requiring regular and continuous walking throughout the housing unit, including climbing the stairs several times per hour to monitor inmates housed on upper levels. Making rounds of housing unit areas to assess the well-being of inmates and to ensure their safety.

Monitors %22at risk%22 or suicidal inmates on a regular basis to ensure their safety. ●Patrols inmate area to ensure safety and security.

This includes securing doors, gates, and windows, monitoring inmate movement through the facility, escorting civilians through facility for authorized purpose and monitoring visitors and/or work crews working in the housing units. ●Operate security equipment such as handcuffs, two-way radios, locking devices, automated control doors, closed circuit camera monitoring systems, touch screens and the facility management computer system. ●Observes inmate behavior to ensure an orderly and safe environment and takes appropriate action when an inmate%27s behavior jeopardizes the orderly operations of the facility. This may include the use of chemical agents and firearms, as well as employing appropriate physical force, including deadly force if required, to control altercations between inmates or to protect inmates, civilians, and co-workers. ●Respond to emergencies, including climbing stairs and ladders while searching for escaped inmates, hearing calls for and calling for help, giving first aid at the emergency site, carrying an injured or unconscious inmate or employee various distances to safety up or down stairs or ladders.Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities ●Data Utilization:

Requires the ability to process, calculate, compute, summate, and/or tabulate data and/or information. ●Human Interaction:

Requires the ability to persuade, convince, influence, train and monitor detainees, in favor of a desired outcome. ●Equipment, Machinery, Tools and Materials Use: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or provide simple but continuous adjustment on equipment, machinery and tools such as motor vehicle, restraint devices, nightstick, handgun, two-way radio, computer terminal, locks/keys, and/or materials used in performing essential functions. ●Verbal Aptitude:

Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference and descriptive data and information such as regulations, activity logs, incident reports, medication records, repair forms, visitor%26rsquo;s log, policies, procedures and general operating manuals. ●Mathematical Aptitude:

Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. ●Functional Reasoning:

Requires the ability to apply principles of rational systems. ●Situational Reasoning:

Requires the ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in critical and/or unexpected situations involving moderate risk to the organization. ●Environmental Factors:

Tasks may risk exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such irate individuals, intimidation, violence, disease, or pathogenic substances. ●Physical Requirements:

Requires the ability to lift objects up to fifty (50) pounds such as supplies, and push and pull objects up to one hundred (100) pounds such as supply carts. ●Sensory Requirements:

Requires the ability to recognize and identify similarities or differences between characteristics of shapes, sounds and odors associated with job-related objects, materials and tasks to recognize objects clearly to observe detainees and sounds and odors to detect irregularities in security and detect contraband.Other Requirements:%3Co:p%3E ●Work involves shift, weekend, holiday and %3Co:p%3EA high school diploma or General Educational Development (G.E.D.) certificate; plus two years of work experience.AGE:In order to be considered for this position applicants must be available to work all shifts which includes days, evenings, nights, weekends, holidays and to work at the assigned City Correctional institution.Correctional Officers must be able to pass classroom curriculum while in training.

CPR and first aid training is required after hiring.Scoring Components and Their WeightsExperience and Training: 100%May be Subject to:Background Investigation: Pass/FailMedical Examination: Pass/FailDocumentation of Academic Credentials must be Submitted Upon RequestWhen completing the Employment History and the Educational/Training History sections of the Employment Application, please be as thorough as possible when describing your education, training and experience relating to this position.

Applicants will only receive credit for their experience, training and education as shown on the application. Resumes will not be accepted as a substitute to a fully completed application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.Veterans Preference PointsTo be eligible for veteran%27s preference points, the applicant must submit a copy of their DD 214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty with the Employment Application or upon request.

The Director of Personnel may, in their discretion, accept alternate documentation.City Residence Preference PointsCity residents who pass an examination for a position in the classified service and do not receive any other preference will receive a five (5) point preference on a scale of 100 points on the exam. An additional one (1) point shall be added to the passing score of City residents who receive any other preference on a scale of 100 points.AccommodationsIf assistance with the job application is necessary based on a physical impairment, mental impairment, or otherwise, they should reach out to the Office on the Disabled with contact information.