Correctional Officer II - Inmate Transportation

I. JOB SUMMARY

Performs moderately complex correctional work involving the care and custody of inmates. Work involves the direct supervision of inmate work groups in their daily assigned duties; preventing escapes; and maintaining discipline in conformance with strict rules, regulations, and standard operating procedures. Works under general supervision with moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

II. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Assumes a high level of responsibility for the care and custody of assigned inmates through knowledge of and adherence to laws, rules, regulations, and standard operating procedures governing the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ).
• Searches for contraband and provides security; counts, feeds, and supervises inmates in vehicles, courtrooms, jails, housing, work, and other areas accessed by stairs, steps, and ladders; performs security of various assigned areas involving long periods of sitting and standing, climbing stairs, steps, and ladders to reach the assigned areas, and working at heights; and carrying and lifting restraints and restraint boxes.
• Provides custody and security of inmates including observing actions of inmates, squatting and bending to perform "pat" and "strip" searches of inmates, restraining and securing sometimes assaultive inmates, and transferring and transporting inmates by walking, driving, or riding in various vehicles such as trailers, vans, buses, and other forms of transportation; and identifies, reports, and coordinates the repair of vehicles and equipment to include transfer to the appropriate facility.
• Supervises and provides security of inmates in mass movements to include large chains, unit fill-ups, and administrative segregation moves systemwide which involve climbing stairs, steps, and ladders and climbing around the inside and outside of buildings; works outdoors and indoors without air conditioning; works around motorized or moving equipment and machinery; and is subject to all types of weather.
• Ability to work protracted, irregular, and overtime hours as needed; responds to emergencies including climbing stairs, steps, and ladders while searching for escaped inmates, hearing calls for and calling for help, giving first aid at the emergency site, carrying an injured or unconscious inmate or employee various distances to safety up or down stairs, steps, and ladders; and uses force and deadly force to include chemical agents and firearms to control inmates.
• Reads, reviews, and properly applies information found in inmate records which is related to the inmate's health and safety and to the security of the facility and transfer vehicle; checks and matches travel cards, medical records, transfer orders, and unit files accompanying inmates being transported; provides appropriate information to other staff; complies with policies, procedures, rules, and regulations; enforces inmate disciplinary rules; and prepares and maintains records, forms, and report

*Performs a variety of marginal duties not listed, to be determined and assigned as needed.

The following Military Occupational Specialty codes are generally applicable to this position. Applicants must fully complete the summary of experience to determine if minimum qualifications are met.

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