• Job Description

  Req#: 13319

  Overview

  AGS is looking for Detention Officers (Adult Male Facility) to work in Miami, FL. To join our team of outstanding professionals, apply today!

  $2500 sign on bonuses for the following new applicants hired:

  • Must have 2 or more years of college or completion of a law enforcement academy training program

  $3500 sign on bonus for the following new applicants hired:

  • Must have current DHS-ICE clearance
  • Must have 2 or more years of college or completion of a law enforcement academy training program

  Responsibilities

  • Performs duties related to the detention, processing, safeguarding, security, and escort of detainees as required in the contract.
  • Exercises surveillance and control over detainees and maintains order and discipline.
  • Attends to housing, feeding, and the physical well-being of detainees, 24 hours a day.
  • Makes official entries in the assigned post logbooks that are legible and complete.
  • Enforces rules and regulations of the detention facility.
  • Provides care, custody and control of detainees.
  • Removes detainees from holding areas using proper restraints and security measures.
  • Guard's detainees at deportation or exclusion hearings, during transport, while receiving medical care and when and other duties as assigned.
  • Performs all work duties and activities in accordance with organization policies and procedures.
  • Follows company-wide safety policies and practices and adheres to responsibilities concerning safety prevention, reporting and monitoring as outlined in the Officer Handbook and other Company Safety Policies.
  • Successfully completes all assigned training including defensive tactics and course requiring a minimum physical stamina.
  • Performs all work duties and activities in accordance with organization policies and procedures.
  • Conducts a security and sanitation check of the area prior to relieving the outgoing officer.
  • Inventories all equipment and notates the results in the logbook.
  • Receives all authorized equipment and ensures that it is in proper working condition.
  • Ensures that your communication radio is in good working order with a fully charged battery.
  • Follows company-wide safety policies and practices and adheres to responsibilities concerning safety prevention, reporting and monitoring as outlined in the Officer Handbook and other Company Safety Policies.

  Qualifications

  • US citizen or a person lawfully admitted into the United States for permanent residence.
  • At least 21 years of age.
  • Must have resided in the U.S. for the last three years and must maintain current/physical residency in the continental United States.
  • Possess a high school diploma or equivalent (GED).
  • Associate degree or bachelor's degree desired.
  • A minimum of 1 year of security, law enforcement or military experience
  • Pass a criminal background and consumer credit check (no criminal record).
  • Obtain and maintain a DHS/ICE government clearance.
  • Speak, read, write, and understand English.
  • Pass a medical examination, all pre-employment/random drug tests, and meet health requirements.
  • Possess a valid state driver's license.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a state security guard license.
  • Ability to walk through all areas of the facility for tours and compliance inspections in varied weather conditions.
  • Ability to respond quickly during emergency situations.
  • Ability to work without restrictions and limitations.
  • Ability to greet and deal tactfully and professionally with the general public.
  • Capability of following and interpreting/understanding written and verbal orders, policies and regulations, printed rules and regulations, detailed written orders, training instructions and materials, and can compose written and oral reports.
  • Ability to exercise good judgment: courage, alertness, an even temperament, and render satisfactory performance through his/her responsibilities.
  • This position requires that candidates have not been terminated from a previous employer for cause.
  • Ability to maintain poise and self-control during potential emergencies and unexpected situations that may involve mental and physical stress such as disturbances, altercations, fires, and building evacuations.
  • Maintain a professional personal appearance, calm demeanor, and discretion with confidential information.
  • Possess a high degree of integrity, accountability and adhere to the American Correctional Association and DHS ICE National Detention Standards.
  • Demonstrate an ability to work with a diverse population of people, including people of different cultures, with different values and lifestyles, with a cross-cultural perspective.
  • Concisely and accurately prepares and writes narratives of incidents and other written reports.
  • Demonstrates proficiency in methods and techniques of securing and controlling detainees by following required training, policy and procedure.
  • Possesses a high degree of integrity, accountability and adhere to the DHS ICE National Detention Standards.

  Physical Demands:

  • Always maintain physical fitness standards and proficiency with any special equipment assigned and used while employed on this contract.
  • This position requires the candidate to maintain physical fitness standards and must be able to pass and maintain required physical testing requirements and standards which includes:
  • Must be able to lift heavy object up to 50lbs frequently and up to 70lbs occasionally.
  • Must be able to push a wheelchair bound individual weighing up to 300 lbs and helping individual in and out of chair.
  • Must be able to bend, stoop, crawl, kneel, twisting, reaching overhead and climb stairs, ladders and slopes periodically.
  • Strictly maintain physical fitness standards for law enforcement related position throughout your employment under this contract.
  • Ability to stand, sit, walk, bend and reach for extended periods of time.

  Pay and Benefits:

  • Hourly Rate: $33.16.

• About the company

  Akima is a global enterprise with 8,000 employees, delivering agile solutions to the federal government in the core areas of facilities, maintenance, and repair; information technology; logistics; protective services; systems engineering; mission support; furniture, fixtures & equipment (FF&E); and construction.

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