Detention Officer

Detention Officer

Akima Infrastructure Protection (AIP) is looking for a Detention Officer to work in Brownsville, TX. The Detention Officer is responsible to ensure the safety and security of detainees in custody, acting in accordance with the highest ethical standards at all times, and ensuring a spirit of fairness and integrity in the on-going execution of their duties. Detention Officers for the Port Isabel Detention Center (PIDC) are assigned to unarmed posts inside the detention facility and are directly responsible for the supervision, safety, and security of detainees within the facility secure perimeter.

Responsibilities include :

• Conducts security and sanitation checks of the area prior to relieving the outgoing officer and throughout the shift.
• Inventories all equipment and notates the results in the logbook.
• Receives all authorized equipment and ensures that it is in proper working condition.
• Ensures that communication radio is in good working order with a fully charged battery.
• Performs duties related to the detention, processing, safeguarding, security, and escort of detainees as required in the contract.
• Exercises surveillance and control over detainees and maintains order and discipline.
• Attends to housing, feeding, and the physical well-being of detainees, 24 hours a day.
• Makes official entries in the assigned post logbooks that are accurate, legible, and complete.
• Enforces rules and regulations of the detention facility.
• Provides care, custody, and control of detainees.
• Removes detainees from holding areas using proper restraints and security measures.
• Supervises detainees at deportation or exclusion hearings, during transport, while receiving medical care, and during other duties as assigned.
• Arrives on time for assigned shifts wearing full issued uniform and in compliance with dress code.
• Follows company-wide safety policies and practices and adheres to responsibilities concerning safety prevention, reporting, and monitoring as outlined in company safety policies.
• Successfully completes all assigned training including defensive tactics and course requiring a minimum physical stamina.
• Performs all work and activities in accordance with organization policies and procedures.

Qualifications include :

Physical Capabilities :

This position requires the candidate to pass a pre-employment physical, maintain physical fitness standards and be willing and capable of the following physical requirements :

Job ID 2025-18475 Work Type On-Site

Company Description :

Work Where It Matters

Akima Infrastructure Protection (AIP), an Akima company, is not just another federal management operations contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.

At AIP, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.

For our shareholders, AIP provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.

For our government customers, AIP delivers the trained personnel, equipment, and processes to safeguard federal assets and provides protective services and detention management operations for critical mission requirements.

As an AIP employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.