• Oversee all activities of jail residents, including recreation, distribution of meals, mail, commissary requests, educational classes, visitation time, professional visits, social workers, and other authorized activities.
• Enforce rules and guidelines while managing jail resident behavior, in accordance with jail policies and procedures.
• Ensure and maintain the safe, secure, humane custody of jail residents, adhering to constitutional obligations including access to legal counsel, medical and mental health services as required.
• Relay approved information concerning jail residents to relatives, attorneys, probation and police officers, and others.
• Use appropriate physical defensive interventions and restraint techniques to maintain custody and control, up to and including deadly force, in accordance with local, state, and federal law; achieve and maintain proficiency in application and use of defensive interventions and physical agility.
• Participate in required trainings in defensive tactics, electronic control devices, pepper spray, and other emergency and safety equipment.
• Ability to perform under high stress when confronted with emergent, critical, or dangerous situations; handle multiple activities simultaneously; exercise sound judgment under stressful circumstances in which working with speed and sustained attention are critical to the job.
• Summon medical attention for jail residents and render emergency first aid and CPR.
• Receive, book and release jail residents according to policies and procedures, assisting with entering personal data on required databases, logs, and files, as well as checking for outstanding warrants.
• Operate control room and/or central surveillance, monitor close circuit television (CCTV) cameras, control access and egress within jails, security and alarms systems, communication & radio traffic, and other electronic screening devices.
• Coordinate with courts to ensure jail residents appear as required.
• Write detailed reports concerning any recommendation, problem, observation or emergency situations or occurrences within the jail, according to DAJD policy and training, or when directed by supervisors.
• Provide excellent customer services, including professional and respectful behavior at all times.
• Ensure confidentiality is upheld to the highest ethical standard.
• Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Inspect facility jail residents, visitors, and packages delivered to the facility.
• Conduct searches related to safety and security to include, but not limited to vehicles, facilities, property and person for contraband, health hazards, safety, and security violations.

Minimum qualifications for entry level:

• You must be a citizen of the United States or a person who is legally authorized to work in the United States under federal law.
• Twenty-one years of age by the time of hire.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Valid Washington State Driver's License by the time of hire.
• Must have the ability to read, speak, and write in the English language fluently.

Most competitive: Applicants who possess corrections and/or criminal justice experience.

Lateral Experience: Training requirements and starting salary range will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Applicants currently working as a Corrections Officer are subject to the same application, testing, and screening process as other candidates. However, some additional benefits may be realized post-hire and include the following:

• Salary Consideration for Laterals: Salary may be evaluated for previous corrections experience on a case-by-case basis, up to Step 5 of the Corrections Officer salary range;
• Internal Salary Consideration: Internal Incumbents may be considered for a higher step placement;
• Training Waiver Consideration: Incumbents may be considered for a full or partial Corrections Academy waiver, based on confirmation of attendance and successful completion of a comparable Corrections Academy. Training records of these incumbents will be reviewed to determine eligibility for a full or partial waiver.

Selection process: Incumbents selected for this position must submit all required forms and materials, and successfully complete each of the following:

• King County application for employment. Once the applications are screened, incumbents will be contacted by DAJD to proceed to the department's background investigation process.
• The DAJD background investigation process is a thorough and extensive process which includes but is not limited to; completion of an extensive Background Investigation Questionnaire, Washington Department of Child Youth & Families Neglect Founded Findings Request, polygraph examination, psychological evaluation, fingerprinting, criminal background check, social media check, reference checks, final interview, and physical examination (pre-employment physical).The background investigation is an ongoing process and may lead to termination of employment if adverse information is obtained during employment.

Additional information regarding physical testing - Washington State Criminal Justice Training Center requirements (WSCJTC): All Corrections Officers are required to pass the Physical Ability Test (PAT) in order to attend the Corrections Officer Academy. The physical qualification process will include the following components:

• Push-Ups: 15 minimum, 90 second time limit
• Sit-Ups: 12 minimum, 90 second time limit
• Squat Thrusts: 25 minimum, 3-minute time limit

To pass the Physical Agility Test administered by the WSCJTC, the applicant must pass all three events. The PAT is graded on PASS/FAIL and is no longer scored by points. You can review the PAT demonstration video at: http://vimeo.com/491713554. Please note, the Public Safety Testing written exam is not required for this position.

Post hire: Incumbents must successfully pass a physical ability test (PAT) again. The post-hire PAT is administered by the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission (WSCJTC) which is required for admission to the Corrections Officer Academy. Failure to successfully pass the WSCJTC PAT will result in termination of employment. Incumbents must complete a six-week orientation, a ten-week Corrections Officer Academy (COA length is subject to change per WSCJTC policy), a six-week field training program, and successfully complete a minimum one-year probationary period. All incumbents must be able to participate in rigorous physical training at the academy and must be able to work with adult jail residents in physical situations throughout their employment.If you have failed the Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention's background investigation process within the past two years, your application will not be considered at this time, unless otherwise notified.

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