Internal Applicant Posting - Sergeant - Jail

Internal Applications being accepted. 

Are you committed to safety, security, and excellence in corrections and ready to take the next step in your career? The Trempealeau County Sheriff’s Office invites internal applicants to grow their skills, develop their leadership potential, and join the  team as a Jail Sergeant, helping oversee daily detention facility operations while supporting our commitment to professionalism and outstanding service.

Application materials to include attaching completed Law Enforcement Application DJ-LE-330 and answering the questions on the bottom of page 3. section 6 of the application.Please go to www.wilenet.org, or search DJ-LE-330 to find required application materials.

The purpose of this position is to assist in planning, supervising and managing jail operations and personnel to ensure safety and security and maintenance of records. The work is performed under the immediate direction of the Jail Captain.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily and in a timely manner. The following duties are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all inclusive. Other duties may be required or assigned.

Supervises jail staff to ensure compliance with applicable rules, regulations and laws. Reports staff misconduct or violations. 

Schedules personnel, coordinates, monitors, and revises jailers work assignments and shifts to ensure proper staffing.  Assigns overtime and work priorities; training and instructing subordinates in all phases of jail operation; approves time-off requests; approves, signs time sheets; prepares performance evaluations and letters of commendation, advises subordinates of expected performance; assists with interviewing, ranking, and recommending candidates for hire.

Understands, abides by, and enforces Departmental policies and procedures and Trempealeau County employee rules as outlined in the Trempealeau County Employee Handbook.

Assists in inspecting, reviewing, and maintenance of facility operations and security measures for effectiveness and adherence to jail procedures.  Ensures compliance with the Sheriffs’ Office’s overall mission. 

Assists in coordination of jail activities with outside agencies and resources.  

Reviews incident reports, booking records and other reports/logs to monitor accuracy and completeness and makes recommendations for improvement.  

Protects the constitutional rights of citizens including inmates.  

Conducts inspections, to monitor housing areas are being maintained in an appropriate manner by staff and that the highest level of sanitation is maintained throughout the facility.

Supervises the Jail Field Training Officer program.

Reviews operations of all shifts. Reviews work product of subordinates.

Assists with periodic checks of jail equipment to ensure operability and documenting deficiencies for repair or replacement. 

Directs, reviews, and participates in the performance evaluation of subordinates to ensure they meet performance standards.

Assists Jail Captain with policy review and rewrite.  Disseminates new information, explains new policies and procedures under the direction of the Jail Captain, and institutes those policies following final approval.

Participates in disciplinary actions involving subordinates, provides counseling and corrective action when necessary. 

Determines jail training needs and makes recommendation to the Jail Captain based on operational needs.  Assists with scheduling and organizing annual jail re-certification.

Assist in coordination of inmate programming.  

Monitor volunteers or service provider’s performance so it is consistent with security and safety procedures.  

Provide administrative support, supervise and/or assist with employee orientation, prepare reports, file documents.

Assist Jail Captain and other department administrators regarding future planning for budgeting, staffing plans, and contracts for services.  

Assists with gathering intelligence to maintain safety and security of the jail. 

Supervise, assist, and/or conduct “special needs watches” of inmates with mental, medical, or disciplinary problems.

Monitors physical and mental wellbeing of staff and inmates.

Maintains necessary financial and administrative jail records.

Recommends jail supply and equipment purchases.

Participates in inmate classification and reclassification.

Investigates inmate discipline reports.  Serves as a Disciplinary Hearing Officer.  

Performs duties of subordinate or peer staff as needed. 

Responds to and assists in coordination of emergency jail situations. 

Transports inmates.

Provides assistance to maintenance, fire, SWAT, EMS, etc. during emergencies.

Ability to provide effective, credible testimony in courts of law. 

Provide Court security, court related records, examine court papers and guard inmates in court.

Ability to analyze data and information using established criteria, in order to determine consequences and to identify and select alternatives.  Ability to compare, count, differentiate, measure, copy, record and transcribe data and information.  Ability to classify, compute, tabulate, and categorize data.

Ability to counsel, treat and mediate, and/or provide first line supervision.  Ability to persuade, convince, and train others.  Ability to advise and provide interpretation regarding the application of policies, procedures and standards to specific situations.

Ability to utilize a variety of advisory data and information such as jail activity logs, jail census reports, court documents, incident reports, maintenance reports, billing statements, safety regulations, technical operating manuals, computer software operating manuals, bond schedules, work schedules, performance evaluations, personnel policies, Physician’s Desk Reference, state statutes, procedures, guidelines and non-routine correspondence.

Ability to communicate orally and in writing with inmates, department personnel, other law enforcement agency personnel, mental health professionals, social workers, medical care providers, Probation and Parole personnel, news media representatives, jail visitors and the general public.

Ability to add and subtract, multiply and divide, and calculate percentages, fractions, and decimals. Ability to interpret basic descriptive statistical reports.

Ability to apply principles of influence systems such as supervision, managing, leading, teaching, directing, planning, coordinating and controlling.  Ability to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to problem resolution.

Ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in emergency or critical situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory and/or judgmental criteria, as opposed to criteria which are clearly measurable.

Associate degree in Criminal Justice or Police Science with three years jail experience; or any combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge, skills and abilities. Valid motor vehicle operator’s license required. TIME system operator certification, Jail certification, and CPR and AED certified required.  Must be 21 years old, citizen of the United States, and no prior felony convictions.