Correctional Officer Job at Texas Department Of Criminal Justice, New Boston, TX

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  • Texas Department Of Criminal Justice
  • New Boston, TX

Job Description

Overview Correctional Officer role at Texas Department Of Criminal Justice Responsibilities Attends pre-service training programs at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) Correctional Training Academy and receives on-the-job training while working with experienced correctional officers at the assigned facility. Searches for contraband and provides security; counts, feeds, and supervises offenders in housing, work, and other areas; maintains security of various assigned areas involving long periods of sitting and standing, climbing stairs and ladders to reach the assigned areas, and working at heights. Provides custody and security of offenders including observing actions of offenders, squatting and bending to perform pat-down and strip searches of offenders, restraining and securing sometimes assaultive offenders, and transferring and transporting offenders by walking or riding in various vehicles such as trailers, vans, buses, and other forms of transportation. Supervises and provides security of offenders performing technical skills such as construction, maintenance, laundry, food service, and in varied industrial and agricultural operations which involve climbing stairs and ladders, and climbing around the inside or outside of buildings; works indoors and outdoors without air conditioning; works around motorized or moving equipment and machinery; and is subject to all types of weather. Responds to emergencies, including climbing stairs and ladders while searching for escaped offenders, hearing calls for help, giving first aid at the emergency site, carrying an injured or unconscious offender or employee various distances to safety up or down stairs and ladders; and uses force and deadly force, including chemical agents and firearms, to control offenders. Reads, reviews, and properly applies information found in offender records related to offenders’ health and safety and to the security of the facility; provides leadership and technical guidance to other staff; complies with policies, procedures, rules, and regulations; enforces offender disciplinary rules; and prepares and maintains records, forms, and reports. Performs a variety of marginal duties not listed, to be determined and assigned as needed. Seniority level Entry level Employment type Full-time Job function Other, Information Technology, and Management Industries Government Administration #J-18808-Ljbffr Texas Department Of Criminal Justice

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