Job Description
JOB SUMMARY Performs routine supervisory work in the care and custody of inmates. Work involves assisting in performing in-service training of staff. Works under moderate supervision with limited latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS A. Supervises, instructs, trains, and ensures the safety of assigned employees; and maintains care, custody, and adherence to rules and regulations by inmates assigned to specific work area.
B. Supervises and searches for contraband and provides security; counts, feeds, and supervises inmates in housing, work, and other areas accessed by stairs, steps, and ladders; and performs security of various assigned areas involving long periods of sitting and standing, and climbing stairs, steps, and ladders to reach the assigned areas.
C. Supervises and provides custody and security of inmates including observing actions of inmates, squatting and bending to perform "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, steps, and ladders and climbing around the inside and 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. Responds to emergencies including climbing stairs, steps, 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, steps, and ladders; and uses force and deadly force to include 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 appropriate information to other staff; complies with all policies, procedures, rules, and regulations; enforces inmate disciplinary rules; and supervises the preparation and maintenance of records, forms, and reports.
* Performs a variety of marginal duties not listed, to be determined and assigned as needed.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS A. Education, Experience, and Training
1. Graduation from an accredited senior high school or equivalent or GED.
2. Two years full-time, wage-earning correctional custody or law enforcement experience.
B. Knowledge and Skills
1. Knowledge of the overall operation of correctional facilities.
2. Knowledge of correctional methods, techniques, practices, and procedures.
3. Knowledge of agency and departmental organizational structure, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations preferred.
4. Skill to interpret and apply rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
5. Skill to communicate ideas and instructions clearly and concisely.
6. Skill to plan, organize, and assign the work of others.
7. Skill to prepare and maintain accurate records, files, and reports.
8. Skill to coordinate with other staff, departments, officials, agencies, organizations, and the public.
9. Skill in the supervision of employees and inmates.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS WITH OR WITHOUT REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION A. Ability to walk, stand, sit, kneel, push, stoop, crawl, twist, reach above the shoulder, grasp, pull, bend repeatedly, climb stairs, steps, and ladders, identify colors, hear with aid, see, write, count, read, speak, analyze, alphabetize, lift and carry 45 lbs. and over, perceive depth, operate a motor vehicle, operate motor equipment, perform tactile discernment, and restrain assaultive persons.
B. Conditions include working inside and outside, working around machines with moving parts and moving objects, radiant and electrical energy, working closely with others, working alone, working protracted or irregular hours, excessive heat, cold, humidity, dampness and chill, dry atmosphere, excessive or intermittent noise, constant noise, dust, fumes, smoke, gases, grease, oils, slippery or uneven walking surfaces, working at heights, working on ladders or scaffolding, using chemical agents, and traveling by car, van, bus, and airplane.
C. Equipment (machines, tools, devices) used in performing only the essential functions may include computer and related equipment, calculator, copier, fax machine, telephone, radio, firearms, handcuffs, waist and leg restraints, turn cranks on manual doors, tear gas canisters and weapons, VCR cameras, various locking systems, dolly, tractor, trailer, and automobile.
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:
Alex Araujo Human Resources Headquarters 2 Financial Plaza, STE 101 Huntsville, TX 77320 PH: (936) 437-4042 Email: CO.series@tdcj.texas.gov Texas Department of Criminal Justice TX
Job Tags
Full time, Outdoor, Work alone,