Job Details

Civilian Correctional Officer

Woodbury County offers a competitive salary range of $54,163.20 - $58,656.00 annually for this full-time position based in Sioux City, IA. The position number is 2025-00063 and is within the Sheriff department. The opening date is December 17, 2025.

The benefits include IPERS, great health insurance, free dental, life and LTD insurance, sick leave benefits, vacation, 10 paid holidays, 2 personal days, and a moving allowance is negotiable.

Duties

Essential functions and responsibilities include:

• Responsible for the care and safekeeping of all prisoners in the custody of the County; including booking, release, safekeeping of belongings, security, and maintenance of control and order.
• Maintain records within scope of assigned responsibility.
• Assist in the care and maintenance of the jail and coordinate the work assignment of trustees to carry out cleaning and maintenance responsibilities, while maintaining proper security requirements at all times.
• Assist with transportation of prisoners or other persons in the care and custody of the County Sheriff's Department
• Performance of all related paper work
• Responsibility for the jail security and complaints
• Performs other duties related to the scope of responsibility as assigned by, County Sheriff/ Major/ Lieutenant
• Attendance is required

Required Qualifications

• Must be a United States citizen.
• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Must be a high school graduate or possess a GED Certificate/Equivalency.
• Prefer a minimum of 60 hours of post-secondary education or four consecutive years of military service or five years of experience working in the law enforcement field.
• Ability to read and write the English language, communicate by means of the spoken word in clearly spoken English.
• Be of good moral character as determined by a thorough background investigation including a fingerprint search conducted of local, state, and national fingerprint files with no felony convictions.
• Must successfully pass physical, vision, psychological testing and drug screening prior to employment, is not, by reason of conscience or belief opposed to use of force when appropriate or necessary to fulfill duties
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license
• Knowledge of law enforcement
• Knowledge of civil and criminal laws relating to scope of responsibility
• Knowledge of rules of evidence
• Knowledge of first-aid and emergency principle.
• Ability to tactfully and effectively communicate with others
• Knowledge of human relations; basic knowledge of psychological principles
• Personal maturity to maintain emotional stability in unusual situations of stress or social interaction pressure
• Physical ability to lift 50-85 pounds
• Bilingual skills beneficial

Supplemental Information

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential tasks. Attendance is required. Woodbury County application and resume are required. Deadline for receipt of applications: Monday at 4:30 pm December 29th, 2025 or until position filled. Applicants for employment should contact the Human Resources Dept., Room 701, of the Woodbury County Court House between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.