CORRECTIONAL FACILITY

Employment Opportunities

JOB DESCRIPTION

TITLE: Correctional Officer

GRADE: Full Time Employee & Per-Diem Employee:

Per-Diem Employees are on an as needed basis. Being a Per-Diem Employee means you are placed on the work schedule as an "As Needed" employee, and means you're not guaranteed any set amount of work hours, if any. At times you will be required to work weekends and rotate between all three shifts. Your name may be removed from the work schedule at any given time for no reason given which would indicate you are no longer needed at the facility. The hourly rate of pay is $15.00 per hour. Overtime pay will start after working forty (40) hours in any one week pay period. Per-Diem will receive double time for working Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day only.

DEFINITION OF CLASS:

As a representative of the Warden and Deputy Warden of the Crawford County Correctional Facility, a correctional officer is in charge of any inmates committed to the Crawford County Correctional Facility at any given time and shall carry out the post orders, policies and procedures, and all rules of the Crawford County Correctional Facility. The correctional officers report directly to his/her shift supervisor, who is under the direction of the Warden.

EMPLOYMENT FORM

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Crawford County Correctional Facility
2100 Independence Drive
Saegertown, Pa 16433

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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Correctional officers are responsible for the care, custody and control of all inmates at the Crawford County Correctional Facility, including maximum, medium, minimum and any medically, injuried, serious life threatening illnesses or mentally ill classified inmates, where errors in work procedures or decision making may cause dangerous conditions. As a member of a prison security team led by a shift supervisor, a correctional officer is responsible for up to at least 282 inmates or more at any given time. You are responsible for the inventorying and safe keeping of the inmates valuables and / or money while the inmates are housed here at the Crawford County Correctional Facility. Under the direction of the Warden or the Deputy Warden, you will be responsible for all inmates including their behavior and safety while they are housed here at the Crawford County Correctional Facility. You will be responsible for receiving any and all commitment paper work of the same when inmates are committed to the Crawford County Correctional Facility. You will be responsible for the same of releasing any inmates from the Crawford County Correctional Facility. You will be responsible for carrying out all post orders, following the policies and procedures and general rules of the Crawford County Correctional Facility, and any other assignment given to you by a superior employee here at the Crawford County Correctional Facility. You will be responsible for completing post log books and documenting all information in that log of happenings at your post. You will be responsible for completing detailed reports, detailed misconduct reports and charges, and all other requested paperwork at the Crawford County Correctional Facility. You will be responsible for the security and safety of the inmates, other staff, instructors, and any other persons within the Crawford County Correctional Facility. You will be required to be physically and mentally able to defend yourself, other staff, inmates and any other persons within the Crawford County Correctional Facility and the outside grounds area of the Crawford County Correctional Facility. You will be required to be able to physically move and/or carry an inmate to safety or to an assigned area of the Crawford County Correctional Facility. You will be responsible for carrying out any policies, procedures, rules, regulations, post orders of a superior employee. You will be required to be certified in the use of lethal and non-lethal weapons, first-aid, CPR, searches, chemical sprays, and self defense. Your duties may include but are not limited to: supervising inmates in the general populations, disciplinary housing, work release, programs, exercise, hospital, transport, mental health facility, or any other post assigned to you by a superior employee. Other assignments may include but are not limited to: booking of inmates, strip searching of inmates, property inventory, transporting inmates, training inmates to work, attending training yourself as scheduled by the Crawford County Correctional Facility, completely investigating inmates incidents within or around the Crawford County Correctional Facility, light maintenance as required by a superior employee, counseling of inmates at the Crawford County Correctional Facility, and any other assignment given to you by a superior employee.

QUALIFICATIONS

You will be required to have a high school diploma or a GED certification. You must be at least 21 years of age and possess a valid Pennsylvania driver’s license. Any corrections, security, investigation or counseling experience is beneficial. The ability to communicate with the other employees, courthouse officials, law enforcement officials, the general public, and the inmates in general is a must. You must be in good physical and mental condition to protect yourself, fellow employees, inmates, and to maintain the safety and security of the Crawford County Correctional Facility.

I have read the job description for the Per-Diem Correctional Officer at the Crawford County Correctional Facility and fully understand what my responsibilities and duties are as a Per-Diem Correctional Officer will be at the Crawford County Correctional Facility. I am also aware that if I have any questions concerning this job description I can ask them at the time of my interview for this position.

I UNDERSTAND BY VOLUNTEERING MY DATE OF BIRTH AND SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, I AM PERMITTING THIS INFORMATION TO BE USED TO CONDUCT A CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECK.

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