COURTHOUSE/TRANSPORT SECURITY OFFICER (PART-TIME)

JOB Linn County is committed to creating a Customer-Center Culture placing our internal & external customers at the center of everything we do! Why do we do this? We get that question a lot. The answer is simple: We want our customers to have a positive experience. Our co-workers are customers too. Exceptional internal customer satisfaction leads to exceptional customer satisfaction for the public!

Why work at Linn County?

• Competitive wages with annual pay increases
• Iowa Public Employee's Retirement Pension Plan (IPERS)
Training & professional development opportunities

Hourly Wage:
$34.40* with annual increases

• Increases to $36.19 effective 7/1/26

About Courthouse/Transport Security Officer:
This is a part-time, on-call position. Performs work of routine difficulty involving providing courthouse security and transportation of male and female inmates to different locations/appointments. Work is performed under general supervision of Deputy Sheriff-Sergeant. EXAMPLE OF DUTIES

• Provides courthouse security by operating screening devices, observing the public upon entry, directing visitors to the proper location, answering questions, responds to calls from various departments for assistance with unruly customers; may provide a security presence for other County buildings.
• Transports inmates to various locations for appointments, hearings, courthouse, etc.
• Patrols an assigned area checking doors and windows and examines premises of county buildings; investigates suspicious conditions and complaints and makes arrests of persons who violate the laws.
• Oversees the care and custody of inmates and mental health patients, escorts inmates from jail to courthouse, hospitals, appointments, or other institutions and back again; may perform inmate strip searches on inmates as needed.
• May perform the duties of a jailer, including booking and processing inmates, fingerprinting, and photographing prisoners and screening visitors.
• May assist on medical calls with CPR and basic first aid.
• Maintains records and prepares reports.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION Shifts vary as needed. Up to 32 hours per week