DC Officer Trainee TE

NOTICE TO APPLICANT

This position will close at 12:00AM MST on the End Date.

*Hiring Incentive pay: $10,000 or $8,000

To be eligible for the incentive, the following guidelines will apply to officer candidates that are hired with Doña Ana County ending November 30th:

• $10,000 split into two payments for any new applicant that has three (3) full years of prior corrections experience in a jail, detention center, or prison provided on their application. Other law enforcement experience would not qualify for this level of incentive.

• $8,000 split into two payments for new applicants with 0 to 35 months of corrections experience provided on their application.

• The first 50% of the incentive would be issued upon successful completion of the Detention Center Academy and the 4-week Field Training Officer (FTO) program.

• The second 50% of the incentive would be issued during the 11th month of continuous employment.

• Any employee that received any hiring incentive pay stated in this memorandum who separates employment from the Detention Center within one year of hire will be required to return the full amount of incentive pay received to Dona Ana County.

• Former detention center employees may be eligible to receive the incentive if they have been separated from the detention center for 12 or more months.

Pay: $20.00-$39.17

Compensation for an individual whose qualifications exceed the minimum qualifications for the job may be hired above the minimum of the range based on related education and full years of related work experience as presented on the application.

You must ensure your application reflects the correct and current information for your work experience, hours worked per week per position, education, personal information, etc.

Only the information provided on this application is evaluated when determining compensation.

Job Description

PURPOSE SUMMARY. Under general supervision, responsible for the supervision of detainees and inmates within his/her assigned area; maintains order and security through fair and impartial application of Detention Center policies and procedures and accepted security and supervisory practices; and maintains the highest level of security possible while ensuring safe and humane treatment of all detainees and inmates including protection of their rights within the facility.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES.  

Communicates effectively with a varied population of offenders, including individuals from diverse ethnic, racial, cultural, and economic backgrounds. This may include persons for whom English is not a primary language, persons with developmental and learning disorders, or individuals with a wide variety of psychiatric and physical disorders.

Provides direct supervision of offenders within the housing areas of the jail.   This will include direct supervision during meal service, security checks, medication distribution, and random or scheduled housing and cell searches. 

Responsible for the general offender behavior in areas assigned as their duty station, and directly supervises and escorts offenders within the secured perimeter of the jail as assigned.

Patrols and maintains security of designated areas of the facility and controls traffic to and from specific areas; conducts physical searches of arrestees to protect the safety of all detention center personnel, detainees, and visitors; and conducts physical searches and inspections of cells.

Monitors detainees and inmates well-being; summons medical aid; communicates with medical staff; and assists the medical staff in the dispensing of medications according to the medical directives.

Releases detainees and inmates and their property according to established procedures, bail, court order or as otherwise ordered by appropriate authorities.

Assigns and directs work on detainee and inmate workers.

Efficiently and accurately completes detention center paperwork including, but not limited to: Booking, medication, release records, reports, logs, requests, memos, and rosters.

Assists in some clerical and reception work to support facility programs when clerical staff is unavailable. 

Accesses information from computer system in response for information requests from other law enforcement and court agencies.

Appropriately responds to emergencies in the jail, which may include the following: Offender assaults, fires, riots, offender disturbances, explosions, natural disasters, and hostage situations. Immediately and appropriately responds to control these circumstances.  This may include the use of appropriate levels of force through physical management of combative, volatile, hostile, and assaultive offe