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New Search| Job Category: | Corrections Officer (entry level) |
| Reference #: | GCLEC-2 |
| Job Title: | Detention Officer |
| Hiring Organization: | Grady County Criminal Justice Authority |
| Salary Range: | $24960 |
| Closing Date: | 10/23/2014 |
| Job Location: | Oklahoma |
| Description: | General Statement of Duties: Ensure Detention Center Security and Public Safety through custody and control of incarcerated offenders. Maintain order and discipline within the facility's inmate population. Ensure the general health, safety, and welfare of the inmates and promote rehabilitation. Maintain issued uniforms and equipment. Display appropriate standards of conduct. Become knowledgeable of/be able to effectively implement policies and operational procedures as directed by superior authority. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: •Good knowledge of English composition, arithmetic, spelling and modern office equipment; •The employee needs the ability to communicate well with detention personnel, law enforcement officials, inmates, facility visitors and the public •Ability to operate two-way radio equipment; •Ability to type and make computer data entries at a reasonable rate of speed; •Ability to communicate well with staff, inmates and the general public both orally and in writing, using both technical and non-technical language; •Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other County employees, supervisory personnel, law enforcement and emergency response personnel and inmates; •Ability to establish and maintain records and files and to prepare written reports from such information; •Ability to prepare accurate and reliable reports containing findings, log entries; •Ability to operate a personal computer using word processing, spreadsheet and database applications appropriate to assigned duties; •Ability to use logical and creative thought processes to develop solutions according to written specifications and/or oral instructions; •Ability to perform a wide variety of electronic and mechanical control tasks with accuracy and speed under the pressure of time-sensitive deadlines and in an atmosphere of personal danger; •Ability to quickly learn and put to use new skills and knowledge brought about by rapidly changing information and/or technology; and •Ingenuity and inventiveness in the performance of assigned tasks. Age, Education, Experience: •Minimum age: 21; •Graduation from a high school or GED certificate; and •Any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the work. |
| Special Instructions: | If interested, call to receive an application or pick one up at the listed address below. Send a resume and cover letter if desired to start the hiring process. Receive Application Conduct Background Interviews Conditional Offer Drug and Alcohol Testing TB Test Set start date No experience necessary but is helpful. |
| Additional Online Information: | Working on Website |
| Contact Information: | Captain Jason Carpenter Jail Captain Grady County Criminal Justice Authority 215 North 3rd Street Chickasha, Oklahoma United States 405-222-1000 405-222-0956 Click to email Working on Website |
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