Jailer Position Available In Gwinnett, Georgia

Jailer 
Salary Description Location Gwinnett County, GA Job Type Full-Time Merit Job Number 25-02990 Department Sheriff’s Office Opening Date 04/01/2025 Closing Date 6/1/2025 11:59 PM Eastern FLSA Non-Exempt

DESCRIPTION

BENEFITS
QUESTIONS
Class Summary Job Description
This is the first level of the Jailer series. A Jailer’s primary duties are to oversee individuals who have been arrested and awaiting trial. The Gwinnett County Jail is a direct supervision pretrial facility. This class is responsible for being trained within the Jail Operations Division. Incumbents must obtain a state certificate from jailer’s school within six months. Essential Duties
Learning department policies and procedures and how to perform general law enforcement duties to include: responding to calls within the jail, conducting searches for contraband, ensuring the proper handling of evidence, testifying in court, and serving court orders, and special conditions within the Jail Operations Division
Assisting in processing paperwork for the admittance or release of inmates or detainees; searching individuals and inventorying, confiscating, or distributing property, and maintaining an accurate headcount of the facility
Assisting in ensuring the security and safety of the inmates by making sure they are not injured by themselves or by other inmates; performing routine cell and inmate searches to remove contraband materials and weapons; and completing applicable forms and documents, and enforcing write-ups
Assisting other agencies in transferring inmates to other facilities and ensuring proper documentation and recording is complete
Issuing clothing; performing inmate meal distribution and commissary distribution; overseeing recreation activities and overseeing operation of cafeteria and laundry services
Providing orientation information to inmates including visitation sign-ups, medical, mental health information, GRIP information, court dates, and bail and bond information
Escorting inmates or detainees throughout the facility for special programs, medical appointments, mental health appointments and court appearances
Maintaining daily logs of shift activities, preparing various reports
Other Job Requirements/Information
This job is a safety sensitive position that will require a pre-employment drug test and subsequent random drug and alcohol testing.
This job requires a public safety background check to include motor vehicle histories, criminal histories, and fingerprinting.
This job may require 24 hour on-call assignment, overtime or working weekends, holidays, 10 hour, 12 hour, and rotating shifts Grade
The grade for this position is JO213. Salary of $50,725.00 •$5,000 hiring incentive for new hires •$50,725.00 with possible incentives up to
$52,246.75 (includes 3% pay incentive for an Associate degree)
$53,768.50 (includes 6% pay incentive for a Bachelor’s degree) Gwinnett County Jailers are eligible for promotion to:
Jailer Senior $50,990.00 (after successful completion of job requirements)
Jailer Master $54,049.00 (after successful completion of job requirements)
Effective 4/11/2023, this position is eligible for the Employee Referral Program. Minimum Qualifications
High school diploma, or GED, or anticipate completing within the next three months
Valid driver’s license
Must be at least 18 years of age at time of application
Must be a United States Citizen
Must be able to work any shift, weekends, and holidays
Must obtain and maintain a Basic Jail Officer Certification within six months from date of hire
Must successfully complete field training through the County
For information related to position-specific essential duties, knowledge and skills, and physical requirements, please Click here.

Note:

The class specifications listed on this website are not the official class specifications for Gwinnett County and are subject to change.