About the Role
<undefined></undefined><div style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-align: center;"><img src="https://secure.neogov.com/images/AgencyImages/jobposting/3273/jobpostings/image/2016-HCSO-LOGO-FINAL.jpg" data-id="null" data-name="2016-HCSO-LOGO-FINAL.jpg" alt="Criminal Justice Command" data-url="https://secure.neogov.com/images/AgencyImages/jobposting/3273/jobpostings/image/2016-HCSO-LOGO-FINAL.jpg" style="width: 348px;" class="fr-fic fr-dii" data-uw-rm-alt-original="2016-HCSO-LOGO-FINAL.jpg" data-uw-rm-alt-hash="1183049376670492" data-uw-rm-alt="CT"><undefined><br><br></undefined><strong>The Harris County Sheriff's Office is hiring Detention Officers within the </strong></div><div style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-align: center;"><strong>Criminal Justice Command</strong></div><div style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0.0px;"> </div><span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0.0px;">As a Detention Officer, you are an important team member of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office responsible for maintaining care, custody, and control over those individuals housed in the Harris County Jail. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office primary responsibility to the citizens of Harris County is to house those individuals awaiting trial, or commitment to the Texas Department of Corrections.</span><br style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0.0px;"><br style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0.0px;"><div style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0.0px;"><strong>Essential Duties & Responsibilities</strong></div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;padding: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 40.0px;color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0.0px;"><li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;">Performing inspections and cell searches</li><li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;">Resolving crises such as fights, fires, and medical emergencies</li><li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;">Completing reports</li></ul><strong style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0.0px;">Detention Command Career Paths</strong><br style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0.0px;"><ul style="list-style-type: disc;padding: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 40.0px;color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0.0px;"><li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;">Armed Detention Officer - responsible for transporting and securing inmates to and at hospitals or clinics.</li><li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;">Detention Sergeant - responsible for supervising detention officers assigned to their area.</li><li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;">Detention Lieutenant - responsible for supervising all personnel assigned to their shift.</li><li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;">Detention Captain - responsible for supervising all personnel assigned to their facility.</li></ul><div style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-align: center;"><strong><u><em>The Detention Officer (Jailer) Position is a Civil Service-protected position with the Harris County Sheriff's Office.</em></u></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(223,53,12);">Follow the link below to apply</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(223,53,12);"><strong><br></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/sheriffhctx/jobs/3612989/detention-officer?pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs"><strong>Apply for Detention Officer Here</strong></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><ul><li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;">High School Diploma or G.E.D.<li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;">At least 18 years of age<li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;">Must be a U. S. Citizen <li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;">Valid Driver's License or State Issued ID<li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;">Eyesight must be correctable to 20/20 vision, normal color, and peripheral vision<li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;">Correctable normal audible range in both ears</ul><strong style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0.0px;">Testing:</strong><ul style="list-style-type: disc;padding: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 40.0px;color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0.0px;"><li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;">Pass pre-employment testing - Written exam (Basic work skills)<li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;">Physical Agility </ul><strong style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0.0px;">Ability To:</strong><ul style="list-style-type: disc;padding: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 40.0px;color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0.0px;"><li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;">Stand for extended periods of time<li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;">Bend, stoop, kneel<li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;">Lift up to 40 lbs</ul><strong style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0.0px;">Additional Requirements:</strong><ul style="list-style-type: disc;padding: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 40.0px;color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0.0px;"><li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;">Thorough background investigation<ul style="margin: 0.0px;list-style-type: circle;padding: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 40.0px;"><li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;">(Criminal background check, fingerprinting, personal interview, etc.)