Detention Officer

Job Details

Salary: $18.77 - $27.22 Hourly

Location : Allen, TX

Job Type: Full Time

Job Number: Police-Detention Officer

Department: POLICE

Division: DETENTION

Opening Date: 05/16/2024

Closing Date: 6/21/2024 5:00 PM Central

Description

HIRING RANGE: $1,502.22 - $1,840.29 Biweekly
FULL SALARY RANGE: $1,502.22 - $2,178.34 Biweekly

The City:
With over 100,000 residents, the City of Allen is a dynamic and welcoming community. The City of Allen's strong economy, diverse population, great educational institutions, and quality of life make it the ideal place to work, live, and play. The City of Allen has something to offer for everyone.

The City's Mission is "To achieve excellence in managing development of the community and in providing city services so that conditions of living and public confidence are continually enhanced".

Our employees serve the citizens of Allen with the following values:

• People First - Giving priority to others
• Respect - Treating others with courtesy and dignity
• Integrity - Serving with honesty, trust, and hard work
• Deliver - Following through on commitments while exceeding expectations
• Excel - Creating an innovative and improving work environment

The purpose of this position is to protect and serve the property and citizens of the City. This is accomplished by maintaining the operation of the City detention facility. Other duties may include booking and releasing inmates, maintaining prisoner care, distributing property and supplies, providing custodial services, restraining violent inmates, operating detention facility equipment, and interfacing with other City employees and citizens. This position does not provide direction to other employees.

Essential Functions

This information is intended to be descriptive of the key responsibilities of the position. The following examples do not identify all duties performed by any single incumbent.

• Performs booking intake and release procedures of inmates by ascertaining charges from arresting officer, inputting information in computer system, accepting payment for jail fees and completing required paperwork and forms for inmate release from detention facility.
  
• Maintains prisoner care in detention facility by making hourly jail checks, physically checking each cell and prisoner for contraband, monitoring inmate status and documenting findings.
  
• Distributes property and supplies to inmates by handing out inmate clothing, mattresses and blankets, dispensing medication and serving three meals per day to inmates.
  
• Provides custodial services by maintaining sanitary condition of detention facility and cleaning discarded blankets and clothing. Discards bio-hazardous waste.
  
• Responds to violent inmates by applying knowledge of the Allen Police Department's Force Continuum, preventing incident escalation by applying non-physical, or physical, force to prisoner resistance as appropriate.
  
• Operates detention facility equipment by using office equipment, providing fingerprinting and photographic services for new inmates and serving in other areas regarding the detention facility as required. Must interact with and maintain a good working relationship with other agencies.

Job Requirements

Education & Experience
Work requires broad knowledge in a general professional or technical field. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

• High School diploma or equivalent with no prior relevant experience

Other combinations of education and experience may be considered

Certification and Other Requirements

• Valid Texas Class C Drivers License
  
• All qualified applicants will receive an email with further instructions, including a Personal History Statement and Preliminary Questionnaire.

Special Requirements

• Must be able to pass required pre-employment screenings, CJIS, and fingerprint check, and have the ability to comply with state and federal requirements for standards.

Overall Physical Strength Demands

• Medium - Exerting 20-50 lbs. occasionally, 10-25 lbs. frequently, or up to 10 lbs. constantly.

Supplemental Information

Reading
Intermediate - Ability to read papers, periodicals, journals, manuals, dictionaries, thesauruses, and encyclopedias. Ordinarily, such education is obtained in high school up to college. However, it may be obtained from experience and self-study.

Math
Intermediate - Ability to deal with system of real numbers; practical application of fractions, percentages, ratios/proportions and measurement. Ordinarily, such education is obtained in high school up to college. However, it may be obtained from experience and self-study.

Writing
Intermediate - Ability to write reports, prepare business letters, expositions, and summaries with proper format, punctuation, spelling, and grammar, using all parts of speech. Ordinarily, such education is obtained in high school up to college. However, it may be obtained from experience and self-study.

Managerial
Receives general directions. The employee normally performs the job by following established standard operating procedures and/or policies. The employee may choose the appropriate procedure or policy. Performance is reviewed periodically.

Organizational Control
No responsibility for the direction or supervision of others.

Complexity
Work requires analysis and judgment in accomplishing diversified duties. Requires the exercise of independent thinking within the limits of policies, standards, and precedents.

Interpersonal / Human Relations Skills
Discussion Very Frequent: More than 51% of work time.

