Detention Officer (Part-Time) - Paragon Systems

POSITION SUMMARY:

This position is under the direct supervision of the Project Manager for assigned shift of the United States Marshals Service (USMS) and is responsible for providing protection and safekeeping of persons held under the authority of any United States statute.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• The functions listed describe the business purpose of this job.
  Specific duties or tasks may vary and be documented separately.
  The employee might not be required to perform all functions listed.
  Additional duties may be assigned, and functions may be modified, according to business necessity.
  
  
• All assigned duties or tasks are deemed to be part of the essential functions, unless such duties or tasks are unrelated to the functions listed, in which case they are deemed to be other (non-essential) functions.
• Employees are held accountable for successful job performance. Job performance standards may be documented separately, and may include function, objectives, duties or tasks not specifically listed herein.
• In performing functions, duties or tasks, employees are required to know and follow safe work practices, and to be aware of company policies and procedures related to job safety, including safety rules and regulations.
  Employees are required to notify superiors upon becoming aware of unsafe working conditions.
• All functions, duties, tasks are to be carried out in an honest, ethical and professional manner, and to be performed in conformance with applicable company policies and procedures.
  In the event of uncertainty or lack of knowledge of company policies and procedures, employees are required to request clarification or explanations from superiors or authorized company representatives.

Duties Include

The Detention Officer performs various duties related to detention, safeguarding, security and escort of violators of immigration laws, exercises surveillance over detainees, and maintains order and discipline, attends to sheltering, feeding, and physical well-being of detainees, and counseling of alien detainees on personal matters. The Detention Officer guards detainees at deportation or exclusion hearings, recognizes potential hazardous health, safety, security, or discipline problems.

The tasks to be performed by Detention Officers shall include, but are not limited to:

• Guarding Federal prisoners confined to a medical facility for treatment
• Escorting Federal prisoners to and from local medical facilities for evaluation and treatment by physicians.
• Escorting Federal prisoners to and from physician’s office, or other areas of the medical facility or hospital, or for treatment, tests, etc.
• Escorting Federal prisoners between Federal and non-Federal detention facilities and the Federal Courthouse for appearance or meetings before the Grand Jury, the Court, or US Attorney, etc.
• Escorting Federal prisoners between detention facilities and/or the Justice Prisoner Alien Transportation System (JPATS) airlift site.
• Providing guard services within Federal Courthouse, Federal buildings, and the USMS cellblock areas.
• Providing security for USMS seized property.