Home Detention Officer

Department: Community Corrections FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Classification/Level: C4 Date: 02/2024

Under the direction of the Field/Security Coordinator, the Home Detention Officer is a sworn Special Allen County Deputy Sheriff who is responsible for ensuring that all offenders under the supervision of Allen County Community Corrections (ACCC) comply with the conditions of their supervision, predominantly in the field environment. This position is Covered as defined by The Board of Commissioners of the County of Allen Employee Handbook.

Essential Functions

• Performs field visits to the residences and places of employment of program offenders, searching for weapons, drugs, and other prohibited items, as well as potential program violations. Identifies and apprehends potentially violent fugitives from justice who are present at the residence, investigates the living conditions, notifies appropriate authorities, and makes on-site arrests as warranted.
• Conducts investigations when an offender’s whereabouts are unknown or when the offender experiences equipment issues, or as dispatched by communications. May make arrests when offenders have violated the terms of their supervision.
• Installs electronic monitoring equipment in the field and verifies its proper operation.
• Conducts field surveillance of offenders under electronic monitoring and other types of supervision.
• Makes on-site arrests when witnessing criminal offense(s) and completes in-depth follow-up investigations as needed.
• Assists Residential Services staff with searches of the facility and investigates program violations. Takes over any comprehensive investigations involving Residential participants that may result in criminal charges.
• Transports and directly supervises high-risk misdemeanor and/or felony clients considered to be a flight risk to and from court and to local hospitals.
• Conducts Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) interventions for participants experiencing a mental health crisis and takes action based on the evaluation. This may include completing the involuntary hospitalization process.
• Assists other law enforcement agencies with calls involving a participant under our supervision.
• Responds immediately to conduct well-being checks on vulnerable victims if a high-risk participant enters a prohibited zone.
• Completes detailed written reports and other legal documents and preserves, processes, and documents evidence necessary for the successful prosecution of criminal cases and program revocation procedures.
• Conducts comprehensive legal searches of program offenders' homes, vehicles, and/or other property, as well as those of other appropriate residents.
• Conducts checks on offenders while at work or on passes at approved locations to ensure compliance with the rules of supervision.
• Collects observed urine samples from offenders both in the field and office setting.
• May periodically secure and/or physically restrain violent/uncontrollable participants as situations demand.
• Maintains department-issued equipment, including duty belt gear, firearms, and assigned vehicles.
• Utilizes principles of evidence-based practices as a guide in interactions with program participants and in the development of department programs.
  
  

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS (Continued)

• Must model Pro-Social behavior at times and in all places.
• Performs all other duties as assigned, including overtime as required.
  
  

Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED with prior experience in the law enforcement/criminal justice field working with high-risk offenders
• Completion of Indiana Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) is preferred
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Deputy designation and status through the Allen County Sheriff’s Department
• Ability to deal swiftly, rationally, and decisively with potentially violent individuals in precarious situations
• Must attend and successfully complete all required department training
• Must maintain firearm proficiency and successfully train and qualify with the department-issued firearm as directed
• Working knowledge and application of Indiana criminal law
• Must possess strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong computer skills, including the ability to use Microsoft Office and other criminal justice-related software.
• Ability to properly document and preserve evidence
• Ability to be successfully certified in the use of the following equipment within three months of employment, including the Taser, Handcuff, Firearms, and Pepper Spray as assigned
• Ability to obtain required training certificates within three months of employment, including First Responder/CPR, Response to Resistance, Verbal De-Escalation, and Disease Control as assigned
• Ability to be certified in Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) as assigned
• Ability to use all assigned uniforms and/or equipment as assigned
• Must have the ability to successfully complete an eight (8) to twelve (12) week Field Training Program with an assigned Field Training Officer (FTO)
• Ability to obtain and maintain Indiana Data and Communication System/National Crime Information Center (IDAC/NCIC) certificatio
• Valid Driver’s License to perform home visits
• The agency subscribes to the National Institute of Corrections’ Eight Principles of Effective Intervention (EBP), must be able to complete required Correctional EBP training programs and demonstrate competencies that focus on empirical recidivism risk reduction strategies
• Ability to attend court hearings and provide testimony as required
• Ability to perform observed urine and breath drug/alcohol testing
• Must attend and successfully complete all required agency training courses, including defensive tactics and other physically demanding hands-on training as assigned
• Knowledge of evidence-based principles and practices
• Complete, demonstrate and maintain proficiency in all mandated training requirements and certifications as prescribed and required by ACCC, the Allen County Sheriff’s Department, and/or by the Law Enforcement Training Board (LETB), including but not limited to: Positioning, Strikes, Kicks, Blocks, Handcuffing, Takedowns, Offensive and Defensive Ground Fighting, Subject Control/Displacement/Transition Techniques, Basic Self-Defense Escapes, Intermediate Weapons, Weapon Defense/Retention, Scenario-Based Training, and Vascular Neck Restraint
  
  

Performance Expectations

The Home Detention Officer uses judgement when supervising offenders within legal requirements and guidelines, while enforcing laws of the State of Indiana and program rules. The Home Detention Officer’s duties include many variables, when ensuring offenders are in compliance with the conditions of their supervision and when completing a list of standard procedures at each residence when performing unannounced residential and employment visits for offenders under supervision.

Responsibility

The Home Detention Officers are responsible for the correct and reliable installation of home detention monitoring equipment. They are additionally responsible for monitoring criminal offenders’ adherence to ACCC supervision rules and conditions in both the field and office settings. Home Detention Officers must have the ability to respond quickly and decisively to emergency situations.

Personal Work Relationships

The Home Detention Officer maintains frequent contact with other County employees, potentially dangerous and violent program offenders and their families, social service agencies, and the general public for assessing, monitoring, and evaluating offenders. The Home Detention Officer also must work closely with other ACCC officers, staff, and immediate supervisors.

Working Conditions

The Home Detention Officer works in the field, frequently driving, with frequent contact with potentially dangerous, violent, and abusive program offenders convicted of various misdemeanor and felony offenses. Some lifting up to twenty pounds, some bending, pushing, and/or pulling loads, reaching over the head, kneeling, and crawling are required. The Home Detention Officer frequently types, including proofreading, monitors equipment, performs detailed inspections, and must have great attention to detail. The Home Detention Officer will have occasional exposure to pets, other animals, and temperature extremes.

Supervision

None

Licensing

Ability to obtain and maintain Special Deputy designation and status through the Allen County Sheriff’s Department

Ability to successfully be certified in the use of a baton, Taser, and handcuffs

Ability to be CPR and First Aid certified

Ability to be certified in Crisis Intervention Training (CIT)

Must have the ability to successfully complete an eight (8) to twelve (12) week Field Training Program with an assigned Field Training Officer (FTO)

Ability to obtain and maintain Indiana Data and Communication System/National Crime Information Center (IDAC/NCIC) certification

Valid Driver’s License to perform home visits

Maintain and demonstrate proficiency in all Defensive Tactics Training requirements per ACCC, the Allen Sheriff’s Department and/or the Law Enforcement Training Board (LETB).

Immediate Supervisor

Investigations Manager / Senior Field Officer

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