Detention Officer

The City and County of Butte-Silver Bow, MT is seeking a highly skilled Detention Officer to join our team in the Detention Center. This role involves overseeing the daily operations of the facility, ensuring the safety and well-being of inmates, and maintaining order and discipline within the premises.

Salary: The estimated salary for this position is between $47,310 and $53,662 per annum, depending on experience and qualifications.

About the Role:

We are looking for an individual with excellent communication skills, able to work effectively with law enforcement personnel, inmates, and the general public. The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of detention principles, practices, equipment, and terminology, as well as knowledge of local, state, and federal codes governing the detention and housing of inmates.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervise and control the custody and activities of inmates, enforcing facility rules and regulations, maintaining order and discipline, and monitoring and controlling activities within assigned areas of the facility;
• Perform intake of prisoners, ensuring implementation of regulations concerning fingerprinting, mug photography, hygiene, and allocated clothing;
• Communicate and coordinate with multiple agencies, including the County Attorney's Office;
• Monitor and regulate recreational, educational, hygienic, nourishment, and social activities to maintain control of individual prisoners and the general inmate population;
• Supervise inmate visitations, intervening in and/or reporting abnormalities;
• Generate statistical and narrative reports;
• Perform cell checks;
• Issue basic supplies to prisoners;
• Answer phones and respond to questions regarding Detention Facility population;
• Administer medication to inmates;
• Deliver meals to inmates;
• Clean Detention Facility cells;
• Perform related work as required.

Requirements:

• High school graduation or equivalent;
• Some experience in the control of individuals in a secured or organized environment;
• Good knowledge of detention principles, practices, equipment, and terminology;
• Ability to communicate well with law enforcement personnel, inmates, and the general public;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other County employees, supervisory personnel, inmates, and facility visitors;
• Ability to prepare accurate and reliable reports containing findings, recommendations, inmate population inventories, and disciplinary actions;
• Ability to operate a personal computer using word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications appropriate to assigned duties;
• Ability to use logical and creative thought processes to develop solutions according to written specifications and/or oral instructions;
• Ability to perform a wide variety of detention and prisoner control tasks with accuracy and speed under the pressure of time-sensitive deadlines and in an atmosphere of personal danger;
• Ingenuity and inventiveness in the performance of assigned tasks.

Benefits:

This position offers benefits according to a Collective Bargaining Agreement, providing a comprehensive package for the successful candidate.