Correctional Officer

This is a continuous recruitment for the Inyo County Sheriff Office Correctional Officer positions. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis and qualified applicants will be placed into an eligibility pool. Periodically, applicants from the pool will be invited to participate in the Physical Agility Test and Written Examination.

Applicants only need to submit one application to be considered for the next recruitment pull and should not submit multiple applications during the same recruitment period. Following each recruitment pull, applicants who were not selected to participate in the testing process and who wish to be considered for future recruitment pulls must submit a new application. Please do not submit multiple applications between recruitment pulls, as only one application per applicant will be considered for each testing cycle.

• Oversees the security and conduct of inmates
• Supervises trustees in performance of routine custodial work
• Processes prisoners for commitment, release, or transfer from detention facilities
• Prepares required records
• Issues clothing to inmates
• Maintains records of inmates and their personal property
• Recommends work assignments for inmates
• Visually and physically inspects inmates and their quarters, for contraband, weapons, or narcotics
• Checks on sanitary conditions and orderliness of quarters
• Promotes acceptable inmate attitude and behavior
• Confers with supervisors and custody-related service providers regarding behavioral and other inmate problems
• Participates in programs designed to prepare inmates for release
• Checks buildings and nearby grounds for irregular circumstances related to possible or attempted escape of prisoners
• Answers telephone inquiries and at the counter inquiries pertaining to jail policies and individual prisoners
• Receives and gives receipts for bail money
• Dispenses prescribed medications to prisoners
• Provides transportation for inmates
• Assists with public safety dispatching
• Prepares written reports
• Other related duties as assigned

This recruitment will remain open on a continuous basis, Interested persons should apply immediately.

APPLICATION: It is important that your application show all the relevant education and experience you possess. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. Beginning with your present or most recent job, show a complete record of your employment. Describe in detail any aspects of your experience or activities that are particularly appropriate for the position for which you are applying. You may not submit resume in lieu of completing the Employment Record fields. We will evaluate your qualifications based solely on the information entered into the Employment Record form.

It is not acceptable to complete the application with statements like “See/Refer to resume” or “See attached”.

IMPORTANT: If requesting Veteran's preference, you must attach a copy of your DD214 with your application

SELECTION:
Selection procedures will be determined by the number and qualifications of applicants and may include a qualification screening, written examination, and oral interview.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH QUALIFYING DISABILITIES:
Inyo County will make reasonable efforts in the examination process on a case-by-case basis to accommodate persons with disabilities. If you have special needs, please contact (760) 878-0377 prior to the examination process.

CITIZENSHIP/IMMIGRATION STATUS:
Inyo County hires only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-citizens in accordance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

WORK LOCATION:
The County of Inyo has work sites located throughout the Owens Valley (Independence, Bishop, Lone Pine, Big Pine, and Olancha) and the Death Valley area (Death Valley, Tecopa, and Shoshone). All Inyo County positions are considered Countywide. Positions are assigned to a work site based upon the needs of the County. Positions may be temporarily or permanently reassigned to another work site as deemed necessary by the Department Head and/or County Administration.