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Todd County Detention Center

Correctional Officer

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What they do

A Correctional Officer, Detention Officer, or Jailer supervises people being held in correctional facilities, including those awaiting trial, in detention, and inmates who are serving sentences. Maintains order and security within a jail or prison, conducts inspections and searches, enforces regulations, and supervises activities and visits.

$53,958 / year median in Kentucky

+4% projected growth

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Job Description

DEPUTY JAILERS
  • ($26,000
  • $36,400.00 per year)
  • Depending upon qualifications.
Job Duties include, but are not limited to: Conducting cell checks of all inmate housing areas. Assist with pat down and unclothed searches of inmates. Escort inmates to and from their housing areas, including going to court, medical, G.E.D., Church, Recreation, etc. Assist with answering requests. Conduct cell searches of inmate housing areas. Book and release inmates, fingerprint new county inmates, inventory inmate personal property, write bonds, collect money for bonds and accrued fees. Distribute commissary items to all inmates in their housing areas. Work in the control room observing cameras located inside and outside of the inmate housing areas including the outside perimeter of the facility. Also assist with answering incoming calls to the facility. Assist with responding to emergency situations in the inmate housing areas. Also assist with removing unruly inmates from their housing areas to isolation cell locations. Transport to and from other facilities throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Distribute and retrieve cleaning and hygiene supplies to all inmates in the housing areas. Serve meals three times a day to inmates in their housing areas. Collect laundry on a daily basis. Supervise inmate workers on their work details inside the facility along with assigning jobs to classified inmates. Assists with maintenance issues that come about on a daily basis. Any other duties assigned by the Jailer. "An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D." toddcojail.com
Job Types:
Full-time, Part-time Pay:
$26,000.00
  • $36,400.
00 per year
Benefits:
Dental insurance Flexible spending account Health insurance Health savings account Life insurance Paid time off Retirement plan Vision insurance Shift availability: Day Shift (Preferred) Night Shift (Preferred) Overnight Shift (Preferred) Ability to
Commute:
Elkton, KY 42220 (Required) Ability to
Relocate:
Elkton, KY 42220: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location:
In person