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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates the ability to enforce facility rules, safeguard inmate welfare, and manage crises effectively. Capable of completing required training and achieving TCOLE certification as a Corrections Officer while maintaining control in high-stress situations.
Highest-signal resume keywords
TCOLE CertificationHigh School Diploma/GEDLaw Enforcement Civil Service Exam (LECSE)Crisis InterventionInmate Supervision
ATS Keywords
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Hard Skills
Report WritingBasic ArithmeticInmate ClassificationEmergency ResponsePhysical Restraint TechniquesSafety Rule InterpretationDocument ProcessingInmate TransportInspection ProceduresConflict Resolution
Soft Skills
Effective CommunicationProblem SolvingCounselingStress ManagementTeam Supervision
Certifications & Qualifications
TCOLE CertificationDriver's License/State Identification Card
Industry Keywords
CorrectionsInmate WelfareFacility Rules EnforcementEmergency ManagementSafety Regulations
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Guard, observe, and transport inmates
- Enforce facility rules and policies
- Safeguard the safety and welfare of inmates and staff
- Complete required academy and field training under close supervision
- Remain on duty before, during, and after natural disasters and emergencies as directed
- Attend the Training Academy to become a Certified Jailer
- Book, classify, observe, transfer, transport, and release inmates
- Conduct inspections, shakedowns, inmate searches, key checks, head counts, and fire-exit inspections
- Complete, check, and process official papers and documents
- Intervene in and resolve fights, fires, medical emergencies, and other crises
- Restrain combative inmates
- Serve or supervise inmate meals
- Supervise inmates during cleaning duties
- Provide informal counseling to inmates
- Assist with inmate telephone calls, mail, laundry, visits, and commissary
- Directly supervise activities of 1 to 58 inmates at a time
- Address complaints and resolve problems
Requirements
What you’ll need- High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
- Eighteen years of age
- Citizen of the United States
- Must consent to a criminal background check
- Required to achieve TCOLE certification as a Corrections Officer within twelve months of appointment
- Must attach High School Diploma/GED and Driver's License/State Identification Card before submitting the application
- Must take the Law Enforcement Civil Service Exam (LECSE)
- Driving record must meet County and insurance carrier standards for official business driving
- Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
- Ability to speak effectively before groups
- Ability to perform basic arithmetic and compute rates, ratios, and percentages
- Ability to solve practical problems and interpret written, oral, diagram, or schedule instructions
- Ability to maintain control in highly stressful situations
- Ability to learn laws, departmental policies, rules, regulations, instructions, and correctional literature
- Ability to write clear and concise reports and maintain complete records
- Ability to meet established physical standards
- Ability to lift and move more than 100 pounds occasionally
- Ability to lift inmates who are prone and separate fighting inmates
- Required vision abilities include close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception, plus focus adjustment