Correctional Officer 1

About the role

Corrective Officers enforce rules necessary for the control of offenders and the maintenance of public safety. Positions may be in any type of facilities such as: Adult Centers/Prisons, Regional Jails, or Juvenile Centers.

Responsibilities

• Learns to implement training materials, post orders, administrative regulations, log entries and/or memoranda.
• Learns to obtain information from previous shift regarding activities occurring on that shift.
• Learns to observe and monitor offenders to detect unusual or prohibited behavior and maintains custody and control within the correctional facility.
• Learns to perform counts at regular, or other, intervals to insure offender accountability.
• Learns to escort offenders to and from various facility areas; learns to search persons, personal property and areas.
• Learns to supervise offenders in performing assigned tasks.
• Learns to conduct and assists with intake/discharge procedures for offenders.
• Maintains public safety and control of offenders by enforcing rules, regulations and state law; reports violations.
• Testifies at internal disciplinary hearings and in court.
• Learns to transport offenders to and from correctional facilities.
• Learns to listen and respond appropriately to offender requests, problems and complaints.
• Learns to model appropriate personal and social living skills when interacting with offenders.
• Learns to recognize and respond to potential or actual emergencies, such as, but not limited to, fires, physical altercations, disturbances, or escapes in a manner that is consistent with policy, procedure and state law and ensures public safety.
• Participates in staff, team and committee meetings.
• Handles and operates security/communications equipment and/or firearms as directed and in a manner that is consistent with policy, procedure and state law and ensures public safety.
• Learns to inspect, inventory, maintain physical control of, and log keys, tools, weapons and related equipment.
• Learns to report damaged or missing items or other noted irregularities.
• Learns to perform safety and sanitation inspections.
• Oversees cleaning of facility areas and inmate hygiene activities.

Requirements

Training: Graduation from a standard high school or the equivalent.

Qualifications

Knowledge of correctional security, treatment and support program operations. Knowledge of rules, regulations and state law. Ability to read and understand training materials, policies, procedures and related written material. Ability to follow verbal instructions and written directives and to follow a formal chain of command. Ability to enforce rules, regulations and state law. Ability to provide an accurate count of offenders. Ability to safely handle and use mechanical restraints, intermediate weapons and firearms and be certified as required. Ability to operate a motor vehicle. Ability to run, jump, climb stairs and physically restrain violent offenders. Ability to plan, organize and direct offender activities and work details. Ability to resolve offender problems and conflicts and to handle requests.

Skills

Knowledge of correctional security, treatment and support program operations. Knowledge of rules, regulations and state law. Ability to read and understand training materials, policies, procedures and related written material. Ability to follow verbal instructions and written directives and to follow a formal chain of command. Ability to enforce rules, regulations and state law. Ability to provide an accurate count of offenders. Ability to safely handle and use mechanical restraints, intermediate weapons and firearms and be certified as required. Ability to operate a motor vehicle. Ability to run, jump, climb stairs and physically restrain violent offenders. Ability to plan, organize and direct offender activities and work details. Ability to resolve offender problems and conflicts and to handle requests.

Benefits

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Pay

$47,900.32 upon hire and $50,400.272 after 6 months - Critical Vacancy Pay
$42,900.208 upon hire and $45,400.16 after 6 months - Remainder of the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation facilities

Schedule

Positions may be in any type of facilities such as: Adult Centers/Prisons, Regional Jails, or Juvenile Centers. Applications for Correctional Officer 1 are accepted continuously to build a list of eligible candidates. The list will be used to fill openings as they occur. Contact the individual Centers for specific vacancy information.