Corrections Officer

GovernmentJobs.com — City of Yakima, WA; Yakima (WA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hiring incentive $10,000

Job summary

The City of Yakima is recruiting Corrections Officers for the detention facility. You will receive detainees, perform body searches, and maintain security with minimum force as needed.

A $10,000 hiring incentive is offered, with $5,000 paid after the first full month of employment and the remaining $5,000 after the first full year, contingent on a 36-month employment contract.

Responsibilities

• Receives detainees and conducts body searches.
• Maintains physical control of detainees using minimum force.
• Obtains required information from detainees; inventories and stores detainees' valuables and property; issues uniforms and other items per directive.
• Supervises detainee work crews; escorts, transports and guards prisoners in non-secure areas including court, hospital, and work sites.
• Coordinates and supervises detainee custodial and exterior maintenance tasks; coordinates with facility staff for equipment and repairs.

Job description

The City of Yakima is offering new Corrections Officers a hiring incentive of $10,000!!

$5,000 be paid on their first paycheck following the first full month of employment and the additional $5,000 to be paid on the paycheck following their first full year of employment! (after execution of a 36 month repayment contract of employment) Receives detainees, and conducts body searches. Maintains physical control of detainees using minimum force required. Obtains required information from detainees; inventories and properly stores detainees' valuables and other personal property; issues uniforms and other items per directive. Supervises and guards detainee work crews, both within and outside the detention facility; escorts, transports and guards prisoners in non-secure areas, including court, hospital, and work sites. Coordinates and supervises City Jail detainees assigned to custodial and exterior building maintenance duties; obtains and provides necessary equipment; monitors detainee activity; inspects and directs work; identifies needed facility repairs; and coordinates with the