Detention Officer

City-of-SAN-Antoni; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

City of San Antonio seeks a Detention Officer to process prisoners at the City Detention Center under immediate supervision. The role requires handling inmate data, performing searches, securing personal property, and monitoring confinement while ensuring safety.

Working primarily indoors at the Detention Center, you will work 10:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m., Saturday to Wednesday, with mandatory overtime in emergencies and potential shift changes.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Eligible for TCLEOSE certification.
• Valid TCIC/NCIC certification within one year and recertified yearly.
• Maintain TLETS eligibility for continued employment.
• Must pass CJIS fingerprint background check; certain offenses disqualify.

Responsibilities

• Process prisoners by assigning IDs, entering arrest data, searching, and securing personal property.
• Perform procedures for prisoner releases.
• Restrain belligerent prisoners as needed.
• Monitor prisoners in holding areas.
• Monitor prisoners screened by medical staff.
• Review NCIC/TCIC/DPS databases for histories and driving records.
• Update NCIC/TCIC databases with records.
• Physical requirements include lifting up to 50 pounds and working in a high-stress environment.

Skills

Prisoner search

Restraint techniques

Observation skills

Communication skills

Decision making

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

TCIC/NCIC knowledge

TCLEOSE certification

TLETS eligibility

CJIS background check requirements

Job description

Under immediate supervision, is responsible for processing and handling prisoners incarcerated in the City Detention Center. Creates and maintains files, lists, and other prisoner related information. Working conditions are primarily in an inside environment. Work includes exposure to dangerous persons, bodily fluids, and noise. Will be exposed to work in a dirty environment and under stressful emergency situations. Exercises no supervision.

Work Location

Municipal Courts - 401 S. Frio St., San Antonio, TX (78207)

Work Hours

10:00 p.m. - 6:30 a.m., Saturday - Wednesday

In this position you are a First Responder and expected to assist and support operational needs. The San Antonio Detention Center is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year to support SAPD and processing of individuals arrested. Minimum staffing needs may require individuals to be moved to different shifts. Mandatory overtime may be issued and working outside of assigned hours as needed in emergency situations may be required.

• Processes prisoners brought into the detention facility by assigning them an identification number, entering arrest data into computer, searching them, and securing their personal property.
• Performs procedures necessary for the release of prisoners.
• Restrains belligerent and unruly prisoners using only the necessary degree of force required in a self-disciplined manner.
• Monitors prisoners while they are confined in the holding area of the detention facility.
• Monitors prisoners being screened by medical staff.
• Reviews National Crime Information Center, Texas Crime Information
  Center, Texas Department of Public Safety (NCIC/TCIC/DPS) databases for criminal histories, warrant records and driving records using office equipment.
• Updates NCIC/TCIC databases with warrant records and conviction records reported to DPS.
• Generally requires speaking, listening, sitting, standing, reaching, walking, twisting and kneeling for processing and monitoring prisoners, may lift/carry up to 50 pounds.
• Performs related duties and fulfills responsibilities as required.
• Note: Only female detention guards may search and/or monitor female prisoners, therefore, in some instances, ''sex may be the basis of hiring decisions'' (BFOQ exception to Title VII).

• High school diploma or GED equivalent (recognized by the Texas Education Agency or a regional accrediting agency).
• Must be eligible for certification under TCLEOSE (Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education).
• Valid Texas Crime Information Center and National Crime Information Center (TCIC/NCIC) Certification within one (1) year of employment and re-certified yearly.
• Must maintain Texas Law Enforcement Telecommunications System Access (TLETS) eligibility for continued employment in position (TLETS provides access to TCIC and NCIC).
• Applicants for this position must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint-based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility. Due to CJIS requirements related to system access, the following will result in being disqualified for this position: Felony Convictions, Felony Deferred Adjudication, Class A & B Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication, Class B Misdemeanor Convictions, an Open Arrest for Any Criminal Offense (Felony or Misdemeanor), and Family Violence Convictions.
• Candidates given a conditional job offer will be required to pass a pre-employment medical examination, psychological evaluation, drug screening, polygraph test, and criminal background check.

Applicant Information

• Unless otherwise stated, applicants are permitted to substitute two years of related full-time experience for one year of higher education or one year of related higher education for two years of experience in order to meet the minimum requirements of the job. One year of full-time experience is defined as 30 or more hours worked per week for 12 months. One year of higher education is defined as 30 credit hours completed at an accredited college or university.
• Applicants selected for employment with the City of San Antonio in this position must receive satisfactory results from pre-employment drug testing and background checks. If required for the position, a physical, motor vehicle record evaluation, and additional background checks may be conducted.
• Please be advised that if selected for this position, information regarding employment history as it relates to the qualifications of the position will be needed for employment verification. Applicants claiming military service to meet the experience requirement for this position may attach a DD214 to the application.
• If selected for this position, official transcripts, diplomas, certifications, and licenses must be submitted at the time of processing. Unofficial transcripts and copies of other relevant documents may be attached to the application for consideration in advance.

• Knowledge of prisoner search and restraint techniques.
• Knowledge of prisoner processing and release procedures, to include knowledge of proper codes to input and retrieve information from computer systems.
• Skill in utilizing a personal computer and associated software programs.
• Ability to understand and carry out instructions.
• Ability to effectively communicate and elicit information from irate and belligerent prisoners.
• Ability to work under pressure, exercise good judgment, and make sound decisions.
• Ability to physically restrain belligerent prisoners.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with City staff and the general public.
• Ability to perform all the physical requirement of the position with or without accommodations.