Detention Center Willingness Survey and Job Detail

DAWSON COUNTY DETENTION CENTER

WILLINGNESS SURVEY AND JOB DETAIL

A career in detention services is both rewarding and fulfilling; however, this position may not be fitting for all applicants. Upon accepting employment within detention, many individuals have encountered duties and/or work environments that were unanticipated. The following duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, tasks performed by our staff. Please read each question carefully and consider if you are willing to perform said task or if the work environment described is unacceptable. Any employee who refuses to perform any of the following duties is subject to dismissal.

Applicant Name*

Date*

Are you willing to work twelve-hour shifts with inmates in a secure setting?*

Yes
No

Are you willing to work a shift that may be one of the following or change schedules without advanced notice? Shifts are 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. or 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.*

Yes
No

Are you willing to work rotating shifts, including weekends and holidays?*

Yes
No

Are you willing to work weekends with days off during the week?*

Yes
No

Are you willing to work all holidays that do not fall on your day off?*

Yes
No

Are you willing to work past your normally scheduled work hours, if asked to do so, without advance notification?*

Yes
No

Are you willing to stand for twelve hours except during meals and/or breaks?*

Yes
No

Are you willing to be confined in the facility for your entire shift? Are you willing to eat the meal provided by the facility or a meal you bring?*

Yes
No

Are you willing to work in areas of the building that smell of unpleasant odors?*

Yes
No

Are you willing to respond to life threatening incidents, such as injured or sick inmates, as your training allows?*

Yes
No

Are you willing to work in locked areas of the building supervising the activities of inmates who have been charged with murder, rape, child molestation, armed robbery, etc.?*

Yes
No

Are you willing to supervise the activities of inmates who may call you obscene names, use profanity, and/or use sexually explicit language while talking to other inmates?*

Yes
No

Are you willing to pat-search inmates, visitors, and/or volunteers?*

Yes
No

Are you willing to conduct strip searches of inmates the same sex as you? Please note, this includes visually looking at their body cavities.*

Yes
No

Are you willing to attend and successfully complete state mandated law enforcement training provided by the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office?*

Yes
No

Are you willing to report a fellow officer who is jeopardizing the safety of inmates and/or others by breaking departmental rules or regulations?*

Yes
No

Are you willing to testify in court concerning events that have occurred in the facility?*

Yes
No

Are you willing to wear a uniform while performing your assigned duties?*

Yes
No

Are you willing to work in a job where you are not free to discuss many of your daily activities with family, friends, and/or associates?*

Yes
No

Are you willing to undergo an intensive background investigation, which includes F.B.I. and National Crime Information Center checks?*

Yes
No

Are you willing to report sexual harassment or other forms of harassment of fellow workers?*

Yes
No

Are you willing to follow agency policy and procedures?*

Yes
No

Are you willing and able to treat inmates without prejudice?*

Yes
No

Are you willing to report a fellow officer who is mistreating an inmate?*

Yes
No