AGS is looking for Detention Officers (Adult Male Facility) to work in Miami, FL. To join our team of outstanding professionals, apply today! $2500 sign on bonuses for the following new applicants hired: + Must have 2 or more years of college or completion of a law enforcement academy training program $3500 sign on bonus for the following new applicants hired: + Must have current DHS-ICE clearance + Must have 2 or more years of college or completion of a law enforcement academy training program **Responsibilities** + Performs duties related to the detention, processing, safeguarding, security, and escort of detainees as required in the contract. + Exercises surveillance and control over detainees and maintains order and discipline. + Attends to housing, feeding, and the physical well-being of detainees, 24 hours a day. + Makes official entries in the assigned post logbooks that are legible and complete. + Enforces rules and regulations of the detention facility. + Provides care, custody and control of detainees. + Removes detainees from holding areas using proper restraints and security measures. + Guard's detainees at deportation or exclusion hearings, during transport, while receiving medical care and when and other duties as assigned. + Performs all work duties and activities in accordance with organization policies and procedures. + Follows company-wide safety policies and practices and adheres to responsibilities concerning safety prevention, reporting and monitoring as outlined in the Officer Handbook and other Company Safety Policies. + Successfully completes all assigned training including defensive tactics and course requiring a minimum physical stamina. + Performs all work duties and activities in accordance with organization policies and procedures. + Conducts a security and sanitation check of the area prior to relieving the outgoing officer. + Inventories all equipment and notates the results in the logbook. + Receives all authorized equipment and ensures that it is in proper working condition. + Ensures that your communication radio is in good working order with a fully charged battery. + Follows company-wide safety policies and practices and adheres to responsibilities concerning safety prevention, reporting and monitoring as outlined in the Officer Handbook and other Company Safety Policies. **Qualifications** + US citizen or a person lawfully admitted into the United States for permanent residence. + At least 21 years of age. + Must have resided in the U.S. for the last three years and must maintain current/physical residency in the continental United States. + Possess a high school diploma or equivalent (GED). + Associate degree or bachelor's degree desired. + A minimum of 1 year of security, law enforcement or military experience + Pass a criminal background and consumer credit check (no criminal record). + Obtain and maintain a DHS/ICE government clearance. + Speak, read, write, and understand English. + Pass a medical examination, all pre-employment/random drug tests, and meet health requirements. + Possess a valid state driver's license. + Ability to obtain and maintain a state security guard license. + Ability to walk through all areas of the facility for tours and compliance inspections in varied weather conditions. + Ability to respond quickly during emergency situations. + Ability to work without restrictions and limitations. + Ability to greet and deal tactfully and professionally with the general public. + Capability of following and interpreting/understanding written and verbal orders, policies and regulations, printed rules and regulations, detailed written orders, training instructions and materials, and can compose written and oral reports. + Ability to exercise good judgment: courage, alertness, an even temperament, and render satisfactory performance through his/her responsibilities. + This position requires that candidates have not been terminated from a previous employer for cause. + Ability to maintain poise and self-control during potential emergencies and unexpected situations that may involve mental and physical stress such as disturbances, altercations, fires, and building evacuations. + Maintain a professional personal appearance, calm demeanor, and discretion with confidential information. + Possess a high degree of integrity, accountability and adhere to the American Correctional Association and DHS ICE National Detention Standards. + Demonstrate an ability to work with a diverse population of people, including people of different cultures, with different values and lifestyles, with a cross-cultural perspective. + Concisely and accurately prepares and writes narratives of incidents and other written reports. + Demonstrates proficiency in methods and techniques of securing and controlling detainees by following required training, policy and procedure. + Possesses a high degree of integrity, accountability and adhere to the DHS ICE National Detention Standards. **Physical Demands:** + Always maintain physical fitness standards and proficiency with any special equipment assigned and used while employed on this contract. + This position requires the candidate to maintain physical fitness standards and must be able to pass and maintain required physical testing requirements and standards which includes: + Must be able to lift heavy object up to 50lbs frequently and up to 70lbs occasionally. + Must be able to push a wheelchair bound individual weighing up to 300 lbs and helping individual in and out of chair. + Must be able to bend, stoop, crawl, kneel, twisting, reaching overhead and climb stairs, ladders and slopes periodically. + Strictly maintain physical fitness standards for law enforcement related position throughout your employment under this contract. + Ability to stand, sit, walk, bend and reach for extended periods of time. **Pay and Benefits:** + Hourly Rate: $33.16.