Correctional Officer

3 days ago


California, United States Cook County Sheriff's Office Full time
Job Title: Correctional Officer

At the Cook County Sheriff's Office, we are seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Correctional Officer to join our team. As a Correctional Officer, you will play a critical role in maintaining the safety and security of our correctional facilities.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Supervise and monitor the behavior of individuals in custody, ensuring their safety and well-being.
  • Enforce rules and regulations, maintaining order and discipline within the facility.
  • Conduct regular rounds to inspect conditions, check for unusual occurrences, and report any incidents to superiors.
  • Guard access and egress through gates, inspecting vehicles and visitors for contraband items.
  • Supervise and check the work of individuals in custody engaged in maintenance, custodial, laundry, tailoring, and clerical tasks.
  • Perform guard duties in the receiving room, ensuring the orderly and regulated flow of individuals in custody into the institution.
  • Build and maintain rapport with individuals in custody, diffusing disruptive behavior through verbal interventions and controlling behavior through appropriate verbal orders or physical force.
  • Search individuals in custody, cells, and living quarters for contraband and unapproved items.
  • Conduct security checks of locks, doors, bars, and windows, and prepare individuals in custody for transportation.
  • Communicate with other staff and main control to inform about individuals in custody behaviors, incidents, and request assistance.
  • Perform head counts to ensure the presence of all individuals in custody and coordinate unit head counts to confirm total populations.
  • Check identification cards to ensure only authorized persons enter or leave the facility.
  • Process new admissions and transfers, and respond to emergency situations according to facility procedures.
  • Write narrative reports describing events that have happened, such as confidential reports, incident reports, disciplinary reports, and special observations reports.
Requirements:
  • Must be a United States Citizen.
  • Must be twenty (20) years of age or older at the time of application.
  • Possession of a High School Diploma or a General Education Development (G.E.D.) test certificate.
  • Possession of a valid Driver's License or State Identification Card.
  • Possession of a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card (F.O.I.D.) issued by the State of Illinois or the ability to obtain a valid Firearms Owners Identification Card (F.O.I.D.).
  • Ability to work any shift assigned, including days, afternoons, or midnights, and capable of working holidays, weekends, and mandatory overtime, as required.
  • Successfully pass a background investigation showing no felony convictions.

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