Municipal Corrections Officer

Salary : $2,050.40 Biweekly
Location : Kodiak, AK
Job Type: Full-Time (Non-Exempt)
Job Number: 24-00012
Department: Police Department
Opening Date: 01/05/2024
Closing Date: Continuous
Description
The City of Kodiak is recruiting for a full-time Municipal Corrections Officer. Under general supervision, this position oversees the safety and security of the Kodiak Community Jail and the individuals being detained. Specific responsibilities include: supervising prisoners; booking and releasing prisoners; conducting searches of prisoners and the facility; dispensing meals and medications; cleaning and disinfecting jail facilities; monitoring individuals assigned to both sentenced and pre-sentenced electronic monitoring programs; and ensuring the jail has adequate supplies.
The Municipal Corrections Officer must be characterized by unquestionable personal and professional character and integrity, be free of cultural and ethnic bias, maintain a strong ethical code in both personal and professional life, desire to diligently protect and serve the community through courage, compassion and respect, and display personal conduct above reproach.
The Police Department provides quality law enforcement services to the community and assistance to citizens who request services that may be related to the well-being of life, health, and property. The Municipal Corrections Officer must perform these duties in a manner that reflects positively on the City and the Department.
Examples Of Essential Duties

• Maintaining the care, custody, and control of all individuals being detained in the Jail; monitoring behavior to mitigate health and safety concerns, escape attempts, and/or other related activities; uses verbal de-escalation, defensive tactics and physical restraints to maintain the safety and security of detainees, staff, and/or other personnel within the facility.
• Conducts security checks, which include: screening visitors; monitoring dormitories for inappropriate activity; monitoring facilities for safety or security risks; making rounds at specified intervals; conducting prisoner headcounts; supervising the distribution of inmate meals and medication; and/or performing related activities.
• Books new individuals into the facility, which include: verifying warrants, criminal charges, and protective custody holds, conducting strip searches when necessary; fingerprinting inmates; taking photographs; receiving and accounting for monies and personal effects; and determining bed assignments.
• Releases individuals from the facility, which include: verifying bail procedures and court documents; completing necessary court paperwork and issuing bail receipts when applicable; ensuring the initial booking procedure is complete; and ensuring individual receives all their personal property.
• Supervises individuals assigned to sentenced and pre-sentenced electronic monitoring programs, to include: installing or issuing equipment; monitoring the whereabouts of offenders and reporting violations; making contact with offenders to have them report for urinalysis testing; and performing data entry related to monitoring activities.
• Create and maintain jail records, including jail logs, booking files, medication dispensation logs and reports regarding inmate activity to include the submission of written reports detailing all jail incidents resulting in bodily injury, property damage, or requiring criminal investigation.
• Interact with the public in a courteous, helpful and professional manner.
• Inspects and keeps records of all visitors to the facility.
• Performs first aid as needed and/or arrange for medical transport or treatment.
• Cleans, disinfects, and inspects jail facilities, and ensures an adequate inventory of jail supplies are available.
• Inspects mail for contraband.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications
Employees must meet and maintain the minimum standards for certification as a Municipal Corrections Officer as set out in statute by the Alaska Police Standards Council (APSC). Must be at least 19 years of age. High school diploma or General Education Development (GED) and up to one year of corrections experience; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above.
Licensing Requirements:

• Valid Alaska Driver's License or ability to obtain within 30 days of hire
• Ability to attend and successfully complete the Municipal Corrections Officer Training Academy
• Possess or ability to obtain the basic APSC Municipal Corrections Officer Certification
• Possess or ability to obtain First Aid/CPR/AED/Blood Borne Pathogens certifications
• Obtain and maintain an Alaska Public Safety Information System (APSIN) security clearance
• Ability to obtain certification in less-lethal tools and defensive tactics

