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Detention Officer

Town of Gilbert | AZ

Posted Date 5/27/2025
Description Gilbert has an exciting opportunity for a Detention Officer! With every job we fill, our focus is on providing best-in-class service to our citizens while offering the opportunity for professional growth in a rewarding and innovative work environment.

The primary duties and responsibilities of this position are:
  • Processes and cares for subjects who are in custody for court proceedings by providing meals and contacting staff for medical issues, if needed.
  • Verifying the identification of persons in custody
  • Fingerprinting prisoners.
  • Completes a variety of reports, prisoner counts, facility and vehicle inspections as part of documenting daily shift activities.
  • Observes, inspects, and monitors jail conditions including the cleanliness and orderliness of jail cells in order to comply with prescribed operating and safety standards, and to safeguard against any potential hazards.
  • Transports prisoners to and from the county jail and municipal courts.
  • View the full Detention Officer Trainee Job Description.
  • View the full Detention Officer II Job Description.

Anticipated Recruiting Timeline:

  • Posting Closes: June 15, 2025
  • Candidate Review: June 16, 2025
  • In-Person Interview Invites Sent: June 19, 2025
  • In-Person Interviews: June 25-26, 2025

Anticipated New Hire Start Date: August 18, 2025

You actively participate as a member of a team to move the team toward the completion of goals and produce quality outcomes. You are committed to our safety philosophy, and you take great pride in proactively managing time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently while accomplishing objectives and achieving goals beyond what is required.

At Team Gilbert, we hire outcome-oriented problem-solvers who love what they do!

Candidates for the Detention Officer Trainee position must possess:
Starting rate: $24.21 per hour
  • High school diploma or GED; and
  • Must be 18 years of age and have the ability to successfully complete a specified Corrections/Detention Officer Basic Training Academy; and
  • Have ability to comply with Arizona P.O.S.T. firearms requirements;
  • This classification works in a 24/7 work environment and may be required to work overtime, including nights, weekends, and/or holidays.
Candidates for the Detention Officer II position must possess:
Starting Range: $24.21 - $35.11 per hour
  • High School Diploma or GED
  • Two (2) years of experience handling prisoners as a Detention Officer, Corrections Officer, Police Officer, or other related classification OR one (1) year as a Town of Gilbert Detention Transport Trainee.
  • Must be 21 years of age and have the ability to comply with Arizona P.O.S.T. firearms requirements.
  • Any equivalent combination of experience and training that provides the knowledge and abilities necessary to perform the work.
  • Valid Arizona Driver's License
  • This classification works in a 24/7 work environment and may be required to work overtime, including nights, weekends, and/or holidays.

Successful candidates for the position will be required to undergo a thorough criminal justice background investigation to include psychological and polygraph examinations.

Gilbert’s Mission: Anticipate. Create. Help People
Our Values: DRIVEN, KIND, BOLD, HUMBLE
Awards: We are proud of these achievements and continue to work hard to make Gilbert the best place to live, work and play. Gilbert is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If any reasonable accommodation is needed while participating in the application and interviewing process, please contact our People Team (Human Resources) at 480-503-6823. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation.

Gilbert provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Salary24.21 - 37.54 Hour
Field
Police
Highest Educational Degree Required
High school diploma

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