• King County Correctional Facility, 500 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104
• Maleng Regional Justice Center, 620 W. James Street, Kent, WA 98032

• Primary Contact:
  • Candy Trang, DAJD Human Resources Analyst at Candy.Trang@kingcounty.gov
• Alternative Contacts:
  • Ursula Mole, DAJD Human Resources Associate at urmole@kingcounty.gov
  • Jacob Black, DAJD Human Resources Analyst at Jacob.Black@kingcounty.gov

• Oversee all activities of inmates, including recreation, meals, educational classes, visitation time, professional visits, social workers, and other authorized activities. Enforce rules, policies and procedures. Instruct and manage inmate behavior, in accordance with jail policies and procedures.
• Ensure the safe, secure, humane custody of inmates, adhering to constitutional obligations including access to legal counsel, medical and mental health services as required. Relay approved information concerning inmates to relatives, attorneys, probation and police officers, and others.
• Walking, running, sitting, standing for extended periods of time, and climbing stairs.
• Use appropriate physical defensive interventions and restraint techniques to maintain custody and control, up to and including deadly force, in accordance with local, state and federal law; achieve and maintain proficiency in application and use of defensive interventions and physical agility.
• Participate in required trainings in defensive tactics, electronic control devices, pepper spray, and other emergency and safety equipment.
• Ability to perform under high stress when confronted with emergent, critical or dangerous situations; handle multiple activities simultaneously; exercise sound judgment under stressful circumstances in which working with speed and sustained attention are critical to the job.
• Summon medical attention for inmates and render emergency first aid and CPR.
• Receive inmates into custody; input data into the computer. Search inmates and property. Book and release inmates according policy to and procedure.
• Record personal data on required databases, logs and files. Check computer for outstanding warrants.
• Operate control room and/or central control; monitor closed circuit television cameras and control access and egress within jails; security and alarm systems, communications and radio traffic.
• Anticipate, watch for, and intervene in potentially dangerous situations and other jail conditions.
• Coordinate with courts to ensure inmates appear as required.
• Distribute inmate meals, mail, cleaning supplies, commissary requests and other items as required.
• Process and maintain commitments according to policies and procedures.
• Write detailed reports concerning any recommendation, problem, observation or emergency situations or occurrences within the jail, according to DAJD policy and training, or when directed by supervisors.
• Provide excellent customer service including professional and respectful behavior.
• Ensure confidentiality is upheld to the highest ethical standard.
• Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Maintain safety and security of inmates in their assigned residential unit/functional area, with special attention to their physical whereabouts, health and emotional well-being.
• Inspect facility, inmates, visitors and packages delivered to the facility.
• Utilize and monitor electronic screening devices.
• Conduct searches related to safety and security to include, but not limited to: vehicles, facilities, property and person for contraband, health hazards, safety and security violations.
• Ability to learn and adapt to new technological tools and software.
• Conduct security checks.
• Maintain professionalism at all times.

Minimum qualifications for entry level: 

• Twenty-one years of age by the time of hire.
• Have a high school diploma or GED.
• Must possess a valid Washington State Driver's License by the time of hire. 

Applicants currently working as a Corrections Officer are subject to the same application, testing and screening process as other candidates. However some additional benefits may be realized post-hire and include the following:

•  Salary Consideration: Incumbents may be considered for placement at a step within the Corrections Officer salary range that is closest to their current salary (salaries must remain within the stated Corrections Officer salary range);
• Salary Consideration for Laterals: Salary may be evaluated for previous corrections experience on a case-by-case basis, up to Step 5 of the Corrections Officer salary range;
• Training Waiver Consideration: Incumbents may be considered for a full or partial Corrections Academy waiver, based on confirmation of attendance and successful completion of a comparable Corrections Academy. Training records of these incumbents will be reviewed to determine eligibility for a full or partial waiver.

• King County application for employment. Once the applications are screened, incumbents will be contacted by DAJD to proceed to the written exam phase.
• Successful incumbents will be contacted by DAJD to proceed to the department's background investigation process. The DAJD background investigation process is a thorough and extensive process which includes, but is not limited to: completion of an extensive Background Investigation Questionnaire, oral board, DCYF Neglect Founded Findings Request, EyeDetect and/or polygraph examination, psychological evaluation, fingerprinting, criminal background check, reference checks, final interview, and physical examination (pre-employment physical).

• Push-Ups: 15 minimum, 90 second time limit
• Sit-Ups: 12 minimum, 90 second time limit
• Squat Thrusts: 25 minimum, 3 minute time limit 

• Sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup, community confinement facility, juvenile facility, or other institution;
• Convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force, or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse; or,
• Has been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in the activity described above.

• submit proof of vaccination, or
• have an approved request for medical or religious exemption and an approved accommodation. Philosophical, political, scientific, or sociological objections to vaccination will not be considered for an exemption or accommodation.