CORRECTIONS CADET, SERGEANT, or SERGEANT-MASTER

About the role

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections – Corrections Services seeks to hire a dependable and fair individual to join their team at Dixon Correctional Institute in Jackson, LA. This role is crucial as it involves enforcing custody and control of inmates in a State penal institution.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with inmates incarcerated in a State prison facility.
• Primarily responsible for the custody and security of inmates - in facility buildings, prison dorms, workshops, and/or fields.
• Supervise housekeeping of inmate housing areas, escort prisoners, investigate suspicious activities, and perform in-depth security searches/shakedowns of inmate’s person, property, living quarters and work locations.
• Supervise inmate work crews, patrol areas of the prison, and transport inmates as assigned.
• Follow direction given by upper level officers, departmental policies, and regulations.
• Will receive firearms training.

Requirements

• Possession of a high school diploma or GED.
• One year of experience in any field.
• Necessary Special Requirements:
• An applicant who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence or a felony, or who is under indictment on a felony charge will be disqualified until relief from the disabilities imposed by state and federal laws is granted.
• In accordance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) (Part 115:17) of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations an applicant who has been found to have engaged in any form of sexual abuse; engaged in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force, or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable or refused will be disqualified.
• Applicants must be at least 18 years of age.
• Possession of a current driver's license.

Qualifications

• Four week Correctional Officer Training Academy.
• Appointment Type: Probation, or Promotion of a Permanent Classified Louisiana State Employee.
• Career Progression: Corrections Cadet, Sergeant, or Sergeant-Master.
• Salary depends on level of experience.

Skills

• Assertiveness.
• Accountability.

Benefits

• A defined benefit pension plan.
• Health insurance that is also 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.
• Alternate work schedules including 4/10’s MAY be an available benefit for certain positions upon meeting the policy requirements.

Other Information

• IMPORTANT: In the supplemental questions section, applicants must authorize the HR Office of DPS&C-Corrections Services to contact prior employers to check references under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), to be considered for employment, by answering ‘YES’ to the PREA question.
• Any degree, certificate, special license, or DD-214 must be verified by official documentation prior to hire.
• This is a 24 hour facility.
• Applicants may be required to work shift work.
• This Agency is a Drug Free Workplace.