Jailer

Class Summary

Job Description

This is the first level of the Jailer series. A Jailer's primary duties are to oversee individuals who have been arrested and awaiting trial. The Gwinnett County Jail is a direct supervision pretrial facility. This class is responsible for being trained within the Jail Operations Division. Incumbents must obtain a state certificate from jailer's school within six months.

Essential Duties

• Learning department policies and procedures and how to perform general law enforcement duties to include: responding to calls within the jail, conducting searches for contraband, ensuring the proper handling of evidence, testifying in court, and serving court orders, and special conditions within the Jail Operations Division

• Assisting in processing paperwork for the admittance or release of inmates or detainees; searching individuals and inventorying, confiscating, or distributing property, and maintaining an accurate headcount of the facility

• Assisting in ensuring the security and safety of the inmates by making sure they are not injured by themselves or by other inmates; performing routine cell and inmate searches to remove contraband materials and weapons; and completing applicable forms and documents, and enforcing write-ups

• Assisting other agencies in transferring inmates to other facilities and ensuring proper documentation and recording is complete

• Issuing clothing; performing inmate meal distribution and commissary distribution; overseeing recreation activities and overseeing operation of cafeteria and laundry services

• Providing orientation information to inmates including visitation sign-ups, medical, mental health information, GRIP information, court dates, and bail and bond information

• Escorting inmates or detainees throughout the facility for special programs, medical appointments, mental health appointments and court appearances

• Maintaining daily logs of shift activities, preparing various reports

Other Job Requirements/Information

• This job is a safety sensitive position that will require a pre-employment drug test and subsequent random drug and alcohol testing.

• This job requires a public safety background check to include motor vehicle histories, criminal histories, credit check, and fingerprinting.

• This job may require 24 hour on-call assignment, overtime or working weekends, holidays, 10 hour, 12 hour, and rotating shifts

Grade

The grade for this position is JO213. Salary of $48,172.00

$4,800 hiring incentive for new hires

• $48,172.00 with possible incentives up to
• $49,617.16 (includes 3% pay incentive for an Associate degree)
• $51,062.32 (includes 6% pay incentive for a Bachelor's degree)

Gwinnett County Jailers are eligible for promotion to:

• Jailer Senior $48,423.00(after successful completion of job requirements)
• Jailer Master $51,328.00 (after successful completion of job requirements)

Effective 4/11/2023, this position is eligible for the Employee Referral Program.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma, or GED

• Valid driver's license

• Must be at least 18 years of age at time of application

• Must be a United States Citizen

• Must be able to work any shift, weekends, and holidays

• Must obtain and maintain a Basic Jail Officer Certification within six months from date of hire

• Must successfully complete field training through the County

For information related to position-specific essential duties, knowledge and skills, and physical requirements, please Click here.

Note: The class specifications listed on this website are not the official class specifications for Gwinnett County and are subject to change.

Additional Information

Sheriff's Office

The Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office is committed to providing our community with employees who are professional, efficient, and well trained with access to the most up-to-date technology. As the demands rise, we will continue to strive to maintain the highest law enforcement standards possible.

For more information about this department, please click here.

About Gwinnett County

Welcome to Gwinnett County - one of America's fastest-growing counties for the past 20 years. Our dynamic and exciting county combines the best of big-city living with the comforts of the suburbs.

The county's population in 2000 was about 588,448 and we've only continued to grow since then, with the population expected to reach one million by the year 2022.

Gwinnett has many advantages, beginning with its location and road system. The county is just 45 minutes from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and 30 minutes from downtown Atlanta. Thanks to this location, 80 percent of the U.S. population is within a two-hour flight. Georgia Highway 316 has been extended to Athens, reducing travel time to the University of Georgia to 25 minutes. Gwinnett's infrastructure includes more than 2,750 miles of roadways to provide excellent mobility for our residents.

The County Administrator and County Attorney are appointed by the Board of Commissioners and serve at its pleasure. To implement the Board's policy directives, the County Administrator uses a management team consisting of members of his immediate staff and 14 department directors. The 14 departments that make up the executive side are Police Services, Fire and Emergency Services, Corrections, Communications, Support Services, Financial Services, Community Services, Human Resources, Information Technology Services, Law, Planning and Development, Water Resources, Child Advocacy & Juvenile Services, and Transportation. Each department is run by a director who is charged with managing operations in a manner which stresses the County's values.

In addition to the executive side of County government, certain services are provided through Constitutional officers and independent elected officials. These external offices are created by the Georgia Constitution or through state law. In Gwinnett, they include the Sheriff, Tax Commissioner, District Attorney, Solicitor, Probate Court Judge, and Chief Magistrate.

Vision

Gwinnett is the preferred community where everyone thrives!

Mission

Gwinnett proudly supports our vibrantly connected community by delivering superior services.

Values

Integrity: We believe in being honest, building trust, and having strong moral principles.

Accountability: We believe in stewardship, transparency, and sustainability.

Equity: We believe in fairness and respect for all.

Inclusivity: We believe in engaging, embracing, and unifying our communities.

Innovation: We believe in continual adaptation of technology, process, and experience.

Hiring Process

Gwinnett County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For more information regarding our hiring process, please click the links below:

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Gwinnett County is committed to creating a diverse workforce. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information (including sex), race, color, national origin (including ancestry), gender (identity and expression), sexual orientation, age, marital status, familial status (including pregnancy), disability, military or veteran status, religion, political affiliation, immigration status, homeless status, or any other category protected by law.

For questions about recruitment, or to request a reasonable accommodation during the application, interview, or testing process, please call Human Resources at 770-822-7915 or email Jobs@GwinnettCounty.com.