Job description

POSITION TITLE: Correctional Officer DEPARTMENT: Corrections

REPORTS TO: Sergeant/Corporal DATE:

PRIMARY PURPOSE:

Under the general supervision of the Superintendent and the direct supervision of the Sergeant or Corporal is continuously responsible to provide care, custody and control of inmates for Carroll County Department of Corrections in accordance with the provisions of applicable laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES:

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS: *

1. Supervise all inmate activities to ensure a safe and secure environment both inside and outside the Department facilities.

2. Process incoming inmates, completes intake paperwork, issues clothing and toilet articles, takes fingerprints and identification photos, and advises inmates on correctional facility rules and regulations.

3. Maintains Control Room logs.

4. Answers the phone and receives visitors.

5. Inspects cells, dayrooms, kitchen, dining room, visiting room, and other areas for security breaches.

6. Transports inmates inside and outside the facility.

7. Conducts inmate counts.

8. Maintains inmate order, discipline, safety and security.

9. Supervises inmate programs as requested.

SECONDARY FUNCTIONS

1. Attends trainings and meetings as required.

2. Perform other similar or related duties as required or directed.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Individuals must possess these knowledge, skills and abilities or be able to explain and demonstrate that the individual can perform the primary functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations, using some other combination of skills and abilities and to possess the necessary physical requirements with or without the aid of mechanical devices, to safely perform the primary functions of the job.

• Ability to demonstrate a clear understanding of correctional facility policies and procedures.
• Ability to establish and maintain an effective working relationship with administrative staff, sergeants, correctional personnel, inmates and their families, and the general public.
• Ability to plan and perform diversified duties requiring judgment in the analysis of situations, adapting standard procedures to meet different conditions, and making decisions based on precedent and policy.
• Ability to express or exchange ideas verbally and in writing.
• Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication.
• Ability to prepare written materials and analyze data.
• Ability to exert up to fifty (50) pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to twenty (20) pounds of force frequently, and/or up to twenty (20) pounds of force constantly to move individuals or objects.
• Ability to pass the physical agility test required of correctional officers.

QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION:

Duties require a high school diploma or equivalent. Two years of correctional experience or any equivalent combination of education and experience, in which demonstrates possession of the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

LICENSURE

Certified Correctional Officer by the New Hampshire Association of Counties or another

Correctional Certification Authority.

RETIREMENT: GROUP II

WORK SCHEDULE

Shift work, including weekends.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to do this job. The above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.

* External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, must be able to perform the primary job functions (as listed) either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by management on a case by case basis.

This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee, and is subject to change by the employer, as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $17.44 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• Day shift
• Night shift
• Weekend availability

COVID-19 considerations:
Officers are required to wear masks when on duty.

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Ossipee, NH 03864: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)
• Night Shift (Preferred)
• Overnight Shift (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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