CORRECTIONS CADET, SERGEANT, or SERGEANT-MASTER

About the role

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections – Corrections Services seeks a dependable and fair individual to join our dedicated team at Rayburn Correctional Center in Angie, LA. This role is vital in enforcing custody and control of inmates in a State penal institution, focusing on rehabilitation.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with inmates in a State prison facility.
• Custody and security of inmates - in facility buildings, dorms, workshops, and fields.
• Supervise housekeeping, escort prisoners, investigate suspicious activities, and perform security searches.
• Supervise inmate work crews, patrol areas, and transport inmates as assigned.
• Follow direction from upper level officers, departmental policies, and regulations.
• Receive firearms training.

Requirements

• Possession of a high school diploma or GED.
• One year of experience in any field.
• Necessary Special Requirements:
• No conviction of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence or felony.
• No conviction under indictment on a felony charge.
• At least 18 years of age.
• Current driver's license.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications: High school diploma or GED; one year of experience.
• Necessary special requirements: No conviction of domestic violence or felony, at least 18 years old, current driver's license.

Skills

• Assertiveness and accountability.
• Professionalism, resilience, and teamwork.

Benefits

• Defined benefit pension plan.
• Health insurance available post-retirement.
• At least 10 paid holidays, sick and annual leave that rolls over from year to year.
• Paid or time off accrued for hours worked over 40 per week.
• A deferred compensation plan.
• A flexible benefits plan.
• Alternative work schedules including 4/10’s.

Pay

Salary depends on level of experience. Start as a Corrections Cadet. Eligible for reallocation, up one pay level from Cadet, to Corrections Sergeant after 6 months of successful employment. Eligible for reallocation, up two pay levels from Sergeant, to Corrections Sergeant-Master after one year of successful LA DOC employment. With 2 years of Correctional Office experience and permanent status, eligible to apply for promotion to Corrections Lieutenant, which is up two pay levels from Corrections Sergeant-Master.

Schedule

This is a 24-hour facility. Applicants may be required to work shift work.

Application

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. Please list your security experience separately by job title so that years of higher levels of supervisory security experience may be calculated. Ex. Corrections Cadet/Sergeant/Master Sergeant, Corrections Lieutenant, Corrections Captain, etc.