Prison Guard Jobs in Minnesota (NOW HIRING)

The Position Beltrami County is expanding an eligibility list for Bailiff I. The current opening is for a benefited, part-time position working 30 to 40 hours per week. Both females and males are encouraged to apply.

Duties include guarding, supervising, escorting and transporting prisoners and providing security for the courts. Performs protective service work ensuring courtroom security, enforcing courtroom rules and regulations, guarding, supervising and transporting inmates, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the limited supervision of the Court Security Sergeant.

Preferred hiring salary range is $26.08 to $28.50 per hour with a full range of $26.08 to $33.03 per hour. Placement depends on factors such as qualifications, internal equity, market conditions, and applicable policy guidelines. Minimum Qualifications Education and Experience High School Diploma or GED

Two years of full-time work experience; preference will be given for experience related to security, corrections, military police or other law enforcement and/or post-secondary education in the criminal justice field. Valid MN driver's license. Essential Functions & Requirements Qualification Requirements To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Essential Functions Provides security to judicial building courtrooms; oversees inmates in courtrooms and holding areas; escorts inmates to court from jail, prisons, mental health facilities, or other facilities; guards inmates in medical facilities.

Provides security to those under court protection; maintains order and ensures security in courtrooms; segregates jurors from public, evidence, witnesses, and defendants; controls movement of jurors after selection. Serves as officer of the court; acts as civil processor by serving judge's orders; ensures evidence and court documents at trial are secured; assists judge and court personnel in distributing court documents. Remands people into custody upon order of the judge; pre-books those taken into custody; maintains records, verifies appointments, conducts civil and criminal fingerprinting and urinalysis, processes fees.

Inspects inmates, courtrooms, county campus and property; confiscates contraband; patrols county campus via camera and on foot. Provides immediate medical attention to employees and public; notifies appropriate agencies for assistance. Maintains security technology hardware; arranges maintenance and repair for transport and SWAT vehicles; manages impound lot vehicles.

Assists in screening public at public entry points to building. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Thorough knowledge of courtroom security methods, practices and procedures; general knowledge of courtroom rules and regulations; ability to use specialized law enforcement equipment as assigned; ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions and to prepare clear reports; ability to solve problems within scope of responsibility; ability to deal courteously but firmly with the public; ability to analyze situations and to adopt quick, effective and reasonable courses of action; skill in the operation of motor vehicles; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, court personnel, inmates, and the general public. Physical Requirements This work requires the frequent exertion of up to 10 pounds of force and occasional exertion of up to 25 pounds of force; work regularly requires standing, walking, sitting, speaking or hearing, using hands and fingers, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, reaching with hands and arms and pushing or pulling, frequently requires tasting or smelling and occasionally requires climbing or balancing, lifting and repetitive motions; work requires close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust focus, depth perception, color perception and peripheral vision; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, using of measuring devices, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work occasionally requires working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, exposure to outdoor weather conditions, exposure to the risk of electrical shock and exposure to blood borne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g

business office, light traffic). Supplemental Information Special Requirements Defensive Tactics, Basic Civil Processor, OC Spray/Taser certifications required within six months of hire. First Aid/CPR/AED certification required within six months of hire.

Employment offer contingent upon successfully passing drug screening, physical, background check, and psychological exam.