Juvenile Attendant

The Juvenile Attendant position at Bannock County is responsible for ensuring the safety and security of our juvenile detention center. The role involves a range of duties from inmate processing to security patrols, operating specialized equipment, and providing medical assistance to inmates.

• Monitors the activities of the staff and inmates in the County juvenile detention facility to ensure the safety and security of the facility and to ensure standards, policies, and procedures are implemented and followed;
• Communicate effectively with other employees via two-way radio transmissions, email, verbal and written forms to relay and receive important information;
• Monitors the activities of the staff and inmates to ensure standards, policies, and procedures are implemented and followed;
• Monitors the activities of the staff and inmates to ensure the rights of inmates are protected;
• Processes new inmates into the juvenile detention center, including ensuring charges and other documents are correct and complete, fingerprinting, photography, physical search, preparing documents and records, data entry, housing assignment, clothing issuance, and related booking duties;
• Performs release duties, including checking court orders, records, and related paperwork to ensure proper disposition;
• Maintains facility security by patrolling the secure areas within and around the juvenile detention center, following policies, procedures, and established timelines;
• Maintains facility security by monitoring and operating electronic doors, monitoring internal radio traffic, and operating security systems;
• Monitor fire alarm emergency panels and advises Detention Deputies of the emergency. Ensures that Deputies respond to and address the emergency;
• Issues keys to staff reporting for work. Responsible for completing key control inventory each shift and ensuring that all keys are returned after staff's shift completion, in the absence of Shift Supervisor;
• Maintains facility security by searching for and seizing weapons, drugs, contraband, and related items. Must have thorough knowledge and training of various forms of weapons, drugs and contraband to effectively identify and properly deal with them;
• Handles and secures any evidence according to proper process and procedure;
• Ensures safety and security of the inmates, visitors and staff members by responding to fire alarms and assisting with evacuations when necessary in accordance with proper process and procedures;
• Monitors inmate behavior and activities in a variety of situations, including education, housing; recreation; work assignments; meals; showers; interactions with other inmates, officers, teachers, and counselors; contact visitation; and telephone calls;
• Responds to back-up calls to control violent and resistive inmates that are using non-lethal and possibly lethal force against other inmates, employees or visitors and gain control of them utilizing the proper use of force and restraint methods;
• Accountable daily for keys issued, key control;
• Is civilly liable for actions or inactions;
• Performs census count at prescribed intervals to determine population and that inmates are accounted for;
• Monitors and logs and/or assists in the distribution of medications (in the absence of Shift Supervisor);
• Monitors and logs and/or assists in the distribution of mail, personal hygiene;
• Performs perimeter security checks;
• Supervises inmate hygiene, including showers, clean clothing, and laundry;
• Responds to inmate requests for medical assistance following policies and procedures;
• Maintains logs, records, reports, and required documentation;
• Investigates incidents occurring within the detention facility, prepares reports, and related court documents, and may testify in court;
• Coordinates inmate scheduling, including court and hearing appearances, evaluations, interviews, and related scheduling;
• Transports and escorts inmates to court hearings, legal proceedings, medical appointments and other designated appearances;
• Picks up, transports, and assists in serving inmate meals;
• Determines if inmates are ill or injured and obtains medical assistance when needed;
• Performs all work duties and activities in accordance with federal, state, County, and Department statutes, laws, ordinances, policies, procedures, and safety practices.

• Works non-traditional hours; the facility is staffed 24 hours/day and must be available weekends and holidays;
• On call after regular work hours to respond to emergency situations;
• On call 24/7 to respond to fill a shift as required;
• Performs other related duties as required.

• Detention methods, procedures, practices, equipment, and objectives;
• County procedures including booking, detention, handling and release of juvenile inmates;
• Detention procedures and practices, including inmate confidentiality;
• Federal and state laws, statutes, and codes applicable to detention and the jail environment;
• County and Department…