Correctional Officer

2 weeks ago


Waukesha, United States Waukesha County, WI Full time

**Description**:
**Curious what it is like to work in the Waukesha County Jail as a Correctional Officer? Check us out here**:Waukesha County Jail**

**The Waukesha County Sheriff's Department manages and operates a 481-bed Jail which contains a combination of direct supervision and remote supervision housing pods. It is a maximum-security facility which houses male and female, pre-trial and sentenced offenders. The Department is also responsible for inmates who have release privileges for work, education, child or elder care, and treatment programs.** It employs approximately 160 corrections staff.**

**Lateral Transfer Benefits** are available with at least 3-years of full-time experience in a similar position within the 12-months prior to hire. Lateral benefits **afford a higher starting wage, **accelerated vacation accrual, and 40-hours of paid sick time upon hire.**

**Example of Duties**:

- Supervises, interacts with, and provides for the care and custody of municipal, county, state and federal inmates in the County’s Jail facilities.
- Maintains safety, security, order and discipline by enforcing the rules and regulations of each County Jail facility.
- Receives inmates into custody from law enforcement agencies; completes booking process including documentation of charges and release conditions, inventory of property and money, medical history and related assessments, contraband search and dress-in, video imaging, fingerprinting, DNA collection, and screening for infectious/communicable disease; processes inmates upon release.
- Inspects incoming and outgoing mail.
- Supervises all daily activities of inmate housing units such as mail, programming, canteen, meal service, hygiene and medical needs.
- Performs and documents inspections of housing areas and Jail facilities for cleanliness, contraband and to identify security, health and safety concerns; searches inmates for contraband.
- Screens visitors and ushers through facility.
- Escorts inmates within and between facilities; transports inmates or other property as required.
- Assigns, supervises, inspects and evaluates the work of inmates involved in laundering and linen exchange, serving of meals, cleaning of the facilities and other required work activities.
- Settles disputes, prevents disturbances and enforces proper conduct of inmates through counseling, warnings, progressive sanctions and disciplinary action such as loss of privileges.
- Serves as a positive role model providing a rehabilitative influence on inmates through effective leadership, appropriate interpersonal communication skills, and frequent and attentive interaction.
- Provides education to inmates on the availability of work, treatment, religious and educational opportunities.
- Observes, records and appropriately responds to unusual or noteworthy behavior of inmates.
- Electronically monitors the physical location of inmates and documents appropriately.
- Restores order and controls the movement of inmates during disturbances and emergencies using appropriate physical control and/or equipment.
- Restrains inmates employing the least restrictive means necessary to control disorderly behavior; may use assistive devices such as OC spray, taser, handcuffs, restraint chair and bed, belly chain, etc.
- Prepares and presents written and oral reports and records as required.
- Provides court testimony as required.
- Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with inmates, supervisors, coworkers, law enforcement personnel and the public.
- May administer basic first aid, perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), or utilize an automated external defibrillation (AED) as needed.
- Performs other duties as required.

Essential Knowledge and Abilities
- Considerable knowledge of the basic principles of first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), automated external defibrillation (AED), blood borne pathogens (BBP), fire extinguisher, Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) and other emergency equipment.
- Working knowledge of the operation and purposes of detention facilities and of the related treatment and security programs used at such facilities.
- Working knowledge of the rules, regulations and statutes pertaining to the custody and discipline of inmates.
- Working knowledge of computerized department program software, Internet access, database, spreadsheet and word processing programs.
- Ability to handle difficult and complex incidents occurring within the facility within established legal and procedural guidelines.
- Ability to assume considerable responsibility within established guidelines and with limited supervision.
- Ability to maintain a high level of visual and mental alertness.
- Ability to exercise time management, organizational and multi-tasking skills.
- Ability to recognize various types of inmate behavior, supervise and control inmates, and secure their cooperation in the least restrictive means possible.
- Ability to establish professi



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