Correctional Property Custodian (Corrections and Rehabilitation)

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Minimum Qualifications

High school diploma or GED. Two years of experience in inventory control and cashiering are required. Applicants will be subject to an extensive screening process to include background investigation, fingerprint check and polygraph examination. Completion of college coursework may substitute for the required work experience on a year-for-year basis.

Recruitment Notes

This is specialized clerical work in the receipt, storage and release of prisoner property and money during incarceration in a county detention facility. Employees in this class are responsible for receiving all money and personal property from inmates upon being booked into a county detention facility, accurately listing personal property and money received on the appropriate forms and in automated record systems, and issuing receipts to inmates. Duties include returning money and personal property to inmates upon release by identifying the inmate and assuring return of the correct property. Incumbents are responsible for assuring the accuracy of transactions involving inmate money and personal property and may be assigned to work various shifts. Duties involve working around incarcerated individuals in a county detention facility and incumbents follow prescribed security procedures and departmental regulations in the performance of assigned duties. Supervision is received from a correctional superior who reviews work for conformance with established departmental rules and regulations and assists as questions arise during operations. Applicants will be subject to an extensive screening process to include background investigation, fingerprint check and polygraph examination.