Corrections Officer I

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# **Job Description Summary**

Department - Sheriff\'s Department

# **Job Description**

**OPEN UNTIL FILLED**

**Job Type: Classified**

**Job Classification: 4000 - Corrections Officer I**

**Salary Grade: L1**

**Pay Range**

**Starting: \$25.81 Per Hour**

**Please note, this is an open and continuous recruitment.**

Performs corrections work ensuring the welfare of adult inmates, court

or direct remanded juvenile inmates, departmental and superior court

staff, and maintaining security control and custody in a functional unit

of a direct supervision jail.\* This is distinguished from the Deputy

Sheriff classification, which is certified to exercise law enforcement

powers.

In a direct supervision jail, corrections staff controls behavior of the

jail population through a proactive concept based on direct inmate

supervision. In this setting, inmates are given the responsibility to

influence their treatment and privileges through control of their own

behavior. This direct supervision approach is unlike the more

traditional reactive containment approach, which utilizes bars, security

glass and other barriers.

• This division operates 24 hours a day, 365 days per year.All positions
  
  

are required to engage in inmate contact, to work rotating shifts which

include days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays, and to work an

assigned post that can be rotated/reassigned at management\'s

discretion.**

Essential Functions

As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this

classification may include any of the following tasks, knowledge,

skills, and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is

not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by

incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the

departments need and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent

by the supervisor.

• Maintains security of assigned facility by observing and controlling
  
  

inmate behaviors, enforcing discipline, and reporting observations;

• Inspects the living conditions within the housing units for
  
  

compliance with sanitation objectives;

• Conducts checks of inmate housing and cell searches for inmate
  
  

census and detection of contraband;.

• Controls, operates, and inspects life safety equipment, electronic
  
  

safety and surveillance equipment, and door control systems;

• Performs booking, fingerprinting, identification and records
  
  

maintenance procedures.

• Reviews all incident numbers, logs those that are major rule
  
  

violations, and prints out major charge sheet;.

• Reviews all officer incident reports, evidence, and major charge
  
  

sheets to ensuring violations are clearly identified, follows all

protocols, and verifies that reports have been completed correctly;

• Conducts inmate hearings within a timely manner.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• At the time of appointment, applicants must hold a high school diploma
  
  

or General Education Development (GED) Certificate, AND must be at least

18 years of age.**

• Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the
  
  

\"Education\" and \"Work Experience\" sections of the application. Do

not substitute a resume for your application or write \"see resume\" on

your application.**

• Additional Information:THIS IS A TESTED POSITION.**Email notifications
  
  

will be sent out to all candidates that submit a completed application.

Candidates will receive an information packet detailing the steps of the

hiring process. Please see important dates below:\

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Multiple-Choice Tests andPhysical Fitness Assessments(dates/times

subject to change)\

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• Multiple Choice Test**\
  
  

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January 2026 Multiple Choice Test\

• Thursday, January 15, 2026 (Test time will be assigned)
  
  

February 2026 Multiple Choice Test\

• Thursday, February 26, 2025 (Test time will be assigned)\
  
  

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• Physical Fitness Assessments**\
  
  

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• Saturday, January 24, 2026 - 8:00am\
• Saturday, March 7, 2026 - 8:00am\
  
  

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**MonthlyOral Board Interviews**

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The Sheriff\'s Department willscheduleeligible candidates who complete

and pass both multiple choice and physical fitness assessment for oral

board interviews.\

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• MonthlyPolygraphs, Background Investigations, Psychological
  
  

Test,Etc.**