Joshua Dykstra

I was hired with IDOC on November 15th 2021 and began my OIT training at IMSI. On January 3rd 2023, I attended the Idaho POST Academy and graduated on January 27th 2023 at the top of my class. From January 30th 2022 to January 8th 2023, I was assigned as a lead officer in the Administrative Segregation Unit at IMSI B-Block on night shift. My duties included:

• Conducting resident escorts to and from showers nightly.
• Conducting routine wellness checks and count.
• Completing nightly paperwork such as updating meal rosters and scheduling residents for the phone, kiosk, and visits.
• Responding to emergencies throughout the institution.
• Sorting and handing out mail to the resident population
• Conducting routine random and targeted UA’s on the resident population.
• Turning in and handing back residents laundry.
• Answering questions any residents have in a respectful manner.
• Prepared, processed and maintained forms, reports, logs, records and activity journals.

From January 9th 2023 till now, I have been a lead officer in the Administrative Segregation Unit at IMSI B-Block on day shift. My duties include:

• Feeding breakfast, lunch, and dinner, to the population.
• Escorted residents to the recreation yard, cells, medical appointments, and to other locations throughout the facility.
• Observed behavior of residents individually and in groups.
• Conduct random searches of the residents and their cells.
• Supply cleaning supplies to the residents.
• Resolve issues the residents are having.
• Recently have been accepted as a Field Training Officer at IMSI.
• Supervise other officers that are working in my assigned unit.

• Led, managed and performed force protection duties to protect personnel and resources..
• Maneuvered communications vehicles, intrusion detection equipment and other special-purpose equipment to facilitate operations.
• Protected nuclear and conventional weapons systems utilizing my attention to detail skills.
• Maintained excellent weapons knowledge and coordinated infantry operation of equipment, including rifles, machine guns and hand grenades.
• Coordinated infantry positioning and equipment locations to facilitate safety and efficiency.
• Resolved conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements between parties.
• Devoted special emphasis to punctuality and worked to maintain outstanding attendance record, consistently arriving to work ready to start immediately.