Jail Control Operator

Salary : $39,389.10 - $41,251.64 Annually

Location : Marion County Jail, IN

Job Type : Full Time

Job Number : January 2025

Department : MARION COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

Division : Jail

Opening Date : 01 / 01 / 2025

Description

Provides effective Jail security. Jail Control Operator (JCO) are generally assigned to the Jail Security Section in a position requiring no physical inmate contact.

Examples of Duties

Monitors closed circuit television camera screens for evidence of security breaks and violations of Jail rules.

Assures doors are properly secured and locked. Controls security of and access through electronic doors.

• Provides information verbally to inmates on a variety of subjects;

observes and communicates with inmates who claim to be ill and summons indicated assistance.

Interacts with other employees of the MCSO and visitors to exchange information about inmates and / or to answer questions regarding jail procedures, accidents, or incidents, or status of individual inmates.

Enters information on location cards for each inmate (and may insert in computer); maintains logs on inmate activity; writes narratives report on jail incidents, as needed.

Performs computer updates and status inquiries.

Performs any duty relating to Jail security, which does not require physical contact with inmates and performs paperwork relating to the documentation, incarceration, and release of inmates.

Performs other duties of comparable level / type as required.

Typical Qualifications

Must be at least 18 years of age, have a high school diploma or HSE, have no record of a felony conviction. Must submit to being fingerprinted, drug screening, psychological examination, character investigation, and physical examination performed by a physician designated by the MCSO. Must be in sound mental and physical health and be willing to work any shift schedule.

Civilian Employees shall have her / his principal place of residence within the boundaries of Marion County within six months of employment.

Supplemental Information

Independent Judgment is necessary for this position.

All rates are bi-weekly.

Anthem CDHP High Single : $29.60 EE Spouse : $70.59 EE Child(ren) : $51.53 Family : $95.63

Anthem CDHP Medium Single : $45.95 EE Spouse : $109.57 EE Child(ren) : $79.99 Family : $148.43

Anthem CDHP Low Single : $61.51 EE Spouse : $146.67 EE Child(ren) : $107.07 Family : $198.69

Anthem Dental High Single : $13.53 EE Spouse : $28.79 EE Child(ren) : $32.25 Family : $51.24

Anthem Dental Low Single : $7.80 EE Spouse : $15.51 EE Child(ren) : $20.99 Family : $32.25

ANTHEM Vision Plan Single : $2.59 EE Spouse : $4.68 EE Child(ren) : $5.02 Family : $7.60

Optional Life Insurance Employee Only (rates per $1,000 per month) Additional :

IMPORTANT PERF UPDATE :

1. All employees hired / rehired prior to 1 / 1 / 2017 are grandfathered into PERF Hybrid plan. The Hybrid plan consists of two components : Annuity Savings Account (ASA) -This consists of the mandatory employee contribution of three (3%) percent of compensation (made for the employee by the City), plus interest credits or earnings. You're always vested in your ASA portion - it's always yours. Pension - The pension portion of the retirement benefit is funded by contributions made by the employer over the course of the employee's career and separate from the annuity savings account. Employees enrolled in the PERF Hybrid plan are eligible for retirement benefits at age sixty-five (65) if they have ten (10) or more years of creditable service. After June 30, 1995, employees may retire at age sixty (60) with at least fifteen (15) years of credible service or if the member's age in years plus the years of credible service equals at least 85 and the member is at least fifty-five (55) years of age. With fifteen (15) or more years of creditable service, the employee may retire as early as age fifty (50) with a reduced pension. 2. Employees hired / rehired by the City and County after 1 / 1 / 2017 will be automatically enrolled in the PERF My Choice : Retirement Savings plan. This plan is an annuity savings account (ASA) only plan and does not have a pension component. Any service that an employee has in the My Choice : Retirement Savings Plan will not count toward the service time requirements for pension eligibility in the Hybrid Plan. With the PERF My Choice : Retirement Savings Plan, the ASA is split up into two parts : Part one - This consists of the mandatory employee contribution of three (3%) percent of compensation (made for the employee by the City), plus interest credits or earnings. You're always vested in your ASA portion - it's always yours.

Part two - This consists of an additional variable rate contribution paid by the City toward your ASA. This variable rate contribution is currently 1% of your gross wages. Vesting in the value of the variable rate employer contribution will vary by length of participation. You are :

Salary : $39,389 - $41,252