</ul><li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;">Psychological evaluation<li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;">Drug screening</ul><div style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-align: center;">* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * </div><div style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-align: center;"><em><strong>COPIES OF THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS <u>ARE REQUIRED</u> WITH YOUR APPLICATION:</strong></em></div><div style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-align: center;"><em><strong>** INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL DELAY THE APPLICATION PROCESS **</strong></em><br> </div><div style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0.0px;"><strong>DOCUMENTS MUST BE UPLOADED (attached)</strong> <strong><u>BEFORE</u> SUBMITTING APPLICATION </strong></div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;padding: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 40.0px;color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0.0px;"><li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;">Birth Certificate (issued by a government agency, not a hospital) or<ul style="margin: 0.0px;list-style-type: circle;padding: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 40.0px;"><li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;">Certificate of Naturalization</ul><li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;">Social Security Card<li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;">Driver's License or State Issued ID (front and back)<li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;">Proof of Education:<ul style="margin: 0.0px;list-style-type: circle;padding: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 40.0px;"><li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;">High School Diploma or Transcript, GED Certificate or College Transcript (If transcripts, a sealed original will be required at a later stage in the application process)</ul><li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;">DD-214 Military Discharge form [if applicable]<ul style="margin: 0.0px;list-style-type: circle;padding: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 40.0px;"><li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;">(copy of original Member - 4 form)<ul style="margin: 0.0px;list-style-type: square;padding: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 40.0px;"><li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;">PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU WERE NEVER IN THE MILITARY, UPLOAD ANOTHER COPY OF YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE AS A PLACEHOLDER IN ORDER TO CONTINUE WITH THE APPLICATION.</ul></ul></ul><strong style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0.0px;">NOTE:</strong><ul style="list-style-type: disc;padding: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 40.0px;color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0.0px;"><li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;">The Texas Workforce Commission offers <strong>FREE</strong> assistance to job seekers through their WorkSource offices located throughout Harris, and surrounding counties<li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;">The WorkSource offers<strong><em> </em>FREE</strong> use of computers, copiers, printers, and scanners as well as assistance completing job applications<li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;">Please visit their website for more information or click here for a list of locations<strong><em> </em><a href="http://www.wrksolutions.com/find-a-location" style="color: inherit;text-decoration: none;">http://www.wrksolutions.com/find-a-location</a></strong><li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;"><strong>Harris County Public Libraries </strong>also offer<strong> FREE </strong>use of computers at all their locations throughout Harris County<br> </ul><div style="text-align: center;"><strong style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0.0px;">DUE TO COVID-19 some locations may require an appointment. </strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0.0px;">Please call before you go</strong> </div><ul><li>Graduates of Law Enforcement High School Program or Participation in a Law Enforcement Explorers program.<li>Previous Law Enforcement or Corrections work experience<li>Honorable discharge form the United States Armed Forces</ul>For detailed information on the benefits offered by Harris County, please click on the <strong>"Benefits" </strong>tab of the posting.<br><br><strong style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;">Salary and Incentive Pay:</strong><ul style="margin-top: 0.0px;margin-bottom: 10.0px;list-style-type: disc;color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"><li style="list-style-type: inherit;">Paid biweekly based on 26 pay periods per year, plus benefits<li style="list-style-type: inherit;">Up to 12 years of credit for service as a TCOLE Certified Jailer upon hire (Restrictions Apply)</ul><strong style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;">Paid Incentives: </strong><span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;">(Annually, based on 26 pay periods)</span><br style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"><br><img class="fr-fic fr-dib" src="https://secure.neogov.com/images/AgencyImages/jobposting/3273/jobpostings/image/pic.png" style="width: 453.0px;"><br><div><br></div><strong style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0.0px;"><strong>*The Harris County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) provides its employees the ability to obtain the </strong><span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0.0px;">Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) Corrections Officer (Jailers) Certification at </span></strong><u style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0.0px;"><strong>no cost</strong></u><span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0.0px;"> through the HCSO Academy</span><br style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0.0px;"><span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0.0px;"> </span><ul style="list-style-type: disc;padding: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 40.0px;color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0.0px;"><li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;"><strong><strong>If selected, PAID employment begins the first day of the required (7) week Basic Jailers Course at the Harris County Sheriff's Office Academy </strong></strong><li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;"><strong><strong><u>Successful completion of the (7) week Basic Jailers Course is required for continued employment as a Detention Officer with the Harris County Sheriff's Office</u></strong></strong></ul><strong><strong style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0.0px;">Location: </strong><ul style="list-style-type: disc;padding: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 40.0px;color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0.0px;"><li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;"><strong>Downtown, Houston, TX</strong></ul><strong style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0.0px;">Hours: </strong><span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0.0px;"> </span></strong><ul style="list-style-type: disc;padding: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 40.0px;color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0.0px;"><li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;">40 Hours Per Week<li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;">Includes Nights, Weekends, and Holidays<li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;"><strong>Mandatory Overtime as deemed necessary to fulfill operational needs</strong></ul>