Correctional Officers

Job Descriptions

Work Hours

Purpose of Position

Experience

Employment/Educational

• Must be 18 Years of Age or Older – There is no upper age limit
• Be a High School Graduate or Equivalent
• Be a United States Citizen
• Possess a valid New Mexico drivers license or ability to obtain one.
• No Felony Convictions
• No Domestic Violence Convictions
• Successfully complete all 2 Phases of Screening to include a background, psychological assessment, medical assessment and drug screening urinalysis
• Ability to perform essential duties as outlined below
• Ability to perform work within the physical demand requirements as outlined below.

Essential Duties

• Ability to be rotated to any post as part of normal post assignments and also to relieve other officers.
• Physical ability to control inmates by force, when necessary, to defend oneself and other against physical attack by inmates.
• Ability to withstand prolonged hours of work.
• Ability to pass a physical agility test
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, in the English language.
• Ability to read, write and comprehend information in the English language.
• Ability to maintain defensive driving certification.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical computations.
• Ability to think logically and effectively analyze situations and use good judgment.
• Ability to understand instructions and follow orders.
• Ability to search for contraband and provide security.
• Ability to count, fee and supervise inmates in housing, work and other areas accessed by stairs.
• Ability to provide custody and security of inmates including observing actions of inmates; to perform “pat” and/or “strip” search of inmates; restraining and securing sometimes assaultive inmates; and transferring and transporting inmates by walking or riding in various vehicles such as trailers, vans, buses, and other forms of transportation.
• Ability to provide security for inmates performing technical skills such as construction, maintenance, laundry, food service and in varied industrial and agricultural operations which involve climbing stairs and ladders; climbing around the inside or outside of buildings.
• Ability to withstand long periods of all types of weather; working outdoors and indoors without air conditioning; and working around motorized or moving equipment and machinery.
• Ability to respond quickly to emergencies; including climbing stairs and ladders while searching for escaped inmates; hearing calls for and/or calling for help; giving first aid at the emergency site; carrying an injured or unconscious person various distances to safety, up or down stairs and ladders; using force and/or deadly force, including the use of chemical agents and firearms, to control inmates.
• Ability to read, review and properly apply information found in inmate record, which is related to the inmate’s health and safety and to the security of the prison; provide appropriate information to other personnel.
• Ability to comply with all policies, procedures, rules, regulations and post orders.
• Ability to prepare and maintain records, forms and reports.
• Ability to work under potentially dangerous circumstances in a correctional facility.

1. Pushups: 1 point awarded per 1 correct repetition (one-minute time limit allowed)
2. Squats: 1 point awarded per 1 correct repetition (one-minute time limit allowed)
3. Plank: 1 point awarded per five (5) seconds upright (one-minute time limit allowed)
4. Step Test: 1 point awarded per five (5) steps (one-minute time limit allowed)
5. Dummy Drag: 1 point awarded per eighteen (18) feet moved
6. Run: Five (5) points per 100 meters (five (5) minute time limit allowed)

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