Corrections Technician

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Corrections Technician

Salary

$24.51 - $35.58 Hourly

Location

Lincoln County, OR

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Number

24-28 (720)

Department

Sheriff's Office

Division

CORRECTIONS

Opening Date

06/18/2024

Closing Date

7/9/2024 11:55 PM Pacific

• Description

• Benefits

Position Summary

Hourly salary incentive for advanced education:

High School Diploma: $24.51 - $ 32.94

Associate's degree: $25.49 - $34.26

Bachelor's degree or higher: $26. 47 - $35.58

Your job in the department is to . . .

Provide support to Corrections Deputies in maintaining the security and welfare of adults in custody (AIC) in the Lincoln County Jail. Work involves monitoring and operating the jail’s security system by voice and automated locking-unlocking devices, maintaining jail records, processing warrants and operating various types of office equipment.

Essential Functions/Major Responsibilities

Maintain Jail Security:

• Perform visual surveillance within the jail facility.

• Control public access to the jail.

• Operate the computerized security system and door control panel.

• Monitor fire and court alarm panel.

  Processing functions:

• Booking/intake process according to current policy/practice.

• Process reports, warrant verifications and clearances, booking records, and other legal documents from other criminal justice agencies to maintain a complete jail records system.

• Classify, file, and retrieve reports and documents.

• Perform associated data entry for processing functions.

Other administrative functions:

• Answer telephones.

• Maintain activity logs.

• Receive cash for payments of bail or placement on AIC account.

• Receive inquiries from the general public for information or services.

Typical Qualifications

Minimum Education Level

High School Diploma / GED

Specifics: N/A

Certifications

Certification(s) required

Specifics: Required to maintain CPR/First Aid Certification, Notary and LEDS certification.

Knowledge of:

• General office practices, digital archiving systems, police records and procedures, policies, and methods.

Skill or ability to:

• Maintain professional and effective working relationships and work cooperatively and tactfully with coworkers, the public, and other agencies, with the ability to adapt to a wide variety of personalities.

• Participate fully as a member of a team, to support a service area(s), and attend and participate in assigned employee training and orientation.

• Follow all safety rules and procedures established for work areas.

• Comply with office and county policies, procedures, and regulations at all times.

• Maintain department issued equipment.

• Perform related duties as required.

• Learn classification and distribution systems and codes used in law enforcement procedures.

• Demonstrate a proven record of excellence in work ethics and integrity.

• Multitask effectively in a busy environment.

• Convey information, ideas, and facts both orally and in writing to supervisors, colleagues, and individuals, inside and outside the county, using language and a format the audience will best understand.

• Utilize computers and other technology to communicate in written and verbal forms (e.g., word processing, texts, emails, spreadsheets, department-specific software).

• Effectively relate well with others, including supervisors, colleagues, and individuals inside and outside the county. Exhibit a professional manner in dealing with others and working to maintain constructive working relationships.

• Take personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work. Show up to work on time, and follows instructions, policies, and procedures. Meet productivity standards, deadlines, and work schedules.

• Classify AIC’s according to current policy/practice.

• Complete comprehensive data entry into multiple local, state and federal data systems.

Job Conditions and Physical Demands

WORKING CONDITIONS

Job Conditions: Requires a flexible schedule that may include working rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays. Work is performed in a secured control room and in a busy intake area.

Work Location: Lincoln County Jail

Travel: Occasion travel for training purposes.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands are typical of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical capability to handle high mobility demands and complex personal interactions.

• Physical Ability: Tasks involve the ability to exert very moderate physical effort in light work, typically involving some combination of stooping, kneeling, crouching and crawling, and which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weight (12-20 pounds).

• Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require visual perception and discrimination. Some tasks require oral communications ability. Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate sounds.

• Environmental Factors: Tasks are regularly performed without exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, animals/wildlife, toxic/poisonous agents, violence, disease, or pathogenic substances.

  REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS

Lincoln County is committed to providing reasonable accommodations as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This job description indicates, in general, the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, abilities, and essential functions expected of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Lincoln County offers a comprehensive benefit package including vacation, holiday, and sick leave as well as medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, long-term disability insurance. Other optional insurances are availablE. PERS retirement plan is provided to employees who are required to carry a gun. For other employees in the LCDA unit, there is a 401K retirement plan with a current County contribution of 11%.

Regular and Trial Service employees working between 20 - 39 hours per week on a regular basis are eligible for pro-rated employee benefits.

Agency

Lincoln County

Address

210 SW Second St. Newport, Oregon, 97365

Phone

541-265-4157 541-265-0375

Website

http://www.co.lincoln.or.us