Correctional Officer​/Dispatcher

Under supervision, to work in a training capacity, learning to supervise inmates at the County Detention Facility and maintain Facility security; to learn procedures and methods for the care, custody, and confinement of inmates; to oversee work details and leisure activities; to learn to receive and dispatch non-emergency and emergency radio and telephone communications to law enforcement, emergency medical, and other public safety personnel as Public Safety Answering Point for the 911 System;

to maintain field communications during incidents; to perform general office support assignments; and to do related work as required.

(The following is used as a partial description and is not restrictive as to duties required.)

Many of the assignments described below are performed in a training and learning capacity

Assists with supervision of inmates in the County Detention Facility; may oversee inmates during leisure time activities and on work details; checks work areas to insure that inmates are working on assigned projects; sees that facilities, cells, and grounds are kept sanitary; conducts periodic block checks; learns procedures and performs searches of inmates; performs searches of cells and other areas for contraband;

maintains discipline among inmates; opens and censors incoming mail; maintains and updates Detention Facility records; responds to inquiries regarding inmate detention and Detention Facility policies within constraints of Department regulations; learns to receive and book inmates; learns fingerprinting and takes photographs; learns to assign prisoners to cells according to the Facility classification plan; learns requirements and releases prisoners on proper authorization, returning personal property and clothing;

may testify in court and before disciplinary boards; delivers pre-packaged medications, according to specific instructions; learns methods and procedures and investigates incidents and violations of rules at the facility for disciplinary reports and possible citation or arrest; collects and secures evidence; may transport inmates to and from court, medical appointments, and other institutions; supervises inmates and visitors during visiting hours;

serves warrants; operates a centralized control system controlling access and movement in the Facility.

Answers the telephone, receiving and classifying calls; learns and exercises basic responsibility in determining priority of response and dispatching appropriate Emergency Medical and other Public Safety units, according to availability, assigned geographic area, and location, to non-emergency and emergency calls; maintains field communications for public safety checks, and during emergencies and incidents; transfers emergency calls to other agencies as warranted; monitors various public safety radio channels, and coordinates efforts in dispatching personnel and equipment;

maintains records/logs of calls for services, radio transmissions, and telephone messages using the computer; establishes chain of custody/evidence of communications dispatcher records; enters and clears information on the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications Systems (CLETS) to assist personnel with calls; operates the Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD); sends, receives, and decodes teletype information; enters and tracks restraining orders into local, state & national data base systems;

coordinates interagency law enforcement communications using telephone radio and computer with emergency medical and public safety activities; processes warrants; updates daily dispatching logs; performs a wide variety of general office assistance assignments; operates dispatching, office equipment, and computers; provides information to other staff and the public.

• Basic knowledge of correctional procedures and inmate control problems.
• Good public relations techniques.
• First aid methods and techniques.
• The general geography of Trinity County.
• Modern office methods and procedures.

• Learn the purposes, methods, and procedures for the care and custody of inmates at the Trinity County Detention Facility.
• Learn to perform a variety of corrections work.
• Learn the proper operation and care of telephone, CLETS, computer terminal and voice radio equipment used by the County.
• Learn the operating policies, procedures, and functions of the Communications Department for receiving, disseminating and processing various types of information for emergency and non-emergency calls for service.
• Learn the laws, codes, and regulations related to transmission and reception of public safety communications.
• Learn to operate radio communications, computerized systems, and teletype equipment.
• Read, understand, and interpret laws and regulations regarding operation of the County Detention Facility and dispatching activities and the care and custody of inmates.
• Gather and organize data and information.
• Interview and secure information from people.
• Make independent…