Custody Officer

As a Custody Officer with the City of Lynnwood, WA, you will play a critical role in ensuring the safe and secure custody of prisoners confined in the Lynnwood City Jail. This position requires a high level of integrity, attention to detail, and excellent communication skills. If you are a motivated and detail-oriented individual who is passionate about public safety, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

• Book prisoners into the jail facility using computer equipment
• Fingerprint, photograph, and search prisoners
• Maintain jail security and ensure prisoners are properly cared for and supervised
• Issue clothing and personal care items to prisoners
• Feed prisoners, supervise work details, and ensure their medical needs are met
• Monitor prisoner physical and mental health
• Serve as security for the court and monitor entrants as necessary
• Release prisoners from custody as requested by the proper authority
• Supervise trustees assigned to cleaning the jail, police station, and yard area
• Transport prisoners to and from court and other jail facilities
• Maintain proper security of all records stored in the jail
• Communicate court dates to prisoners
• Complete fingerprint requests made by the public
• Maintain equipment used in day-to-day work and jail operations
• Respond to internal alarms at the municipal court and front desk
• Serve warrants and take into custody persons who have warrants issued against them
• Order and maintain jail supplies and food for prisoners
• Maintain files of fingerprint cards, inmate health records, and other prisoner records
• Assist with work at the counter by answering questions and providing information over the phone and in person
• Accept bail money

• Must be at least 20 1/2 years old
• Possess a valid Washington State Driver's License
• Successfully pass the Lynnwood Physical Ability Test
• High School Diploma or GED
• Successful completion of the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission Corrections Officer's Academy or an equivalent out-of-state course
• Currently working in corrections or have worked in corrections for 12 consecutive months in the past 36 months

• Applicants must also meet the requirements of physical and medical standards of the Custody Officer Academy as prescribed by the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission
• A thorough medical examination, polygraph, credit check, and psychological assessment will be given prior to appointment
• Successful candidates will be subject to a background investigation conducted by the Lynnwood Police Department