Correctional Officer

Salary

The salary for this position is $24.48/hour, $1,958.40 bi-weekly, and $50,918.40 annually.

Benefits

• Paid vacation and sick leave
• State insurance for individuals and/or eligible family members
• IPERS retirement system
• Deferred Compensation retirement savings plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and/or dependent care expenses

Job Duties

• Observes incarcerated individual behavior/interaction with staff, other incarcerated individuals, and visitors
• Communicates and documents observations to ensure effective security and consistent application of incarcerated individual change principles
• Continuously interacts with incarcerated individuals, utilizing behavioral techniques to assist in the development of problem-solving skills, facilitating behavior change, role-playing, effective disapproval, providing positive reinforcement when appropriate, and instituting corrective measures through the effective use of disapproval
• Patrols facilities and makes security checks; conducts rounds and incarcerated individual counts; inspects all areas of the institution and grounds for safety/security deficiencies
• Conducts searches of incarcerated individuals, vehicles, packages, equipment, incarcerated individuals' cells and property for contraband items
• Instructs incarcerated individuals in rules, policy, procedure, expectations, and assists incarcerated individuals in the development of attitudes and skills necessary for successful adaptation to life within an institution and a pro-social lifestyle
• Escorts incarcerated individuals, visitors, and staff inside/outside of the institution and verifies possession of appropriate passes or legal documents
• Interacts with the general public, visitors, and victims in person or via phone. Provides information, security, and assistance
• Role models pro-social behaviors that convey dignity and respect for others and acknowledge that incarcerated individuals can change their lives by development of skills and the adoption of pro-social attitudes and behaviors
• Maintains logs, prepares reports, and enters information into the Department of Corrections electronic record system
• Supervises incarcerated individual work assignments and evaluates work performance
• Operates electronic doors, telephone systems, two-way radios, intercom, alarm systems, closed circuit TV systems, personal data assistants, computer terminals, and weapons/incarcerated individual control devices
• Attends training and professional development classes

Minimum Qualification Requirements

• Graduation from high school, GED, or equivalency

Additional Qualification Requirements

• Ability to successfully pass psychological tests
• A background investigation check
• A post-offer health screen administered by an institutional physician
• A urinalysis screen for drugs
• All new employee training during the probationary period, including local orientation, new employee orientation, and emergency preparedness training
• For designated positions, obtain a Commercial Driver's License and endorsements within a period of time as determined by the appointing authority at the time of hire