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Applicant requirements
- All security employees of the Calloway County Jail shall be at least twenty-one (21) years of age.
- Employees shall have a high school diploma or GED.
- All employees of the Calloway County Jail shall be subject to a thorough investigation of his or her background to include: criminal, medical and employment history.
- Employees may be subject to drug testing at any time as directed by the Jailer.
- Equal employment opportunities shall exist for all positions.
- Employees shall maintain proper physical condition to be able to perform any job assignment.
- Employees may be assigned any job assignment at the Jailer’s discretion and shall be able to physically perform duties assigned.
Some duties of a Deputy Jailer include, but are not limited to:
- Booking and Releasing inmates through a Jail management system
- Unclothed and clothed searches of inmates
- Movement of inmates inside and outside of Jail
- Treat prisoners in a fair, impartial manner
- Inmate counts
- Inmate and facility surveillance
- Passing of medication
- Passing of meals
- Security and safety inspections
- Minor medical treatment
- Initial mental health treatment
- Address inmate situations
Employee benefits
- Standard work week is 40 hours per week.
- Holidays will be given as those recognized by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Full time staff will be given 8 hours compensation for the Holiday.
- Vacation time is awarded monthly to full time staff only. After a probationary period the accrued vacation time can be used.
- Sick leave is awarded to full time staff only. After a probationary period the accrued sick leave will be available to use.
- FMLA is part of our administrative code.
- Health and hospitalization insurance is available at a shared cost with the Fiscal Court for full time employees effective after their initial 90 days.
- Life insurance is provided for full time employees in the amount of $20,000.
- Our retirement program is through the Kentucky Retirement Systems (CER) for staff working more than 100 hours per month.
Click here to print an application (PDF)
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