Male Detention Officer – Night Shift
Open until Filled.
Open until Filled.
Join Our Team at Butler county!
Make a difference in our community! Check out the available employment opportunity below to be a part of Butler County's success! We offer a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees, including:
- Health Insurance
- Dental
- Vision
- Health Savings Account
- Long-Term Disability
- Retirement
- Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- We also provide vacation and sick leave, and 13 paid holidays.
Job Summary:
Work involves providing security and care to incarcerated individuals, ensuring inmate safety, enforcing rules and regulations, maintaining order, escorting inmates, and supervising various inmate activities. Work also involves providing input into the treatment of individual inmates and the correctional facility population in general through reporting observations to counseling, medical and supervisory staff.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Supervise inmate activities including recreation, video visits, telephone calls, educational or religious activities, meals, and related activities of daily living.
- Provide inmates with necessary housing articles such as bedding, toilet items, and linens.
- Complete oral and written reports as required.
- Prevent and control volatile situations among inmates.
- Conduct inmate checks, searches and shakedowns for contraband control.
- Escort inmates outside of the facility to schedule medical or legal appointments.
- Listen to inmate’s questions and/or grievances and resolve or refer problems/issues to appropriate staff.
- Dispense medications at the direction of medical staff
- Document inmate activities and relevant incidents
- Conduct booking and release process
Required Knowledge:
- Ability to read, understand, and learn to describe details accurately and completely in written form.
- Ability to perform computer data entry and word processing
- Ability to observe and assess inmate behavior for signs of potential suicide, riot, and/or other violent behavior.
- Ability to respond to medical and life threatening emergencies
- Ability to effectively communicate with outside agencies, inmates, attorneys, co-workers, and the public in a cooperative and professional manner.
- Ability to learn to respond quickly and effectively to situations which threatens the security of the facility.
- Ability to learn and employ effective self-defense methods.
How to Apply:
Interested persons should send the completed application and resume to Aida Hickman, Butler County Human Resources Director, 3190 N Rd., Ste 1, David City NE 68632 or forward to the following email address: ahickman@butlercountyne.gov. Applications will be taken until the positions are filled. Questions, please call 402-367-7497