Polk County

1053-CORRECTIONS OFFICER/SHIFT SUPERVISOR

Polk County

Livingston, Texas, USPosted Aug 4, 2026

Job description

** Job Description: CORRECTIONS OFFICER/SHIFT SUPERVISOR **



**CLASS NO. 1053 EEOC CATEGORY: ** Service Workers ** **

**PAY GROUP: **215 ** FLSA: **Non-exempt

** SUMMARY OF POSITION :**

Provides corrections services involving the health, safety, and security of inmates and the public in a corrections facility or program; monitors prisoners activities; and maintains necessary records.

** ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS: **


  1. Reports to : Jail Administrator.

  2. Directs : Corrections Officers.

  3. Other : Works closely with departmental employees, other law enforcement agencies and personnel, parole and probation officers, inmates, and the general public.

** EXAMPLES OF WORK :**

Essential Duties

Supervises all activities and personnel on assigned shift;

Photographs and fingerprints new inmates;

Conducts inspections, shakedowns, and inmate searches;

Prepares arraignment sheets and issues court dates;

Completes, checks, and processes official papers and documents;

Ensures that all inmate information is entered into computer;

Conducts safety inspections and inspections of fire exits and equipment;

Assist medical staff with distributing medications to inmates;

Maintains and updates records on inmates, including personal history and medical records;

Intervenes and resolves crisis situations such as fights and medical emergencies, including physical restraint of inmates;

Conducts head counts of inmates;

Maintains inventory of jail supplies;

Serves or supervises the serving of meals to inmates;

Ensures officers leave arrest reports and tickets;

Supervises work performed by inmates;

Collects fines for offenses committed;

Assists with the personal needs of inmates, such as telephone calls, mail, laundry, visits, bedding, personal hygiene, and commissary;

Receives and deposits money for commissary accounts;

Monitors and assists visitors and maintains visitor lists;

Conducts and supervises recreational programs for inmates, including overseeing religious services;

Assists with warrants;

Serves as Bailiff in Justice of the Peace Court when necessary;

Assists dispatch with calls when necessary, including answering Crime Stoppers calls;

Keeps records of incidents and activities during shift;

Trains new officers in procedural aspects of job;

Assists with warrants and researches records for Deputies and/or Detectives;

Confiscates, inventories, and stores property from new inmates and releases property to outgoing prisoners;

Dresses out inmates and put them in their cells; and

Other Important Duties *

May be assigned to transportation and court security duties; and

Performs such other duties as may be assigned.

Location : Livingston, TX 77351