• Maintains the safety and security of all personnel, inmates, and jail.
• Processes inmates in and out; applies and removes restraints; communicates with inmates. 
• Searches facility and inmates; conducts strip searches as prescribed by policy and State Statute.
• Distributes hygiene products.
• Responds to inmate inquiries and grievances.
• Completes medical, money, and property forms for all inmates.
• Prepares release orders from court and maintains court records.
• Answers phone calls; data entry.
• Conducts inmate supervision in accordance with Jail Policy and North Carolina Detention Facility Code 14J.
• Makes list of prisoners confined.
• Furnishes information for bail bondsmen, families, attorneys, court officials, and other law enforcement personnel.
• Takes inmates to and from Magistrate.
• Maintains cleanliness of facility.
• Feeds inmates 3 times daily; pass out snack bags and special diet foods to certain inmates.
• Supervises inmate workers.
• Attends shift/mandatory meetings and trainings.
• Runs visitation.
• Receives, dispenses, and logs in money and mail for inmates; collects/distributes inmate mail.
• Transports inmates to jail nurse for blood sugar checks, blood pressure checks, sick calls and doctor visits.
• Conducts transportation of inmates as directed by court order. 
• Prepares dockets for courts (District, Superior, Extradition, etc.).
• Gathers inmates for video arraignment and verifies proper forms are filled out for the Clerk’s Office.
• Contacts immigration for detainers on illegal subjects.
• Interprets court documents as inmates return from court.
• Responds to assaults between inmates and attacks against officers.
• Supervises ministers in the cellblocks.
• Assists with moving combative inmates within the Jail.
• Complete supervision rounds as stated in Jail Policy and North Carolina Detention Facility Code 14J. 
• Investigates criminal violations and obtains appropriate charges on inmates who conduct criminal offenses.
• Conducts a minimum of five random cell searches each shift and records all areas searched.
• Completes Jail reports, Police reports, Use of Force, Segregation Notices, and Segregation Hearings of Jail rule violators.
• Collects and enters evidence in accordance with Sheriff’s Office policy. 
• Conducts quarterly fire drills and verifies fire extinguishers are operating properly throughout the Union County Jail on a monthly basis.
• Locates repairs needed in the facility and submits work orders to maintenance; escort maintenance throughout the Jail to make repairs.
• Routinely conducts perimeter checks outside of the building walls.
• Supervises inmates at the hospital.
• Conducts the Inmate Law Library.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

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