Corrections Deputy (Certified)

Sarasota County Sheriff's Office; Florida; On-site; USD 87,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Sarasota County Sheriff's Office is seeking a corrections deputy to manage inmate care and security within the facility.

The role includes escorting inmates, monitoring activities, conducting searches, preparing incident reports, and responding to emergencies while maintaining logs and documentation.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 19 years old.
• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Applicants who do not possess an Associate's Degree or equivalent must complete the Wonderlic Basic Skills Test with the required scores.
• Must be a US citizen.
• Must be Florida Corrections Certified or enrolled in EOT.
• Must have a valid driver license.

Responsibilities

• Care, custody, and control of inmates.
• Escort inmates to and from housing locations.
• Oversee inmate activities, hospital watches, and counts.
• Prepare appropriate reports and maintain logs.
• Respond to emergencies and incidents.

Skills

Must be at least 19 years old

High school diploma or equivalent

US citizen

Wonderlic Basic Skills Test

Florida Corrections Certification or E

Valid driver license

Education

Associate's Degree or equivalent

Job description

The corrections deputy will be responsible for a wide variety of duties including, but not limited to, care, custody, and control of inmates; assist and facilitate access in rehabilitation, recovery, and reentry of inmates; escorting inmates to and from their housing locations; overseeing various inmate activities to include hospital watches; controlling and resolving inmate incidents; conducting searches, monitoring security, and conducting inmate counts; preventing escapes; participating in facility transports; preparing appropriate reports; mentoring and counseling inmates; responding to inmate requests; responding to emergencies; and performing any other related duties as needed.

Tasks

Complete assignments as directed, maintain work areas, inmate movement, interaction with inmates, searches, patrol work areas, conduct inmate intake procedures, written reports, supervise inmates, maintaining and updating logs, report security breaches, responds to emergency situations, use of restraint devices, direct supervision.

• Must be at least 19 years old
• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent
• Applicants who do not possess an Associate's Degree or equivalent must successfully complete the Wonderlic Basic Skills Test and achieve a score of 267 or higher in Verbal Skills and 241 or higher in Quantitative Skills (math).
• Must be a US citizen
• Must be Florida Corrections Certified or currently enrolled in EOT
• Must have a valid driver license

PG 05

2190.5 Annual Hours

Long Term Cap Step 9 $96,272.48