Job Details

Detention Officer

Under general supervision, performs a variety of activities associated with booking, release, and detention of prisoners in a detention facility. Detention Officers may be assigned to a day, swing, or graveyard shift on a regular rotational basis that includes working nights, weekends, and holidays.

Minimum Qualifications:

Experience equivalent to one year full time detention, correctional, or closely related criminal justice work. Will be required to attend a AZ Correctional Officer Training Academy (COTA) or Basic Corrections Officer Training Program. Must have a valid Arizona Driver's License and be able to meet the Community's insurance carrier requirements (no DUI/DWI convictions within the last 5 years.) Must be able to pass an extensive background check, which includes polygraph test, psychological evaluation and physical exam.

Examples of Duties

• Books prisoners into detention center, including photographing/fingerprinting prisoners, searching prisoners, inventorying/storing personal property, filling out required paperwork, and recording the booking process in the appropriate log books and records systems.
• Operates/monitors video surveillance system/equipment.
• Transfers prisoners between cells.
• Escorts prisoners within the facility for meals and other activities.
• Restrains combative, argumentative, and/or suicidal prisoners.
• Determines if prisoners are ill/injured and administers/obtains appropriate medical treatment.
• Determines release criteria for prisoners according to established policies/procedures.
• Coordinates with Court staff when bond is posted.
• Prepares and distributes appropriate paperwork when prisoners are released or transferred.
• Cleans detention facility as needed.
• Performs other work-related duties as assigned.

Other Requirements

• Knowledge of basic criminal justice/law enforcement principles and practices. Knowledge of Federal and Community laws, codes, and regulations related to prisoner detention. Knowledge of Community Detention Center policies and procedures, including booking/release processes, bond procedures, and established safety and security requirements.
• Knowledge of Court processes relating to prisoners.
• Knowledge of the use/operation of a variety of equipment used to monitor and restrain prisoners.
• Knowledge of basic principles of human behavior.
• Knowledge of basic recordkeeping and report preparation practices and techniques.
• Skill in operating a variety of equipment used in monitoring/restraining prisoners.
• Skill in performing the activities required to book and release prisoners.
• Skill in applying standard first aid/CPR procedures and techniques.
• Skill in handling combative, intoxicated, and/or argumentative prisoners.
• Skill in preparing and maintaining accurate records.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with other law enforcement agency and regulatory agency/organization staff, Community officials, criminal justice staff, and the public.