Residential Officer Jobs

GENERAL DUTIES:

Supports inclusion and diversity in all dealings with clients, employees and community members. Performs paraprofessional tasks in the rehabilitation, control, and security of clients in a community corrections facility. Performs related work as required.

Distinguishing Features Of The Class

The work involves responsibility for enforcing the in-house rules of a community correction facility. The work is performed under the immediate supervision of a Residential Supervision or Manager. Assistance may also be provided by a Lead Worker.

Desired Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Ability to accurately and succinctly write descriptions of human behavior in English using proper grammar, correct spelling and sentence structure.
• Ability to solve problems exercising good judgment in a variety of situations.
• Ability to use effective interpersonal skills in dealing with offenders, co-workers and the public.
• Ability to assert one’s self in dealing with others while retaining composure under pressure and remaining objective.
• Ability to read, understand, and apply Departmental policies to a variety of situations.
• Ability to negotiate with and elicit acceptable behavior from offenders while assisting them consistent with policy.
• Ability to relate effectively and with sensitivity to people of a different gender, culture or ethnic group.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Ability to respond to a situation where one’s life or safety, or the life or safety of another person is in jeopardy consistent with existing policy and training.
• Ability to comprehend critical information and make decisions within established policy guidelines, time frames and legal parameters.
• Ability to travel to various locations to satisfy job requirements such as furlough and employment checks, transporting offenders, participating in training, etc.
• Must have sufficient sight, hearing and communication capabilities to observe and report the actions of offenders, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to utilize available technology in the performance of job duties.
• Ability to perform offender/visitor and facility searches in order to maintain the security of the facility.
• Ability to communicate with the offender population, criminal justice and related agency staff and other involved parties in individual and group settings.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Graduation from high school, GED, or equivalency.

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