Corrections Officer

GENERAL SUMMARY: Corrections Officers provide supervision and care to inmates within the correctional facility and are responsible for maintaining order during day‑to‑day operations 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The position also requires adherence to the Nishina Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, and must not be filled by any applicant with a felony conviction or two or more misdemeanor offenses involving violence or sexual assault. The role involves regular contact or control over Indian children and/or vulnerable adults.PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIESSearch, fingerprint, and photograph incoming inmates during booking procedures.Supervise inmates for recreation periods, court and medical appointments, and work detail.Monitor food service and medication administration.Prepare and transport inmates to court and other appointments.Release inmates by established procedures for bail, court order or other authority.Monitor security systems within the jail to maintain internal jail security.Monitor inmate mental and physical health and notify appropriate personnel when needed.Observe and direct inmate movement and activity through visual and electronic means.Respond to emergencies including fire, riot, or hostage situations within the jail as set forth by policy and procedure.Answer and direct telephone calls.Monitor all jail access.Maintain logs, complete data entry, reports, and related correspondence.Successfully complete all assigned training.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONSHigh School diploma or GED equivalent.Must be at least 18 years of age at the time of appointment.Must have a valid driver's license and be insurable under the Tribe's insurance policy.Must have an acceptable ranking on an examination based on knowledge, skills, and abilities, including an oral, written, and physical agility exam.Must have no felony convictions or a series of minor offenses that could demonstrate a pattern of criminal behavior, or any criminal instances concerning moral turpitude.Must be able to pass a thorough background investigation, psychological evaluation, and medical exam.Acceptance to and successful completion of the BIA Corrections Officer Training Program or an equivalent academy is a condition of continuing employment.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCIESPossesses the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the primary responsibilities of the position.Knowledge of the rules and regulations of the Nisqually Public Safety Department; policies, procedures, laws, and codes governing corrections procedures, security, custody, and control of offenders and correctional facility operations; English language proficiency as needed.Methods of physical control, self‑defense, and standard safety procedures.Skill in effective communication verbally, in writing, and interpersonally; conflict resolution, defense tactics, and de‑escalation techniques.Ability to: analyze situations quickly and objectively, recognizing actual and potential dangers and determining a proper course of action; compose and type incident reports, organizing details logically; read, understand, and interpret laws, ordinances, rules and regulations with appropriate application; cope with situations firmly, tactfully, and with respect to individual rights; communicate effectively orally and in writing with a diversity of people including those with social and behavioral problems, as well as disabled and disadvantaged individuals; respond with proper de‑escalation and defensive tactics to maintain the physical safety of inmates and other facility personnel; manage face‑to‑face interactions and confrontations with angry, hostile, depressed, and/or otherwise emotionally distraught suspects/inmates.PHYSICAL DEMANDSThe position requires the ability to sit, walk, stand, bend, carry light items, run, subdue, restrain individuals within and outside the jail facility, and respond to emergencies presenting physical risks from violent suspects, weapons, noise, chemicals, bodily secretions, and other typical jail environments. Incumbents must be able to wear protective equipment as required by the department and use equipment associated with a jail environment in addition to operating a personal computer and related office equipment.BACKGROUND CHECKI authorize Nisqually Indian Tribe or its designated third‑party agency to conduct a background investigation, which may include verification of past employment, education, criminal history, and other relevant records.DRUG SCREENINGI understand that I will be required to undergo a drug screening test as a condition of employment. A positive result, refusal to test, or tampering with the test may result in disqualification or termination of employment.COMPENSATIONSalary: $34.33 per hour#J-18808-Ljbffr

GENERAL SUMMARY: Corrections Officers provide supervision and care to inmates within the correctional facility and are responsible for maintaining order during day‑to‑day operations 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The position also requires adherence to the Nishina Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, and must not be filled by any applicant with a felony conviction or two or more misdemeanor offenses involving violence or sexual assault. The role involves regular contact or control over Indian children and/or vulnerable adults.PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIESSearch, fingerprint, and photograph incoming inmates during booking procedures.Supervise inmates for recreation periods, court and medical appointments, and work detail.Monitor food service and medication administration.Prepare and transport inmates to court and other appointments.Release inmates by established procedures for bail, court order or other authority.Monitor security systems within the jail to maintain internal jail security.Monitor inmate mental and physical health and notify appropriate personnel when needed.Observe and direct inmate movement and activity through visual and electronic means.Respond to emergencies including fire, riot, or hostage situations within the jail as set forth by policy and procedure.Answer and direct telephone calls.Monitor all jail access.Maintain logs, complete data entry, reports, and related correspondence.Successfully complete all assigned training.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONSHigh School diploma or GED equivalent.Must be at least 18 years of age at the time of appointment.Must have a valid driver's license and be insurable under the Tribe's insurance policy.Must have an acceptable ranking on an examination based on knowledge, skills, and abilities, including an oral, written, and physical agility exam.Must have no felony convictions or a series of minor offenses that could demonstrate a pattern of criminal behavior, or any criminal instances concerning moral turpitude.Must be able to pass a thorough background investigation, psychological evaluation, and medical exam.Acceptance to and successful completion of the BIA Corrections Officer Training Program or an equivalent academy is a condition of continuing employment.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCIESPossesses the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the primary responsibilities of the position.Knowledge of the rules and regulations of the Nisqually Public Safety Department; policies, procedures, laws, and codes governing corrections procedures, security, custody, and control of offenders and correctional facility operations; English language proficiency as needed.Methods of physical control, self‑defense, and standard safety procedures.Skill in effective communication verbally, in writing, and interpersonally; conflict resolution, defense tactics, and de‑escalation techniques.Ability to: analyze situations quickly and objectively, recognizing actual and potential dangers and determining a proper course of action; compose and type incident reports, organizing details logically; read, understand, and interpret laws, ordinances, rules and regulations with appropriate application; cope with situations firmly, tactfully, and with respect to individual rights; communicate effectively orally and in writing with a diversity of people including those with social and behavioral problems, as well as disabled and disadvantaged individuals; respond with proper de‑escalation and defensive tactics to maintain the physical safety of inmates and other facility personnel; manage face‑to‑face interactions and confrontations with angry, hostile, depressed, and/or otherwise emotionally distraught suspects/inmates.PHYSICAL DEMANDSThe position requires the ability to sit, walk, stand, bend, carry light items, run, subdue, restrain individuals within and outside the jail facility, and respond to emergencies presenting physical risks from violent suspects, weapons, noise, chemicals, bodily secretions, and other typical jail environments. Incumbents must be able to wear protective equipment as required by the department and use equipment associated with a jail environment in addition to operating a personal computer and related office equipment.BACKGROUND CHECKI authorize Nisqually Indian Tribe or its designated third‑party agency to conduct a background investigation, which may include verification of past employment, education, criminal history, and other relevant records.DRUG SCREENINGI understand that I will be required to undergo a drug screening test as a condition of employment. A positive result, refusal to test, or tampering with the test may result in disqualification or termination of employment.COMPENSATIONSalary: $34.33 per hour#J-18808-Ljbffr

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