Transportation Officer

Job Summary
Conduct pre- and post-trip inspections on all vehicles. Prepare written Daily Vehicle Inspection Reports (DVIR) after trips or shifts. Ensure that all potential safety defects are reported to the Transportation Supervisor. Verify that all necessary paperwork for transferring inmates/detainees is completed in accordance with LaSalle Corrections Transport, LLC. (LCT, LLC.) and LaSalle Corrections policies, procedures, and contractual agreements.

Responsibilities

• Provide custody safety and security of offenders/detainees.
• Transfer offenders/detainees from one agency to another.
• Read, review, and apply information found in inmate records related to their health, safety, and facility security.
• Provide relevant information to other personnel.
• Obedy all applicable traffic laws, drive at posted speed limits, and wear safety belts.
• Drive facility vehicles safely and defensively according to policy and procedures.
• Clean transport vehicles thoroughly after each transfer, including sinks, toilets, lavatories, and maintain a log.
• Promote positive social skills by modeling appropriate behavior and intervening when inappropriate behavior is observed.
• Maintain accountability of staff, inmates, and property; adhere to safety practices.
• Perform other duties as assigned within capabilities determined by management.
• Comply with Federal, State, FMCSA Regulations, and DOT Regulations.

Requirements

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to function well in high-paced and stressful environments.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 23 years old.
• Valid driver's license with a clear Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) for three years.
• Valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with Passenger endorsement (preferred).
• Required to maintain specific State and Federal licenses due to contractual agreements.

Physical Demands
The physical requirements listed below must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to satisfactorily perform these functions without causing undue hardship for the employer.

• Long periods of continuous standing and walking per shift.
• Frequent periods of sitting per shift.
• Repetitive climbing of stairs to reach assigned areas and working at heights.
• Occasional kneeling, squatting, and bending to perform searches.
• Frequent grasping, reaching, pushing, pulling, bending, twisting.
• Occasional responding to altercations and restraining assaultive offenders.
• Ability to respond rapidly to security and medical codes/issues.
• Frequent transferring and transporting offenders by walking or riding in various vehicles.
• Continuous operating/driving company vehicles to pick up and transport offenders per shift.
• Remaining awake and alert while on duty per shift.
• Occasional lifting and carrying up to 50-100 lbs.
• Ability to withstand direct or indirect exposure to OC spray.
• Exposure to outdoor elements and temperatures with scheduled breaks.

Pay: $21.45 per hour

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