Detention Officer

HIRING RANGE: $1,656.19 - $2,028.91 Biweekly
FULL SALARY RANGE: $1,656.19 - $2,401.62 Biweekly

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THIS POSTING MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME ONCE A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED

The City:
With over 100,000 residents, the City of Allen is a dynamic and welcoming community. The City of Allen's strong economy, diverse population, great educational institutions, and quality of life make it the ideal place to work, live, and play. The City of Allen has something to offer for everyone.

The City's Mission is "To achieve excellence in managing development of the community and in providing city services so that conditions of living and public confidence are continually enhanced".

• People First – Giving priority to others
• Respect – Treating others with courtesy and dignity
• Integrity – Serving with honesty, trust and hard work
• Deliver – Following through on commitments while exceeding expectations
• Excel – Creating an innovative and improving work environment

The Position:
Under general supervision, protects and serves the property and citizens of the City. This is accomplished by maintaining the operation of the City detention facility. Other duties may include booking and releasing inmates, maintaining prisoner care, distributing property and supplies, providing custodial services, restraining violent inmates, operating detention facility equipment, and interfacing with other City employees and citizens. This position does not provide direction to other employees.

The following duties ARE NOT intended to serve as a comprehensive list of all duties performed by all employees in this classification, only a representative summary of the primary duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties listed and may be required to perform additional, position-specific duties.

• Performs booking intake and release procedures of inmates by ascertaining charges from arresting officer, inputting information in computer system, accepting payment for jail fees and completing required paperwork and forms for inmate release from detention facility.
• Maintains prisoner care in detention facility by making hourly jail checks, physically checking each cell and prisoner for contraband, monitoring inmate status and documenting findings.
• Distributes property and supplies to inmates by handing out inmate clothing, mattresses and blankets, dispensing medication and serving three meals per day to inmates.
• Provides custodial services by maintaining sanitary condition of detention facility and cleaning discarded blankets and clothing. Discards bio-hazardous waste.
• Responds to violent inmates by applying knowledge of the Allen Police Department’s Force Continuum, preventing incident escalation by applying non-physical, or physical, force to prisoner resistance as appropriate.
• Operates detention facility equipment by using office equipment, providing fingerprinting and photographic services for new inmates and serving in other areas regarding the detention facility as required. Must interact with and maintain a good working relationship with other agencies.

Education & Experience
High School Diploma or equivalent with no prior experience.

Special Requirements:

• Must possess a valid Texas Class C driver’s license.

• Must be able to pass required pre-employment screenings, CJIS, and fingerprint check, and have the ability to comply with state and federal requirements for Criminal Justice Information Security (Download PDF reader) standards.

Knowledge of:

• Rules and regulations and applicable federal, state, and local laws and ordinances.

• Department standard operating procedures.

• Texas Penal Code, Traffic Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, legal terms, and jail regulations.

• Modern office practices, procedures, and equipment.

Skill in:

• Establishing and maintaining working relationships with professional and support staff, vendors, the public, inmates, other law enforcement agencies, and City employees.

• Reading and understanding City, State and Federal rules and regulations.

• Operating a personal computer utilizing a variety of business software.

• Maintaining calm under adverse conditions and making sound judgements under pressure.

• Staying alert and acting quickly and effectively during an emergency.

• Detecting potential behavior problems of inmates and early symptoms of common health problems.

• Physically restraining inmates and calling for assistance.

• Effectively communicating both in writing and orally.

• Detention facility.

• Ability to work evenings, nights, weekends, holidays, and on-call.

• Ability to work with mechanical, chemical, electrical, fire, and biohazards.

• Ability to work with possible exposure to armed/dangerous persons and communicable diseases.

• Ability to sit and stand for long periods.

• Ability to lift, push, pull, reach, kneel, crouch, crawl, bend, twist, climb, and balance frequently.

• Ability to operate city or personal vehicle for business purposes.

The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as needed.