Cadet Corrections Officer - Sheriff's Office - J15150 - 37200

Nueces County; Corpus Christi (TX); On-site; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Nueces County seeks a Corrections Officer trainee to guard, observe, and transport inmates. The role requires completion of academy, field training, and certification; candidates must pass a background check and obtain TCOLE certification within 12 months.

The position emphasizes safety, discipline, and effective communication in high-stress environments. Successful applicants will work under supervision, perform head counts, conduct searches, and assist inmates with basic needs while

Qualifications

• Must pass criminal background check.
• Must achieve TCOLE certification within twelve months of appointment.
• High school diploma or GED; eighteen years of age; United States citizen.

Responsibilities

• Attend Training Academy to become a Certified Jailer.
• Under close supervision, perform Corrections Officer duties including booking, observing, transferring and transporting inmates with attention to health, safety, and security.
• Conduct inspections, head counts, inmate searches, and safety checks.
• Intervene and resolve crisis situations such as fights or medical emergencies.
• Restrain combative inmates and supervise inmate meals and cleaning duties.
• Maintain records, conduct safety inspections, and assist with inmate personal needs.

Skills

Calm under pressure

Report writing

Discretion

Education

High school diploma or GED

U.S. citizenship

Eighteen years of age

TCOLE certification within 12 months

Job description

Required Test:

All applicants will be required to take The Law Enforcement Civil Service Exam (LECSE) implemented August 2017.

SUMMARY:

The primary purpose of the Corrections Officer position is to guard, observe and transport inmates.

Officer enforces the rules and policies of the facility and insures that the safety and welfare of inmates and staff are safeguarded.

This is a trainee position that involves required completion of academy and field training including closely supervised performance of corrections officer duties.

The employee is required to be on duty before, during, and after natural disasters and emergencies, as directed by the supervisor.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Attends Training Academy to become a Certified Jailer.

May, under close supervision, perform Corrections Officer duties, including:

Booking, classifying, observing, transferring, transporting and releasing inmates with attention to the health, safety and security of other officers, inmates and the public.

Conducts inspections, shakedowns, inmate searches and makes key checks.

Conducts head counts of inmates.

Completes, checks and processes official papers and documents.

Intervenes and resolves crisis situations such as fights, fires and medical emergencies.

Restrains combative inmates.

Serves or supervises the serving of meals to inmates.

Supervises inmates while they are performing their cleaning duties.

Provides informal counseling to inmates.

Conducts safety inspections and inspections of fire exits.

Assists with the personal needs of inmates, such as telephone calls, mail, laundry, visits and commissary.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Does not supervise any employees directly.

However, is involved in the direct supervision of the activities of from one to 58 inmates at a time.

Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.

Responsibilities include addressing complaints and resolving problems.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Any employee who drives a vehicle on official business must have a driving record which meets standards set by the County and the County’s insurance carrier.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); eighteen years of age and a citizen of the United States.

All successful candidates must consent to a criminal background check and are required to achieve TCOLE certification as a Corrections Officer within twelve months of appointment.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

None

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Ability to maintain control in highly stressful situations.

Ability to communicate with individuals from all socio-economic groups.

Ability to learn laws, departmental policies, rules, regulations, instructions and correctional literature regarding the custody of persons.

Ability to understand and follow oral instructions.

Ability to write clear and concise reports and to maintain complete records as required.

Ability to meet established physical standards.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other county employees and officials, inmates and the public.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear and taste or smell.

The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.

The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Employee may be required to lift inmates who are prone and separate inmates who are fighting.

Employee uses vision to observe inmates, watch monitors, conduct searches and complete paperwork.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts.

The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles.

The employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock and vibration.

Employee regularly works with mechanical gates that could expose him/her to the risk of electrical shock.

Employee is exposed to dust in the air and occasional vibration when inmates begin banging on jail bars.

The noise level in the work environment ranges from moderate to loud.It is dependent on the activities and demeanor of the inmates.

Employee may be exposed to body fluids, body odors, body lice, infectious diseases and respiratory hazards.