Montgomery City County Personnel
Corrections Officer Corporal (#CO0425)
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Nature of Work
A Corrections Officer Corporal serves as a lead worker over subordinate corrections officers and/or serves as a specialist in a functional area. The corporals are responsible for processing inmates into and out of the facility, operating control booths and the central control booth, leading subordinates, supervising inmate actions and movements, training corrections officers and trainees, ensuring the safety of employees and inmates, and other miscellaneous duties as assigned. Corrections Officer Corporals may be moved to various positions within the facility in order to gain mastery of various disciplines within the facility. They receive assignments that require decision making skills and experience, and/or they are assigned to a technical specialty within the facility. Corrections Officer Corporals differ from Corrections Officers in that Corporals supervise and lead Corrections Officers and Trainees or perform work that requires extensive knowledge or expertise. Corrections Officer Corporals differ from Corrections Officer Sergeants in that Corporals do not have full time responsibility for managing and supervising others. Corrections Officer Corporals are typically supervised by Corrections Officer Sergeants or Lieutenants.
Minimum Qualifications
High school diploma or equivalent and twelve (12) months of
continuous service as a Corrections Officer, excluding time in service as a
Corrections Officer Trainee.
NOTE:
Qualifying education, training and experience that provide the requisite
knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job will be considered
Special Requirements
Corporals are trained in and must be certified in the use of
the following: breath alcohol testing or Drager, pepper spray or Mace,
Strategic Self-defense & Grappling Tactics (SSGT), and CPR. ETeam members
are required to be taser certified. Corporals are also required to maintain a
driver’s license for transporting inmates when needed. Corporals are assigned
to work on one of four squads. Each squad works either a 12-hour day shift or
night shift.
WORKING CONDITIONS: Works within a secured facility with inmates of various classifications (i.e., minimum security to maximum security). May be required to physically restrain or subdue inmates. Required to move from floor to floor using elevators and/or stairs, entering control booths via staircase, etc. Required to maintain vigilance while observing inmates.
CLASS: CO0425; REV: 1/3/2024;