Detention Officer

Anne Arundel County Office of Personnel; Maryland; On-site; USD 38,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension after 20 years of service

Deferred Compensation Program

Excellent Health Benefits

Rotating work schedule

6 days on and 3 days off

Property Tax Credit

Deferred Retirement Option Program (D

Optional Benefits

Twenty-three college credits from AA C

Job summary

Anne Arundel County Office of Personnel seeks a full-time Detention Officer for the Department of Detention Facilities. The role involves responding to emergencies, supervising inmates, and enforcing safety procedures in a high-stakes environment.

You will report to the facility, work rotating shifts including weekends/holidays, and may require firearms qualification after training. A thorough background check, medical and psychological evaluation are required.

Qualifications

• Graduation from high school or GED is required.
• Must be able to perform under safety-sensitive conditions and pass background checks.
• Ability to operate motor vehicles and communicate via radio equipment.

Responsibilities

• Stand, walk, and remain alert for prolonged periods.
• Respond to emergencies and manage threats to reduce danger.
• Subdue inmates and control uncooperative individuals.
• Respond to medical emergencies and secure the scene.
• Operate a vehicle to transport inmates as needed.
• Qualify with firearms after training and pass self-defense tests.
• Complete written reports and communicate via radio.
• Work weekends and holidays on a rotating basis.

Skills

Corrections principles

Adverse conditions

Vehicle operation

Reporting

Inmate supervision

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Radio equipment

Job description

Position Description

This position announcement will be used to fill full-time, permanent, safety sensitive Detention Officer vacancies within the Department of Detention Facilities with Anne Arundel County Government.

For MPCTC certified Detention Officers starting salary may be (with proof of valid certification, depending on candidate's years of experience and based on approval) up to $63,859.

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• Pension after 20 years of service
• Deferred Compensation Program
• Excellent Health Benefits
• Rotating work schedule
• 6 days on and 3 days off
• Property Tax Credit
• Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP)
• Optional Benefits
• Qualifying applicants may be awarded up to twenty-three (23) college credits from the Anne Arundel Community College for attending the Academy.

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Employees in this classification are designated essential employees, and must report to work under all weather and emergency conditions.

Employees in this classification will be required to work weekends and holidays on a rotating basis.

Examples Of Duties And Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Standing, sitting, walking for prolonged periods of time.
• Responding to highly stressful, hostile, and dangerous situations, quickly addressing the situation, and taking action to reduce the danger and hostility. Specific situations include but are not limited to fire suppression, bomb threats, hazardous chemical spills, power outages, and inmate disturbances.
• Subduing inmates engaged in physical altercations, controlling uncooperative individuals both orally and, when necessary, through physical restraint.
• Responding to medical emergencies pending the arrival of medical personnel; securing the scene; and performing first aid.
• Safe operation of a motor vehicle during day and night time hours and in all types of weather for the purpose of transporting inmates to court, medical appointments, hospitals, and work sites.
• Work requires overtime, shift work, and standby, when necessary.
• Qualify, after training, with firearms (handgun and shotgun).
• Qualify, after training, in self-defense skills.
• Completion of written reports.
• Use of radio to communicate.
• Overt, as well as, casual observation of people, places and things during day and night and in all types of weather while working a post in the facility, performing inmate supervision at an off‑site location or in a vehicle while performing inmate transportation duties.
• Hear and recognize sounds and voices associated with emergency situations and take proper measures to respond and react to audio information.
• Performs related work as required.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Ability to learn and apply corrections' principles, practices, methods, techniques and equipment in daily operational situations.
• Ability and willingness to perform work under adverse and, at times, dangerous conditions, in unpleasant environments, during day and night hours, and for extended periods of time.
• Ability to operate motor vehicles and, after training, issued equipment.
• Ability to read, interpret, and enforce rules, regulations, written and/or oral instructions or orders.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships with superiors, other employees, public and inmates.
• Ability to prepare standard reports.
• Ability to meet established physical and age requirements.
• Ability to meet the selection standards promulgated by the County and the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission.
• Ability to successfully complete the Entry Level Training Program conducted by the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Academy.

Minimum Qualifications

EDUCATION: Graduation from high school/GED

OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Minimum age of 18 at the time of appointment and a valid non-commercial motor vehicle operator's license.

NOTE: This position requires a thorough background investigation, as well as, a medical and psychological evaluation.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Accredited University or College is the recognition from an accrediting agency that an institution maintains a certain level of educational standards. The U.S. Department of Education maintains a database of accrediting agencies it recognizes for schools within the United States.

For high school, University or College outside the United States, the applicant must provide documentation of accreditation and educational equivalency, which can be accomplished through a credential evaluation service. Applicants with a foreign degree must provide this documentation prior to the close of the background investigation.

An approved list of Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) Foreign Transcript Evaluation Agencies could be found be accessing the link below. https://marylandpublicschools.org/about/Pages/DEE/Certification/Foreign-Transcript-Evaluation-Agencies.aspx

NOTE: THIS IS A SAFETY SENSITIVE POSITION AND EMPLOYEES IN THIS POSITION ARE SUBJECT TO CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE (CDS) AND ALCOHOL TESTING. CANDIDATES MUST HAVE A NEGATIVE MARIJUANA TEST RESULT PRIOR TO HIRE.

Supplemental Qualifications

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• Oral Interview
• Preliminary Background
• Background Investigation
• Conditional Employment Offer based on successful completion of oral interview and background investigation
• Medical and Psychological Evaluation
• Final Offer of Employment

The last potential start date for this announcement is tentatively scheduled for March 4, 2027.

Schedule Of Benchmark Events

We will be processing candidates in this Detention Officer announcement in the order in which applications are received and as quickly as a candidate successfully completes each step of the process. The timeline below outlines the LAST available date for each step in this recruitment process.

Position Announcement Closes - Monday, November 2, 2026

Last Available Panel Interview Date - Thursday, November 12, 2026

Interviews will be conducted IN PERSON/onsite. Should panel interviews be conducted via Zoom, you MUST have access to sound, microphone, and video. Please feel free to use your phone if you do not have this capability on a PC. Please test your equipment prior to the day of your interview so arrangements can be made if you are having technical difficulties. Please contact Annmarie Caprio-Belal at [e-mail] immediately if you do not have access to working audio and video for your panel interview.

NOTE: If a candidate fails to appear for two ( 2 ) or more scheduled interviews, they may be removed from further consideration.

Last Background Investigations Begin - Monday, November 16, 2026

Last Medical/Psychological Evaluations Begin - Wednesday, February 3, 2027

Last Tentative Start Date - Thursday, March 4, 2027

Please be aware that this process requires your close attention and cooperation with requested information and appointment dates and times. If you do not provide requested information in a timely manner, if you miss an appointment or attempt to reschedule multiple times you MAY be dis