Detention Officer (Grade 201) at Yuma County

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• This position is advertised from the minimum to the mid-point hourly

rate. Salary will be determined on education and experience at the time

of offer.*

County. Yuma County Human Resources does not review any applications

submitted for this position. All applications are forwarded to

Sheriff's Office in Yuma County**

NATURE OF WORK

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Under general supervision, performs security work of moderate difficulty

in the supervision, transportation, care, and welfare of inmates; this

position has department specific responsibility.

Nature of Work

• (Illustrative Only)*Controls and supervises the movement and activities

of inmates; supervises visitations; maintains the safety and physical

security of the facility, staff, inmates and visitors; conducts

continual visual surveillance, security walks, head counts, and inmate

cell searches; inspects the living conditions within the housing units

for sanitation compliance; interviews and classifies inmates for

assignment to correct security level; enforces discipline; serves meals

to inmates; transports inmates to court hearings, health care providers,

and to other facilities; coordinates with other agencies for

extraditions; interviews inmates for any medical conditions and for

investigations; participates in the investigation and compilation of

information regarding inmate grievances and hearings; manages housing

units; responds to and manages emergencies, life-threatening, and

hazardous situations; restrains combative, suicidal, or mentally

disturbed inmates; determines inmates are ill or injured and obtains

medical attention; cleans jail cells, as necessary; prepares and

maintains chronological logs and records of facility and inmate

activity; distributes and collects all incoming and outgoing mail;

disseminates court paperwork to appropriate areas; prepares bond

receipts and collects bonds; operates computer terminal to retrieve

inmate information; operates electronic surveillance equipment,

fingerprint equipment, radio communications equipment, and office

equipment; compiles detention statistics and computer data. Administers

first aid procedures, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and automated

external defibrillation (AED); may testify in court proceedings;

conducts inventories of detention supplies and commodities; may be

required to be weapons proficient with issued firearm, if assigned to

Outer Transport; performs routine clerical duties; maintains appropriate

security and confidentiality of all information and material encountered

in the performance of his/her duties; regular and reliable attendance;

performs other duties as assigned.

• SPECIALTY ASSIGNMENTS \

An employee in this class series may receive work assignments in any or

all of the following: processing, field training, master control,

recruit training officer, and/or special management unit; employees

assigned to specialty units perform additional duties, and are required

to have additional knowledge, skills, and abilities; in addition,

employees must be able to obtain and maintain certain certifications and

clearances; employees assigned to specialty units must be off probation,

and may have to successfully pass an oral board interview and/or other

relevant testing; employees are eligible to receive specialty pay when

assigned for a period of time; once an employee is removed from the

specialty duty, the employee is no longer eligible for the specialty

pay.\

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• Processing:Verifies the accuracy of intake documentation presented

by law enforcement officers; receives, stores, and issues receipt of

inmates personal property and cash; conducts inmate pat searches and

unclothed body searches for contraband or weapons; photogr phs and

fingerprints inmates; creates identification cards; observes new inmates

for mental or physical distress, and notifies medical staff of any red

flags; releases inmates and property in accordance with policy and

procedure. Knowledge of principles of receiving, processing, storing,

and inventorying inmate property; methods and techniques in conducting

pat searches and unclothed body searches for new inmates; IRIS scanner;

metal detector. Skill in rolling inmate fingerprints utilizing Dataworks

Plus - Livescan; reading and interpreting arrest documents, court

orders, inmate records, and New World Corrections software. Ability to

maintain awareness of new inmates for mental or physical distress;

determine when to initiate suicide protocol on an inmate.\

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Field Training:**Observes, supervises, and mentors detention officers in

training; instructs and evaluates detention officers regarding Sheriffs

Office policies and procedures, unit managing, and surveillance walks;

conducts daily performance evaluations highlighting accomplishments and

deficiencies; completes end of phase evaluations with recommendations

for continuation or additional training; devises detailed plan for

additional training to correct deficiencies; conducts 6 minute trainings

before shift; instructs courses at the Detention Officer Academy.\

Knowledge of methods, practice