THIS POSTING MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME ONCE A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED

Health & Dental Insurance
The City of Allen offers a choice of two PPO Medical Plan options for full-time employees. Vision insurance is included through enrollment in either of these plans. Employees also have the option of participating in an indemnity Dental Plan. Coverage is available to all full-time employees and their dependents under these plans at group rates. Employee insurance coverage goes into effect the first day of the month following 30 days of employment.

Insurance Coverage
Basic Group Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment protection is provided to eligible full-time employees in the amount of one time the annual salary up to a maximum of $250,000 for each benefit.

Long-Term Disability Insurance is provided at no cost to full-time employees.

The City of Allen also offers optional programs that include Short-Term Disability, Voluntary Supplemental Life, Dependent Life and Voluntary AD&D insurance group rates.

Flexible Spending Accounts
Participation in Flexible Spending Accounts through payroll deduction for Health Care and Dependent Care expenses is also available for full time employees.

Wellness Program
The City of Allen administers a wellness program for full-time employees which provides premium reimbursement for participation in various wellness programs throughout the year.

Workers Compensation
All employees are covered by workers compensation for injuries sustained in the line of duty.

Holidays
Employees receive nine paid holidays per year, including one personal day.

Vacation
Employees with less than ten years of service are eligible to earn 120 hours per year. Employees with ten or more years of service are eligible for 160 hours per year.

Sick Leave
Full-time employees on a 40-hour workweek shall accrue 4.62 hours towards sick leave per pay period. There is no limit to the amount of sick leave hours accrued.

Retirement
The City of Allen participates in the Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS): All full-time employees must participate in the Texas Municipal Retirement System. TMRS is a qualified tax deferred retirement plan under Section 401 of the IRS. Seven (7%) percent of gross earnings are deducted each payroll as a pre-tax deduction and deposited into the member account. When an employee becomes vested and retires, the City provides 2-to-1 matching contributions. The City of Allen also participates in Social Security.

Deferred Compensation
The City of Allen offers an optional deferred compensation 457 plan in which employees can contribute a portion of their salary, before taxes, to a retirement account.

Longevity
Employees who have been with the City of Allen at least a year receive $4 per month for every month worked.

01

In the questions that follow, you will be asked for information about your education and work history. Answers provided in this supplemental questionnaire must be substantiated and verifiable in the employment history section of your application.Please be aware that submitting a resume in lieu of completing the employment history section of the application and failing to provide all of the information requested in these supplemental questions will deem your application "Incomplete", so please be thorough in answering the questions.Please indicate whether or not you accept these terms by checking the appropriate box below.

• Yes
• No

02

Are you currently employed by or have you worked for the City of Allen in the past?

• Yes
• No

03

Are you at least eighteen (18) years of age?

• Yes
• No

04

Are you a citizen of the United States?

• Yes
• No

05

Please indicate the highest level of education you have completed:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Some College
• Associate's Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree or higher
• None of the above

06

Do you have a current and valid Driver's License?

• Yes
• No

07

If you do not currently hold a valid Driver's License, are you able to obtain one prior to employment?

• Yes
• No
• Not applicable

08

Do you have any criminal charges pending?

• Yes
• No

09

Have you been convicted, plead guilty or received deferred adjudication for more than three moving violations in the preceding 36 months or a reckless driving conviction in the preceding 60 months?

• Yes
• No

10

Have you ever been convicted of, plead guilty (nolo contendere), or been on court-ordered community service/probation or deferred adjudication for a Class A misdemeanor or a felony in this state, other state or while serving in the military?

• Yes
• No

11

During the last ten (10) years, have you been convicted of, plead guilty (nolo contendere) to, been on court-ordered community service/probation or deferred adjudication for a Class B misdemeanor in this state, another state, or while serving in the military?

• Yes
• No

12

Have you ever been convicted or received deferred adjudication in the past 10 years of the offense Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) and/or Driving Under the Influence (DUI)?

• Yes
• No

13

Have you used Marijuana, or any derivative, within 3 years of the date of this application?

• Yes
• No

14

Do you have any body modifications to include split or forked tongue, stretched holes in ears, or foreign objects inserted under the skin to create a design or pattern?

• Yes
• No

15

Do you have any tattoos, permanent body art or brands on your hands, neck, and/or face? Please review the Allen Police Departments policy on standards to determine eligibility.

• Yes
• No

16

I acknowledge that I will be required to pass the CJIS and fingerprint check and have the ability to comply with state and federal requirements for standards.

• Yes
• No

Required Question

 City of Allen, TX

 06/15/2024

 Allen,TX