Detention Center Officer - Nights, Training & Benefits

Ak-Chin Indian Community; Maricopa (AZ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation/Personal leave

Health benefits (medical/dental/vision

401k

14 holidays

Job summary

Ak-Chin Indian Community seeks a Detention Officer to perform booking, release, and detention tasks in a facility. Shifts may include day, swing, or graveyard rotations, with nights, weekends, and holidays. Training at AZ COTA or similar program is required.

Benefits include vacation, health, 401k, and holidays. Responsibilities include photographing and booking prisoners, operating surveillance, transferring prisoners, restraining inmates, and ensuring proper medical attention when needed.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of basic criminal justice/law enforcement principles.
• Knowledge of Court processes relating to prisoners.
• Knowledge of equipment used to monitor and restrain prisoners.
• Knowledge of human behavior basics.
• Knowledge of recordkeeping practices.

Responsibilities

• Books prisoners into detention center, including photographing/fingerprinting and recording the booking process.
• Operates/monitors video surveillance system/equipment.
• Transfers prisoners between cells and escorts them for meals/activities.
• Restraints combative or suicidal prisoners as needed.
• Determines illness/injury and seeks appropriate medical treatment.
• Coordinates with Court staff when bond is posted.
• Prepares paperwork for releases/transfers.
• Cleans detention facility as needed.

Skills

Detention operations

Surveillance/monitoring

Booking procedures

Recordkeeping

First aid/CPR

Interpersonal relations

Tools

Video surveillance systems

Job description

Ak-Chin Indian Community seeks a Detention Officer to perform booking, release, and detention tasks in a facility. Shifts may include day, swing, or graveyard rotations, with nights, weekends, and holidays. Training at AZ COTA or similar program is required.

Benefits include vacation, health, 401k, and holidays. Responsibilities include photographing and booking prisoners, operating surveillance, transferring prisoners, restraining inmates, and ensuring proper medical attention when needed.