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Corrections Officer - Lancaster, United States - Fairfield County, OH
Description
Salary : $42, $46,508.80 AnnuallyLocation : Lancaster 43130, OH
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 0315
Department: SHERIFF CIVIL
Opening Date: 07/05/2022
Description
Under direct supervision, oversees and monitors the activities of prisoners to ensure the security of the jail facility; may perform other duties as required.
Duties
Monitors prisoners during meals, work, recreation, housekeeping, and visitation;
Distributes meals, medication, mail, and personal items to prisoners;
Escorts prisoners to and from secured areas, confinement, and court;
Transports prisoners to and from the facility as required;
Conducts routine security checks of jail areas and equipment;
Searches prisoners and cell areas;
Conducts prisoner head counts;
Handles inmate complaints, requests, and/or difficult situations;
Reports problems or unusual circumstances to superiors;
Assists in the booking and processing of prisoners;
Runs records checks and enters inmate information into the computer to generate required reports;
Prepares files on prisoners;
Assists in processing the release of prisoners from the jail;
Prepares, types, and maintains jail activity reports, daily log, and other related documents;
Operates a control board and electronic doors;
Monitors audio and video equipment to observe prisoner activity;
Utilizes an intercom, paging system, and emergency system as necessary;
Attends staff meetings and training sessions as required.
Qualifications
Must be a United States Citizen.
Must be 18 years of age.
Must have a High School Diploma or GED.
Must have a valid driver's license.
Supplemental Information
Works an 8-hour shift, in a uniform assignment in the jail, with 2 consecutive days off on either 1st, 2nd, or 3rd shift; may be required to work during other than one's assigned shift.
Ability to remain calm during stressful situations; ability to communicate effectively with others; ability to prepare clear and concise reports and written materials; ability to maintain accurate records and files; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others; ability to perform tasks requiring physical endurance and agility under adverse conditions; ability to solve problems and make on-the-spot decisions; ability to evaluate reports and statistics; ability to maintain order in a potentially hostile environment; knowledge of the techniques and related safety practices for overseeing inmates in a controlled environment; some basic knowledge of technology and computer applications.
NOTE: The lists of Job Duties and Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities are not necessarily all inclusive.
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Are you a United States Citizen?
Are you 18 years of age or older?
Have you attached a copy of your certified Birth Certificate and/or Naturalization Papers?
Have you attached a copy of your Social Security Card?
Have you attached a copy of your Driver's License or State Issued Identification Card?
Have you attached a copy of your automobile insurance card?
Have you attached a copy of your High School Diploma, GED, or College Transcripts?
Have you ever been a member or had association with any subversive group as outlined in the "Declaration Regarding Material Assistance / Non-assistance to a Terrorist Organization (DMA)" list provided by the United States Government? (The Terrorist Exclusion List may be found on the Ohio Homeland Security Website at )
Are you currently under criminal investigation, indictment, or a defendant in any pending criminal, traffic, or civil action?
Have you ever been in prison or jail due to a felony or misdemeanor conviction?
Within the past five (5) years have you been involved in any theft activities that cumulatively exceeded $1,000 or was equal to a felony?
Have you ever filed a fraudulent insurance claim or fraudulent application for welfare, workers compensation, unemployment compensation, or other public assistance programs?
Have you ever stolen anything, committed a pattern of theft offenses from any person or business (including current or former employers), or knowingly received stolen property?
Have you ever resigned or been given the opportunity to resign from a job in which you were under investigation for policy violation or misconduct?
Have you ever been terminated or resigned in lieu of discipline from any criminal justice occupation?
Have you, within the past five (5) years, been involuntarily terminated or discharged (fired) from employment three (3) or more times?
Have you ever been dishonorably discharged from military service or convicted of any article of the Uniform Code of Military Justice that would be equivalent to a felony under the Ohio Revised Code (ORC)?
Have you ever engaged in any illegal sexual activities, including but not limited to engaging in prostitution, pandering obscenity, importuning, voyeurism, rape, attempted rape, gross sexual imposition, sexual imposition, bestiality, etc.?
Have you ever committed a felony for which you were never arrested?
Have you ever committed or been convicted of any offense defined as a felony by the federal, state, or local law of the jurisdiction where the offense occurred?
Have you ever committed or been convicted of any offense defined as a misdemeanor by the federal, state, or local law of the jurisdiction where the offense occurred (not including traffic offenses)?
Have you ever carried a concealed weapon in a way defined as a felony by federal, state, or local law?
Are you now supporting all dependents you are required to support?
Have you, within the past five (5) years, failed to comply with a court order or legal contract to provide child support, alimony, or other financial responsibility, as determined by an appropriate support enforcement bureau or a court of law?
Have you ever been charged with or convicted of domestic violence involving use of force or threatened use of a deadly weapon?
Have you ever been charged with, convicted of, or engaged in conduct contributing to, or intentionally violated a protection or temporary restraining order as defined or determined by a court of law?
Have you ever committed physical abuse of your spouse, ex-spouse, child, stepchild, parent, other relative, or person with whom you lived or had an intimate relationship?
Have you ever committed sexual abuse of your spouse, ex-spouse, child, stepchild, parent, other relative, or person with whom you lived or had an intimate relationship?
Have you ever accessed and/or possessed pornography, either in print version or electronic/on the internet, involving rape, bondage, torture, beastiality?
Have you ever accessed and/or possessed child pornography, either print version or electronic/on the internet?
Have you ever used/tried, manufactured, or sold for profit any illegal drugs of abuse or prescriptive drugs other than marijuana?
Have you ever used or purchased any drugs of abuse (chemical agents or solvent-based substances, prescription drugs without a prescription taken for reasons other than intended, especially Schedule I, II and III drugs), excluding marijuana?
I hereby authorize agents of the Fairfield County Sheriff's Office to conduct an investigation of my background including, but not limited to education, employment, health, credit, reputation, military records and any factors which such agents may deem proper and necessary in order to properly assess my character and background in connection with my application for employment with the Fairfield County Sheriff's Office.
I hereby give permission for any person, business, or institution to release any and all information property requested and copies of the same, if requested, and do hereby release such person, business, or institution from all liability for providing correct information.
I recognize the right of the Fairfield County Sheriff's Office to treat, at it's discretion, certain resources of information as confidential and its right to withhold from me or my agent the names of such confidential sources and information obtained there from.
I acknowledge that I have seven days from the date of this application to come to the Sheriff's Office Civil Bureau at 345 Lincoln Avenue, Lancaster, Ohio, to complete an Applicant Background Release form and have my fingerprint prints submitted for the background check.