Correctional Officer

6 days ago


Edinburg, Texas, United States Hidalgo Co. Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Correctional Officer to join our team at Hidalgo Co. as a Detention Services Specialist. This role is responsible for providing corrections services, ensuring the health, safety, and security of inmates and the public in a County corrections facility or program.

Key Responsibilities
  • Monitor prisoners' activities and maintain necessary records.
  • Conduct inspections, shakedowns, and inmate searches.
  • Complete, check, and process official papers and documents.
  • Conduct safety inspections and inspections of fire exits and equipment.
  • Provide informal counseling to inmates.
  • Assist medical staff with distribution of medications to inmates.
  • Intervene and resolve crisis situations such as fights and medical emergencies.
  • Conduct head counts of inmates.
  • Conduct and inventory all keys and equipment from previous shift.
  • Serve or supervise the serving of meals to inmates.
  • Supervise work performed by inmates.
  • Assist with personal needs of inmates, such as telephone calls, mail, laundry, visits, and commissary.
  • Monitor and assist visitors and may maintain visitors' list.
  • Keep records of incidents and activities during shift.
  • May be assigned to conduct recreational programs for inmates.
  • May be assigned to train new officers in procedural aspects of the job.
  • May be assigned to transportation and court security duties, including transportation of inmates to other local, state, and federal penal institutions.
  • May confiscate, inventory, and store property from new inmates and release property to outgoing prisoners.
  • May respond to inmate request forms.
  • May be involved in organizing church services, GED classes, substance abuse classes, and fire drills.
  • Handles and cares for dogs involved in narcotics investigation.
Requirements
  • Graduation from a high school or equivalent (GED).
  • Bilingual (Spanish and English) with the ability to converse fluently in both languages.
  • Applicant must, at the time of appointment to the position, meet the minimum age requirement for Basic Certification as a Jailer from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE).
  • Applicant must, within one (1) year of appointment to the position, obtain and thereafter maintain a Basic Certification as a Jailer from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE).
  • Must have a current valid Texas motor vehicle operator's license.
  • Must be able to be insured by the County's insurance carrier.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Knowledge of laws, departmental policies, rules, regulations, instructions, and correctional literature regarding the custody of persons.
  • Ability to understand and follow oral instructions.
  • Ability to write clear and concise reports and to maintain complete records as required.
  • Ability to meet established physical standards.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other County employees and officials, inmates, and the public.


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