Correctional Officer

Jail Correctional Officer

Duties may include, but are not limited to the following :

• Oversees the security and conduct of inmates
• Supervises trustees in performance of routine custodial work
• Processes prisoners for commitment, release, or transfer from detention facilities
• Prepares required records
• Issues clothing to inmates
• Maintains records of inmates and their personal property
• Recommends work assignments for inmates
• Visually and physically inspects inmates and their quarters, for contraband, weapons, or narcotics
• Checks on sanitary conditions and orderliness of quarters
• Promotes acceptable inmate attitude and behavior
• Confers with supervisors and custody-related service providers regarding behavioral and other inmate problems
• Participates in programs designed to prepare inmates for release
• Checks buildings and nearby grounds for irregular circumstances related to possible or attempted escape of prisoners
• Answers telephone inquiries and at the counter inquiries pertaining to jail policies and individual prisoners
• Receives and gives receipts for bail money
• Dispenses prescribed medications to prisoners
• Provides transportation for inmates
• Assists with public safety dispatching
• Prepares written reports
• Other related duties as assigned

Education and Experience : A high school graduate or equivalent with one year of public contact experience.

Knowledge of :

Ability to :

Physical :

Special Requirements :

This recruitment will remain open on a continuous basis. Interested persons should apply immediately.

It is important that your application show all the relevant education and experience you possess. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. Beginning with your present or most recent job, show a complete record of your employment. Describe in detail any aspects of your experience or activities that are particularly appropriate for the position for which you are applying. You may not submit a resume in lieu of completing the Employment Record fields. We will evaluate your qualifications based solely on the information entered into the Employment Record form.

It is not acceptable to complete the application with statements like "See / Refer to resume" or "See attached". IMPORTANT : If requesting Veteran's preference, you must attach a copy of your DD214 with your application.

Selection procedures will be determined by the number and qualifications of applicants and may include a qualification screening, written examination, and oral interview. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH QUALIFYING DISABILITIES : Inyo County will make reasonable efforts in the examination process on a case-by-case basis to accommodate persons with disabilities. If you have special needs, please contact (760) 878-0377 prior to the examination process.

CITIZENSHIP / IMMIGRATION STATUS : Inyo County hires only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-citizens in accordance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

The County of Inyo has work sites located throughout the Owens Valley (Independence, Bishop, Lone Pine, Big Pine, and Olancha) and the Death Valley area (Death Valley, Tecopa, and Shoshone). All Inyo County positions are considered Countywide. Positions are assigned to a work site based upon the needs of the County. Positions may be temporarily or permanently reassigned to another work site as deemed necessary by the Department Head and / or County Administration.