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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.
$51,431 / year median in Texas
+2% projected growth
Job Description
Correctional Officer Job Type:
Full Time Beaumont, TX Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Salary:
$23.11Hourly Position Summary:
The Mission of the Jefferson County Correctional Facility is to provide the safe and secure detention of offenders in order to protect the staff, inmates and citizens of Jefferson County.Essential Functions:
- Provides direct supervision and conducts security rounds inside the housing areas and other areas of the facility;
- Observes behavior in order to detect safety and security concerns;
- Intervenes to break-up physical altercations between inmates;
- Restrain and detain out-of-control inmates in order to maintain control of area;
- Conduct pat searches to maintain safety and security of facility;
- Inspects housing areas and other areas assigned to maintain cleanliness of facility;
- Enforces the rules and regulations of the facility;
- Write disciplinary and incident reports;
- Conduct searches within the facility for unauthorized contraband;
- Reports any safety, mechanical and maintenance problems that are observed to supervisor;
- Conduct escorts of inmates for security reasons;
- Attends daily shift meetings to receive instructions and exchange information regarding current conditions;
- Completes required paperwork at end of each shift, including any offense reports and incident reports.