Job Description
JOB SUMMARY
Performs routine correctional work involving the care and custody of inmates. Work involves the direct supervision of inmate work groups in their daily assigned duties; preventing escapes; and maintaining discipline in conformance with strict rules, regulations, and standard operating procedures. Works under moderate supervision with limited latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
A. Receives on-the-job training while working at the assigned facility with experienced correctional officers and under the general supervision of supervisors.
B. Searches for contraband and provides security; counts, feeds, and supervises inmates in housing, work, and other areas accessed by stairs; and performs security of various assigned areas involving long periods of sitting and standing, climbing stairs and ladders to reach assigned areas, and working at heights.
C. Provides custody and security of inmates including observing actions of inmates, squatting and bending to conduct "pat" and "strip" searches of inmates, restraining and securing sometimes assaultive inmates, and transferring and transporting inmates by walking or riding in various vehicles such as trailers, vans, buses, and other forms of transportation.
D. Supervises and provides security of inmates performing technical skills such as construction, maintenance, laundry, food service, and in varied industrial and agricultural operations which involve climbing stairs and ladders and climbing around the inside or outside of buildings; works outdoors and indoors without air conditioning; works around motorized or moving equipment and machinery; and is subject to all types of weather.
E. Ability to work protracted, irregular, and overtime hours as required; must be willing to travel and work at other facilities as needed; responds to emergencies, including climbing stairs and ladders while searching for escaped inmates, hearing calls for and calling for help, giving first aid at the emergency site, carrying an injured or unconscious inmate or employee various distances to safety up or down stairs and ladders; and uses force and deadly force, including the use of chemical agents or firearms, to control inmates.
F. Reads, reviews, and properly applies information found in inmate records which is related to the inmate's health and safety and to the security of the facility; provides leadership and technical guidance to other staff; complies with policies, procedures, rules, and regulations; enforces inmate disciplinary rules; and prepares and maintains records, forms, and reports.
* Performs a variety of marginal duties not listed, to be determined and assigned as needed.
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is transitioning to a new online application system to help streamline and expedite the process. All submissions for this position must be submitted through the new application system. Please note that applications submitted via handwritten forms, email, mail, or fax will not be accepted.
Outside applicants will be required to submit to pre-employment drug testing as a condition of employment.
Questions regarding this posting may be directed to:
**Starting September 1st, Correctional Officers will receive a 10% pay increase , raising the salary from $3,972.82 to $4,370.10 .**
CO Staffing
Human Resources Headquarters
2 Financial Plaza, STE 101
Huntsville, TX 77320
PH: (936) 437-3250
Email: co.sttaffing@tdcj.texas.gov
The following Military Occupational Specialty codes are generally applicable to this position. Applicants must fully complete the summary of experience to determine if minimum qualifications are met.
42, 79, 70, NC, PS, YN, 120X, 168X, 641X, 741X, 02, 05, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 018, HRM10, HRM11, HRM12, PERS, NAP14, 01, 48, 8840, 35, 8A100, 8R, 38 Texas Department of Criminal Justice TX
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