Detention Officer - Certified

Ak-Chin Indian Community; Maricopa (AZ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation/personal sick leave

Health benefits (medical/dental/vision

401k

Short/long-term disability

14 holidays

Job summary

Ak-Chin Indian Community is seeking a Detention Officer to perform booking, release, and detention duties within a secure facility. The role includes documenting processes, monitoring cameras, and assisting with transfers and prisoner care.

Candidates must meet certification requirements (COTA/MCSO/BIA/FLETC) or equivalent experience, and be able to pass a thorough background check. Shifts include days, nights, weekends, and holidays with benefits provided.

Qualifications

• Must possess one of the following: AZ Correctional Officer Training Academy (COTA), Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (MCSO), or Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA/FLETC) certification, plus experience equivalent to one year full-time detention, correctional, or closely related criminal justice work.

Responsibilities

• Books prisoners into detention center, including photographing/fingerprinting prisoners, searching prisoners, inventorying/storing personal property, filling out required paperwork, and recording the booking process in the appropriate log books and records systems.
• Operates/monitors video surveillance system/equipment.
• Transfers prisoners between cells.
• Escorts prisoners within the facility for meals and other activities.
• Restraints combative, argumentative, and/or suicidal prisoners.
• Determines if prisoners are ill/injured and administers/obtains appropriate medical treatment.
• Determines release criteria for prisoners according to established policies/procedures.
• Coordinates with Court staff when bond is posted.
• Prepares and distributes appropriate paperwork when prisoners are released or transferred.
• Cleans detention facility as needed.
• Performs other work-related duties as assigned.

Skills

Booking/Release procedures

Prisoner transport & escorts

Surveillance system operation

Prisoner restraint safety

Medical assessment & first aid

Document/Log keeping

Interagency coordination

Interpersonal & public interaction

Education

Correctional officer certification or equivalent

Tools

Detention center records systems

Job description

Under general supervision, performs a variety of activities associated with booking, release, and detention of prisoners in a detention facility.

Detention Officers may be assigned to a day, swing, or graveyard shift on a regular rotational basis that includes working, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Benefits: Vacation/personal sick leave, health benefits (medical/dental/vision), 401k, short/long-term disability, 14 holidays

Must possess one of the following: AZ Correctional Officer Training Academy (COTA), Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (MCSO), or Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA/FLETC) certification, plus experience equivalent to one year full-time detention, correctional, or closely related criminal justice work. Must possess a valid Arizona driver's license and be able to meet the Community's insurance carrier requirements (no DUI/DWI convictions within the last 3 years.) Must be able to pass an extensive background check, which includes polygraph test, psychological evaluation, and physical exam.

• Books prisoners into detention center, including photographing/fingerprinting prisoners, searching prisoners, inventorying/storing personal property, filling out required paperwork, and recording the booking process in the appropriate log books and records systems.
• Operates/monitors video surveillance system/equipment.
• Transfers prisoners between cells.
• Escorts prisoners within the facility for meals and other activities.
• Restrains combative, argumentative, and/or suicidal prisoners.
• Determines if prisoners are ill/injured and administers/obtains appropriate medical treatment.
• Determines release criteria for prisoners according to established policies/procedures.
• Coordinates with Court staff when bond is posted.
• Prepares and distributes appropriate paperwork when prisoners are released or transferred.
• Cleans detention facility as needed.
• Performs other work-related duties as assigned.

• Knowledge of basic criminal justice/law enforcement principles and practices.
• Knowledge of Federal and Community laws, codes, and regulations related to prisoner detention.
• Knowledge of Community Detention Center policies and procedures, including booking/release processes, bond procedures, and established safety and security requirements.
• Knowledge of Court processes relating to prisoners.
• Knowledge of the use/operation of a variety of equipment used to monitor and restrain prisoners.
• Knowledge of basic principles of human behavior.
• Knowledge of basic recordkeeping and report preparation practices and techniques.
• Skill in operating a variety of equipment used in monitoring/restraining prisoners.
• Skill in performing the activities required to book and release prisoners.
• Skill in applying standard first aid/CPR procedures and techniques.
• Skill in handling combative, intoxicated, and/or argumentative prisoners.
• Skill in preparing and maintaining accurate records.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with other law enforcement agency and regulatory agency/organization staff, Community officials, criminal justice staff, and the public.