Adult Detention Sergeant

Job Summary

Under general supervision, organizes and supervises the detention staff for the adult detention facility; monitors operations and maintains compliance with all policies and procedures, and laws and regulations.

Education and Experience Requirements

• High School diploma or GED equivalent and one (1) year experience as a Detention officer or Law enforcement officer.
• Valid State of New Mexico Driver's license or able to obtain within six (6) months of employment.

Environmental Factors and Conditions/Physical Requirements

• Working conditions are typical detention facility settings; involves the potential for high stress levels and exposure to hostile situations; some non-standard work hours are required.
• Employees may be subject to physical altercations with inmates which may require restraining and/or physically relocating inmates. At time, staff can be called upon to assist with moving unconscious adults in emergency situations for medical treatment. May be required to climb stairs to facilitate appropriate inmate supervision; supervising inmate may require prolonged walking, standing or sitting. May be required to lift 50 pounds or more to accommodate the operational requirements of the facility.
• Full-time work hours for this position consist of rotating shift work, nights and weekend shifts and overtime. Rotating shifts is a requirement for the operations of this facility.
• Work schedule for this position may include working on religious holidays.
• Utilize, process, and navigate the County’s electronic ERP system as necessary and appropriate based on the needs and requirements of this position.

Essential Job Functions

• Supervises assigned staff; prioritizes and assigns tasks and projects; counsels, coaches, trains and instructs employees as required; schedules staff and calls out additional officers as needed.
• Interacts with inmates; monitors the actions and daily behavior patterns of the inmates; observes and interacts with them to learn of potential problems such as behavior, health and cleanliness.
• Interacts with the detention staff; monitors their routines and activities; observes and interacts to ensure that proper policies and procedures are followed; instructs and makes changes to improve performance.
• Remains visible to staff and inmates in the area to assist and to be available in the event of a problem.
• Assigns staff to their daily posts based on the needs of the facility; assigns other duties as needed, such as cleaning and perimeter checks.
• Records and maintains timesheets; verifies time and hours worked by the employees; approves and covers shifts for requested vacation, sick leave and other leave time; approves overtime and finds employees to cover a shift as necessary.
• Prepares and maintains a variety of reports for use by administration; prepares a variety of daily reports, including post assignments, briefing sheets, inspection sheets, count sheets and laundry sheets; prepares periodic reports, including incident reports, behavior reports, transport reports and court reports.
• Maintains inmate accounts; receives deposits and posts to account; reconciles accounts when inmates leave the center.
• Handles inmate grievances; investigates reported wrong-doings and other circumstances in which the inmate has expressed concern; documents findings; reports any major violation and of grievances beyond the control of this position to administration.
• Plans for and directs special situations; remains aware of events at the facility and plans for any special task, including religious visits, medical visits, legal visits, fire drills and emergency response drills.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.