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Jail Administrator
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Houston County, MN Caledonia, United StatesSalary: $68, $90,126.40 Annually · Location : Caledonia, MN · Job Type: Full-time · Job Number: · Department: County Sheriff's Office · Opening Date: 05/02/2024 · Closing Date: 5/29/2024 4:30 PM Central · Description · Houston County is currently seeking qualified applican ...
Jailer (Correctional Officer) - La Crosse, United States - La Crosse County, WI
Description
Salary: $26.42 Hourly
Location : La Crosse, WI
Job Type: Full Time
Department: Sheriff
Opening Date: 03/08/2023
Overview
Interested in a career in corrections?
Here's your opportunity
Come build your career with an organization that values and supports you to learn, grow, and develop your career. La Crosse County leaders are committed to provide a supportive and inclusive work environment. We are also dedicated to your learning and development to grow in an organization that is deep in talent.
La Crosse County Jail has job opportunities to maintain safety and security of inmates in our modern facility.
Jailers work various shifts under rigid rules and regulations in a jail that operates 24 hours per day/seven days per week.
Associate Experience - What's In It For You?
Supportive, collaborative, inclusive, and diverse workforce.
Career learning, development, and growth opportunities.
Culture of respect and dignity, teamwork, honesty, and integrity.
Serving your community in a purposeful and meaningful way.
Flexibility with generous paid time-off benefits.
Excellent benefits:
We will be accepting applications until current vacancies are filled.
La Crosse County Respects Diversity
Essential Job Functions
Receives inmates committed to the County Jail and safeguards their possessions, including currency. Writes reports and completes jail records, such as booking and release information. Enters data into a computer. Supervises the activities of inmates, seeing that they are properly clothed and personal welfare is appropriately monitored.
Distributes medications to inmates and assists in provision of basic health care treatments, as directed by facility health care personnel.
Operates security equipment in a modern jail. Searches committed persons for contraband and non-authorized articles. Maintains close surveillance of inmates for security, prevention of accidents and of inmates doing harm to themselves or others. Administers emergency medical aid, including cardio-pulmonary resuscitation when necessary. Conducts searches of inmate living areas and other areas of the facility, to detect possible contraband items. Answers inquiries when within authority to do so or refers such inquires to appropriate authorities. Appears in court and testifies as a witness. Uses OC spray(pepper spray) and electronic control devices as per training. Extinguishes small fires by using a fire extinguisher and other appropriate means. Receives and records fines and bail/bond transactions. Conducts releases of inmates from custody, completing all appropriate release documents, and return property to inmates.Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Training, Experience and Other Requirements
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Whenever there is a prisoner in any jail there shall be at least one person of the same sex on duty who is wholly responsible to the sheriff or keeper for the custody, cleanliness, food and care of such prisoner.
Because of this bona fide occupational qualification, finalists may be limited to the gender needed in the facility at the time of the recruitment.
Employees in this class are offered a comprehensive benefit package including:~Health Insurance
~Dental Insurance
~Life Insurance
~Wisconsin Retirement System
~Vacation
~Sick Leave
~Holidays
~Deferred Compensation
~Section 12- Flexible Spending Account
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