Detention Officer 2009



Job Details

Detention Officer 2009
Employer

City of Los Angeles

Salary

$45,205.00 - $56,167.00 Annually

Location

CA 90012, CA

Job Type

Full-time

Job Number

3211 O 20090729

Department

POLICE CIVILIAN

Opening Date

07/28/2009

Closing Date

Continuous

Duties

A Detention Officer processes arrestees, including booking, fingerprinting, maintaining custody and control; may supervise employees engaged in the cleaning and routine maintenance of jails; and does related work.

Requirements

  • Feeds and supervises arrestees in police stations or jails;
  • Answers citizens' routine questions relating to police procedures and activities;
  • Performs interrogation and clerical work involved in booking arrestees;
  • Types booking documents;
  • Fingerprints arrestees;
  • May escort prisoners to and from cells;
  • Searches arrestees and prisoners;
  • Inspects housing cells on a periodic basis to determine physical condition and security of each arrestee and cells;
  • May be required to use restraints in prisoner custody control;
  • May operate teletype equipment in transmitting information on booking from outlying divisions to headquarters;
  • May supervise civilian personnel in maintaining jails in a clean and orderly condition;
  • May occasionally be assigned to other duties for training purposes or to meet technological changes or emergenices.

Notes

Knowledge of:

  • Police procedures, activities, and security procedures related to the care and custody of arrestees;
  • Practices and procedures involved in booking and fingerprinting arrestees;
  • Methods used in the cleaning and routine maintenance of jails, and other police facilities
Ability to:
  • Analyze situations as they occur in the care and custody of arrestees and the protection of life and property;
  • Comprehend written material and to learn and explain procedures and regulations;
  • Write clear and comprehensive reports;
  • Understand and follow directions
  • Deal tactfully and effectively with other employees and the public.

Selection Process

Persons with disabilities may be able to perform the essential duties of this class with reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodation will be evaluated on an individual basis and depends in part, on the specific requirements for the job, the limitations related to the disability and the ability of the hiring department to reasonably accommodate the limitations.

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01
I have been awarded a high school diploma or equivalent.
  • Yes
  • No
02
I have full-time paid experience responsible for securing property and/or valuables for:
  • This statement does not apply to me
  • Between 1 months to 12 months
  • Between 13 months to 17 months
  • Between 18 months to 23 months
  • Over 24 months
03
I have the ability to proficiently speak in the following languages:
  • This statement does not apply to me
  • Spanish
  • Korean
  • Japanese
  • Tagalog

* Required Question

Employer
City of Los Angeles
Address
700 East Temple Street, Room 100

Los Angeles, California, 90012
Phone
213-473-9393

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