Correction Officer

The Middlesex Sheriff’s Office (MSO) is seeking qualified professionals to work as a Correction Officers at the Middlesex Jail and House of Correction in Billerica, MA.  This is a full-time, non-exempt position covered under a collective bargaining agreement.  DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• The essential job duties and responsibilities of Correction Officers includes, but is not limited to, the following: Maintaining custodial care and control of inmates/detainees by escorting or transporting them under restraint; Patrolling facilities; making periodic rounds, head counts and security checks of buildings, grounds and inmate quarters; Observing conduct and behavior of inmates/detainees, noting significant behavioral patterns, to prevent disturbances, violence, escapes or other crises such as suicides; notes and investigates suspicious inmate/detainee behavior, including the possibility of contraband, by searching individuals, vehicles, mail, package...