Housing Monitor

Job Summary:

A Housing Monitor in the Oklahoma County Detention Center conducts monitoring of the activity, actions, and care of inmates from within a pod office. This position is vital to not only resident safety and security, but officer safety as well through ensuring that any emergency is communicated to appropriate personnel in a timely manner. A Housing Monitor must remain focused, calm, and professional at all times. Record keeping is a large part of this role, ensuring the accuracy and validity of all recorded information, so a Housing Monitor must be highly organized and capable of writing clearly and concisely

General duties and responsibilities:

• Observe inmates' behavior during meal pass, commissary, medication pass, and clothing change out.
• Document visual sight checks conducted at cell doors by detention officers.
• Call in sight checks to camera ops when necessary.
• Call for emergency assistance when necessary.
• Submit recreation time out report.
• Document tier and cells that come out for recreation.
• Document information in logbooks including meals, razor requests, housing reassignments, traffic entering and exiting pods, and any other activity.
• Monitor suicidal inmate activity and document sight checks for suicidal inmates and complete the appropriate observation sheets.
• Fill out inmate daily activity log for special housing inmates, making sure all recorded information is an accurate reflection of activity.
• File incident reports as needed.
• Keep pod offices clean.
• Any other assigned duties.

Qualifications:

• At least 18 years of age,
• Valid ID or Driver's License,
• Highschool Diploma or equivalent,
• U.S. Citizen or authorized to work in the U.S.,
• Ability to pass a background check and drug test.

Physical Demands: The job duties may require an employee to meet the physical requirements of everyday detention work, including sitting, standing, walking, running lifting, bending, placing and retrieving materials.

The qualifications, physical demands, and work environment described herein are representative of those an employee will encounter and must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $3,298.21 per month

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

License/Certification:

• State ID/ Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $3,298