Deputy Jailer

Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office; Lawrenceville (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education incentives

Hiring incentive (up to 10% of start)

Employee Referral Program

Job summary

Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office is seeking a Jailer level candidate trained in jail operations. Responsibilities include responding to jail calls, contraband searches, evidence handling, and testifying in court; processing inmate admissions and releases; maintaining inmate safety and headcounts; and assisting in transfers with proper documentation.

The role involves clothing distribution, meals, recreation oversight, orientation for inmates, escort duties, and daily log maintenance.

Qualifications

• Requires ability to learn department operations and procedures.
• Requires knowledge of laws, rules and regulations as applicable.

Responsibilities

• Learn department policies and procedures and perform general law enforcement duties in the jail setting such as responding to calls, searching for contraband, handling evidence, testifying in court and serving court orders.
• Assist in processing paperwork for inmate admittance or release; search individuals; inventory and confiscate property; maintain inmate headcounts.
• Assist in maintaining inmate safety by preventing self-harm and inter-inmate harm; conduct routine cell searches and document incidents.
• Assist with transferring inmates to other facilities and ensuring proper documentation.
• Handle clothing issuance, inmate meals, commissary, recreation activities, and cafeteria/laundry operations.
• Provide orientation information to inmates (visitation, medical, GRIP, court dates, bail info).
• Escort inmates for programs, medical and court appointments as needed.
• Maintain daily shift logs and prepare reports; perform other similar duties.

Skills

Safety and security

Communication

Patrol and response

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

This is the first level of the Jailer series. 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. This job is a safety sensitive position that will require a pre-employment drug test and subsequent random drug and alcohol testing in accordance with Gwinnett County Drug and Alcohol-Free Workplace.

Responsibilities

• Learns 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.
• Assists 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.
• Assists 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 violations with write-ups.
• Assists other agencies in transferring inmates to other facilities and ensuring proper documentation and recording is completed.
• Issues clothing; performs inmate meal distribution and commissary distribution; overseeing recreation activities and oversees operation of cafeteria and laundry services.
• Provides orientation information to inmates, which includes visitation sign-ups, medical, mental health information, GRIP information, court dates, and bail and bond information.
• Escorts inmates or detainees throughout the facility for special programs, medical appointments, and mental health appointments, and court appearances.
• Maintains daily logs of shift activities prepare varies reports.
• Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

Training and Experience (positions in this class require)

• High School Diploma, G.E.D.

Licensing Requirements (positions in this class require)

• Valid Driver’s License from state of residency.
• Must be 18 years of age.
• Must obtain and maintain Basic Jail Officer Certification within six months.
• Must successfully complete field training through the County.

Knowledge of

• Ability to learn department operations and procedures;
• Ability to learn applicable laws, rules, and regulations;
• Defensive techniques and principles;
• Basic first aid and CPR procedures.

Skill in

• Maintaining safety and security;
• Preventing escapes;
• Maintaining order and control;
• Solving problems;
• Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

Physical Requirements

Positions in this class typically require climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, and seeing.

Medium Work

Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

This position may require

24 hours on call assignment, overtime, or working weekends, holidays, 10-hour, 12-hour, and rotating shifts.

This position offers

Hiring Incentive up to 10% of the starting salary and education incentives, including 3% pay incentive for an associate degree and 6% pay incentive for a bachelor's degree.

Gwinnett County Jailers are also eligible for promotion, after successful completion of job requirements, to Jailer Senior and Jailer Master positions.

This position is eligible for the Employee Referral Program.