Jail to hold hiring event
May 6—The Metropolitan Detention Center is looking to add more corrections officers and is having a hiring event on Saturday.
The event is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the jail, 100 Deputy Dean Miera SW.
The jail has struggled to stay fully staffed in recent years.
The jail has been, at times, at around 50% fully staffed and has called a state of emergency because of a lack of corrections officers.
The jail is looking to hire corrections officers, corrections technicians and non-corrections positions.
Pay for new officers starts at $20.34 per hour and it increases to $21.36 an hour upon completion of the academy.
New officers are eligible for a hiring incentive up to $5,000 and officers with previous corrections experience can receive up to $10,000 as a hiring incentive.
Officers have a 25-year retirement plan and paid vacation and sick leave.
Potential employees will be able to interview at the jail on Saturday during the hiring event.
Candidates can register for the event in advance at https://form.jotform.com/240937536039159.
