CORRECTIONAL ASSISTANT

This recruitment may close without further notice depending on the number of applications received.

About the role

The Nevada Department of Corrections is seeking to fill a Correctional Assistant position at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center in Carson City. The Correctional Assistant will process incoming and outgoing mail, file paperwork, document and log items, and work in the property room under the direction of the property room supervisor. The incumbent must stay in accordance with Nevada Revised Statutes, Administrative Regulations, and Operational Procedures.

Under immediate supervision and direction of a P.O.S.T. certified Category 3 custody officer, Correctional Assistants perform a variety of entry-level assignments which do not require P.O.S.T. certification. Positions in this class do not respond to emergency situations, riots, or altercations involving inmates, do not supervise inmates, and do not perform security functions such as inmate movement or escort.

Responsibilities

• Assist custody staff in performing duties required in carrying out the purpose and function of the work unit as mail room officer, visiting room officer, or in the law library, chapel, laundry, culinary, and other non-housing areas as assigned.
• Perform institutional counts and monitoring duties of offenders as assigned; provide security unit and safety checks and document activities in various logs and reports.
• In a maximum security institution, provide floor duties in a housing unit such as meal and mail delivery, mopping, and general custodial functions.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school graduation or equivalent education and one year of work experience.
• Pre-employment criminal history check and fingerprinting (applicants must pay for these items).
• Pre-employment screening for controlled substances (positions affect public safety).
• Availability to work any shift or post assignment, including overtime on short notice, weekends, holidays, and during emergencies or staff shortages.
• Must pass all phases of orientation training during the probationary period.

Skills

• General knowledge of basic mathematics.
• Ability to read, understand, and follow instructions; communicate orally and in writing.
• Ability to establish cooperative working relationships with coworkers.
• Ability to stand for long periods of time.
• Ability to learn the basic principles and practices of maintaining security in a correctional facility.
• Skill in operating motor vehicles.

Benefits

• Health Insurance: Medical, dental, life, and disability insurance programs for employees and their dependents/family through the Public Employees’ Benefits Program (PEBP).
• Vacation: Accrual of three weeks of annual leave each year.
• Sick Leave: Accrual of three weeks of sick leave each year.
• Holidays: 12 paid holidays per year (see list below).
• Retirement: Participation in the Nevada Public Employees Retirement System (PERS). Employees do not contribute to Social Security but contribute to PERS if their position is at 50% or more full-time equivalency. For more information on how PERS service may impact Social Security benefits, visit the SSA publication.
• Deferred Compensation: Voluntary Deferred Compensation Program offered by the State.
• No Nevada state income tax.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness: Eligible due to public sector employment.
• Longevity Payments: Employees with a performance rating of “standard” or better and eight or more years of continuous service are eligible.
• Additional benefits may apply to employees covered under a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).

Schedule

State Holidays (12 paid holidays per year):

• January 1 – New Year's Day
• Third Monday in January – Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday
• Third Monday in February – Washington’s Birthday
• Last Monday in May – Memorial Day
• June 19 – Juneteenth Day
• July 4 – Independence Day
• First Monday in September – Labor Day
• Last Friday in October – Nevada Day
• November 11 – Veterans' Day
• Fourth Thursday in November – Thanksgiving Day
• Friday following the Fourth Thursday in November – Family Day
• December 25 – Christmas Day

When January 1, June 19, July 4, November 11, or December 25 falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday is the observed legal holiday. If these days fall on Sunday, the following Monday is the observed holiday.