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Blue Ridge Regional Jail Authority
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.
$56,999 / year median in Virginia
+6% projected growth
Job Description
Overview Join our dedicated team as a Jail Officer serving in Processes inmates into custody of the BRRJA, searches inmates, takes charge of personal property, provides clothing, bedding, eating utensils, and BRRJA rules and regulations. Releases inmates after properly checking records and completing proper paperwork. Supervises inmates during meals, exercise, work, recreation, and related activities for conformance to BRRJA rules, regulations, and procedures. Conducts periodic security checks of inmates in assigned area and on center grounds. Conducts searches of inmates, BRRJA property, and visitors. Maintains and updates center logs. Attends to special needs of inmates. Escorts and transports inmates as required. Supervises inmate phone calls. Distributes medication to inmates per established medical protocol. Ensures the proper care and maintenance of work and recreational equipment used by inmates. Supervises inmates in work details. Writes inmate disciplinary reports. Assures the center is in compliance with Virginia Minimum Standards. Conducts regular security and sanitation inspections of the center. Performs routine maintenance. Issues cleaning supplies and monitors their use. Acts as inmate hearings officer in disciplinary proceedings if necessary. Any other duties assigned by higher authority.
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Full-time Pay:
$47,721.00- $49,897.