Corrections Officer (CO)

Hall County, Nebraska; Grand Island (NE); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Hall County, Nebraska is seeking a Floor Officer to serve as a first line corrections security worker. The role involves supervising offenders, maintaining control, enforcing rules, and ensuring safety within an adult correctional facility.

Duties include operating metal detectors, conducting searches, escorting visitors, documenting inmate behavior, and assisting with incident reporting. This position requires readiness for demanding physical work and strict adherence to post orders.

Qualifications

• Considerable knowledge of correctional institution rules and regulations.
• Understanding of post orders, regulations, policy and procedures.
• Proper operation of safety, security and communications equipment.
• General understanding of direct supervision philosophies.

Responsibilities

• Operate metal detectors to maintain control, security, and surveillance.
• Maintain visual security of assigned areas.
• Perform pat searches and searches for contraband.
• Escort and monitor visitors and offenders during visitation.
• Prepare and verify written documentation concerning inmate behavior and movement.

Skills

Correctional rules

Safety equipment operation

Post orders

Communication

Observation skills

Job description

SUMMARY

This duty classification is a first line corrections security worker. The Floor Officer supervises legal offenders, maintaining control and enforcing the rules and regulations of an adult correctional institution. Work of this class is performed under the direct supervision of either a senior corrections Officer, Shift Corporal and/or Shift Sergeant and may be accomplished in a variety of correctional settings; performs related work as directed.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Operate manual and/or electronically controlled security equipment such as stationary and handheld metal detectors to maintain control, security, and surveillance of visitors entering the facility.
• Maintain visual security of assigned areas.
• Perform pat search of inmate's person and searches belongings for contraband.
• Manage legal offenders in a wide variety of situations and activities such as, but not limited to, during cleaning, recreation, programs and meal periods.
• Escort and monitor legal or religious visitors and legal offenders during visitation and various interviews performed in the secure perimeter of the facility.
• Ensures all policies and procedures on maintaining proper care, custody and control of inmates are followed.
• Enforce institutional rules and regulations governing the conduct of visitors and legal offenders.
• Prepare and verify written documentation concerning inmate behavior, status and movement.
• Become directly involved in handling incidents involving high security or problem legal offenders; monitor and document such incidents.
• Submit maintenance work orders and formally document any issues relative to safety or security concerns.

Recommend improvements to security procedures when appropriate.

• Complete all required booking documentation of inmate; including court information, photo, property intake and fingerprinting.
• Upon the receipt of the necessary release documentation, process all legal offender releases from the facility and complete all needed documentation.
• Perform fingerprinting services for the public, complete general booking process of cites from court.
• Perform work release check-in and check-out duties including strip search and property intake log documentation.
• Transport inmates to various department or court approved engagements such as medical or dental appointments, funerals or to other facilities for various housing requirements.
• Provide on-the-job training for correctional officers as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Staff member 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, Staff are regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and smell. Staff are frequently required to sit. Staff must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and frequently 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 ability to focus.

WORK ENVIROMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Staff member 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, Staff may be required to use reas nable force during a disturbance or other emergency situations, be subjected to verbal abuse, threats to self and family, assault, and other forms of harassment from inmates, work unarmed and sometimes alone in the midst of groups of inmates.

KNOWLEDGE, ABILITY AND SKILLS REQUIRED

These will be acquired by a combination of structured classroom training, assigned training modules, annual in-service training and on the job learning opportunities. Regular employee performance evaluations will be reviewed and discussed between the Officer and their immediate supervisor.

Floor Officers shall acquire the following: Considerable knowledge of correctional institution rules and regulations governing the conduct of visitors and legal offenders; the correctional institutions post orders, regulations, policy and procedures; proper operation of all safety, security and communications equipment in the assigned areas; and general understanding of direct supervision philosophies.