Detention Officer

Job Title: Detention Officer - Care and Support

About the Job

We are seeking a highly motivated and dedicated individual to join our team as a Detention Officer - Care and Support in Mason County, WA. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a secure 24-hour 7-days per week detention facility with male and female clients under the age of 18 years of age.

Salary and Benefits

The estimated salary for this position is between $22,444 and $29,310 per year, based on a 40-hour workweek. This is a non-exempt position, and the successful candidate will be required to follow chapter 13 of the relevant policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

As a Detention Officer - Care and Support, you will be responsible for creating and maintaining a safe, secure environment for juveniles and ensuring that their care and programming needs are met. This includes providing direct supervision for youth in the facility, which includes a firm, fair, and consistent environment that models pro-social behaviors for juveniles and supports them in changing behaviors and patterns to achieve positive goals.

You will also be responsible for:

• Maintaining internal and external security of the facility on assigned shifts by making frequent visual checks of each room as well as formal and informal inspections of visitors, facility, packages, and mail delivered to the facility.
• Inspecting the facility to ensure cleanliness and to maintain sanitary standards.
• Serving as a Control Room officer, as assigned; coordinating and monitoring the communications for the facility; maintaining accurate headcounts and locations of all staff and juveniles; granting entrance and egress from the facility; operating electronic audio/video surveillance equipment.
• Conducting entire intake screening processes to determine admission or release of youth.

Requirements

To be considered for this position, you must have a High school diploma or G.E.D. and be able to pass the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission Physical Ability Testing (PAT) standard. You must also be able to pass a comprehensive background investigation and obtain first aid/CPR certification and Food Handlers Permit.

Working Conditions

This is a physically demanding role that requires working in a secure 24-hour 7-days per week detention facility with male and female clients under the age of 18 years of age. You may be exposed to potentially hazardous conditions, including violent or hostile individuals, inclement weather, road and traffic hazards, physical hazards when dealing in highly emotional and stressful situations with potentially volatile or violent clients, environmental/biochemical hazards due to the potential for contact with bodily fluids, and exposure to dangerous chemicals and dust or particles due to the potential for contact with such substances in the homes of clients.

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