Correction Officer

Pembina County

Job Description

Job Title: Correctional Officer Job Status: full-time

Department: Corrections FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Reports to: Sheriff and Chief Correctional Officer

Location: Pembina County Correctional Facility Date: 9/11/23

Job Summary:

Correctional Officer will oversee the security, control and conduct of inmates during work shift at the correctional center to ensure the Pembina County Correctional Facility is operating in a peaceful manner.

Essential Job Duties:

• Basic operation of the jail facility:
• Admit and release prisoners, to include searching inmates and property and making inventory of the personal property of the prisoners. Book and discharge inmates; issue clothing and supplies to new inmates. Classify incoming inmates and place them in proper cells. Ensure that inmates are checked on a routine and regular basis. Must maintain ability to complete all duties of a Correctional Officer.
• Records management:
• Fingerprint and photograph inmates and type fingerprint cards. Complete all booking records during intake and release. Send paperwork to District Clerk of Court as required.
• Safety, well-being and security:
• Assist in jail safety and security procedures, including the control of weapons, contraband, keys, tools, all doors and other related safety and security precautions. Promote acceptable attitudes and behaviors of inmates to assist them in adjusting to a confinement setting. Deliver meals and assist in meal preparation. Disperse medication to prisoners as directed by medical professionals. Assist in the cleaning of the jail areas. Ensure that cells, facilities and grounds are kept sanitary.
• Any other duties as assigned:
• Attend training sessions and meetings as required. Assure mandatory training hours are met to keep certification. Follow procedures and protocols during emergency situations such as an escape, fire, tornado or other threat, mass bookings, cell searches, etc.

Job Qualifications, Experience, and Education:

• Must complete basic Correctional Officer I training within 1 year of hire.
• Must have high school diploma, GED or equivalent.
• Must complete CMT II med certification after hire.
• In accepting the position of Correctional Officer, must possess the ability to work with fellow officers and personnel of other law enforcement agencies that work out of Pembina County LEC.

Working Conditions/Physical and Mental Demands:

• Correctional Officer must possess the ability to perform duties effectively under stressful conditions, ability to make decisions quickly and accurately with tact and impartiality.
• Physical environment in which one must maintain control of aggressive inmates and utilize all use of force options.

• Inside work with limited exposure to outside elements.
• Potential exposure to blood-borne pathogens, noxious fumes and combative inmates.

• Moderate use of PC keyboard, monitor and standard office equipment (copier, fax, calculator, etc.), as well as monitoring multiple cameras and utilizing Jail software programs.