Supplemental Information
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Positions in this class typically require: balancing, stooping, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, running, climbing, lifting, pushing, pulling, grasping, finger dexterity, feeling, talking, hearing, smelling, seeing and repetitive motions. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Primary functions require sufficient physical ability to work in a law enforcement setting; restrain or subdue individuals; walk, stand, or sit for prolonged periods of time; occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; occasionally climb and balance; regularly push, pull, lift, and/or carry light to moderate weights; frequently lift and/or move moderate to heavy weights; occasionally lift and/or move heavy weights; operate office equipment including use of computer keyboard; requires a sense of touch, finger dexterity, and gripping with hands and fingers; ability to speak and hear to exchange information; ability to operate a vehicle; ability to operate and use specialized law enforcement tools and equipment.
Heavy Work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of forces constantly to move objects.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Work performed in a closed environment with frequent exposure to dangerous, intoxicated and/or disagreeable people under stress. Personal protective equipment is provided and must be used in accordance with federal and state laws, City/Department policies and operating procedures and best practices. This position is frequently placed in positions of mental stress due to job demands, competing work priorities, and routine encounters with persons who are confrontational and the ability to effectively handle these situations is essential. May be subjected to moving mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, fumes, odors, dusts, gases, poor ventilation, blood and other bodily fluids, chemicals, oils, inadequate lighting, work space restrictions.
Non-traditional work hours are necessary; shift assignments and days off rotate. Required to take breaks and meals when workload permits. Subject to mandatory training, scheduled overtime, and/or recall when off duty.
The City of Kodiak offers a competitive benefits package to eligible employees that may include:
Retirement:

• Membership in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), a defined benefit or defined contribution plan based upon employee eligibility upon hire
• Option to enroll in a Deferred Compensation Program

Health Insurance:

• Health Insurance Coverage effective the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment
• Employee and Dependent Coverage Available
• Employer Contribution of 100% Medical/Dental/Vision/Rx Premium Costs

Life Insurance:

• Employee Basic Life and AD&D of $50,000
• Employer Contributions of 100% of the Preimum Costs

Optional Insurance Benefits:

• Employee-funded Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for tax savings on eligible health care or dependent care expenses
• Employee Paid Group-Based Supplemental Insurance

Paid Leave and Other Benefits:

• Annual Leave Accrual Rate starting at 4.62 hours each pay period with accrual rate increases based on years of service
• Sick Leave Accrual Rate of 4 hours each pay period
• Twelve paid holidays each year
• Paid Leave for a Death in the Immediate Family
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement upon prior approval

01
Are you a citizen of the United States of America?

• Yes
• No

02
Are you currently 19 years of age or older?

• Yes
• No

03
Do you have a high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) certificate?

• Yes
• No

04
Municipal Correctional Officers must meet established standards set by the Alaska Police Standards Council and the Kodiak Police Department. To determine if you meet these requirements, please answer the following questions.

• I understand

05
Have you ever been convicted of a crime involving domestic violence by a court of Alaska, any other state or territory of the United States, or by a military court?

• Yes
• No

06
As an adult, have you ever been convicted of a felony by an Alaska court or any other state, United States territory, military court, or any conviction in another country for an offense, which would be classified as a felony under Alaska Statute?

• Yes
• No

07
Have you ever been denied certification as a Municipal Correctional Officer, Probation Officer, or Police Officer or has your certification ever been revoked or suspended?

• Yes
• No

08
Have you every been convicted, in the last three (3) years immediately before this application, of a crime of dishonesty or a crime of moral turpitude or a crime that resulted in serious physical injury to another person by any court described above?

• Yes
• No

09
Have you ever been convicted of two (2) or more DWI/DUI crimes during the last three (3) years preceding this application?

• Yes
• No

10
Have you in the last three (3) years illegally manufactured, transported, or sold a controlled substance, while over the age of 21?

• Yes
• No

11
Have you illegally used a controlled substance, other than marijuana, including scheduled prescription medications not prescribed to you within the last three (3) year, while over the age of 21?

• Yes
• No

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