Corrections Officer

Corrections Officer Job Type:

Full Time Belton, TX Bell County Sheriff's Office Salary:

$26.17 per hour

Essential Functions:

Completes meal procedures by receiving food carts from kitchen, ensuring meals are at appropriate serving temperature, identifying inmates with special diets, introduces trays into cells, ensuring each tray is complete, retrieving trays, spoons and cups from cells, performing a spoon count and sending utensils back to kitchen. Conducts security checks by walking exterior catwalk, inspecting bars, windows, screens, locks and doors, performing walks in cells and checking locks and windows in hallways. Performs routine searches of inmates and housing areas by performing strip searches, conducting pat searches and conducting cell searches. Responds to emergencies by arriving on the scene of an emergency, separating, restraining or evacuating inmates in the affected areas, conducting initial investigation of the incident, notifying appropriate personnel and providing detailed reports to the supervisor. Processes incoming subjects by fingerprinting, searching, and completing necessary forms during the booking process and photographing; supervises the phone calls made by inmates and subjects being booked, and inventorying and storing personal properties. Prepares and maintains documents and reports including daily progress reports, booking reports, property reports, medical forms, activity sheets, released sheets, medical and phone logs, jail and court lists, head count forms, time sheets, receipts, incident reports, and computer release dates. Operate within the correctional facility system to keep record of everyone admitted to or released from the correctional facility. Performs related work as required.

Requirements:

Requires High School graduation or GED equivalent supplemented by specialized courses/training. Must be at least 18 years of age to qualify for this position Must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license with an acceptable driving history. Must be able to read, write, and speak the English language.

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