Corrections Corporal - Lincoln

About the role

Apply for a job, stay for a career! Accepting applications for entry-level Corporal positions in Lincoln. Hiring for current and future openings. Location: Lincoln, NE. Hiring Rate: $31.520.

Responsibilities

• Monitor inmates/offenders in a wide variety of situations and activities (direct or indirect through subordinate Correctional Officers).
• Enforce facility rules and regulations governing the conduct of inmates/offenders.
• Conduct and evaluate on-the-job training for newly assigned Correctional Officers, if applicable.
• Document inmate/offender behavior, status and movement.
• Search inmates'/offenders' person, quarters and work areas for contraband.
• Operate or monitor the operation of manual, computerized and/or electronically controlled security equipment, maintaining controlled movement of inmates/offenders, staff members and the public.
• Responsible for inmate/offender housing areas, including sanitation, serving meals, laundry inventory, supplies, etc.
• Maintain all daily control documentation, i.e., logs, counts, etc.
• May be in charge of visiting areas, ensuring compliance with rules and regulations involving those areas.
• Transport or oversee the transportation of inmates/offenders who leave the facility on any form of transportation into the community.
• Assist supervisory staff in the operation of maximum security areas, i.e., segregation units.
• Recommend improvements to security procedures when appropriate.
• Overtime, voluntary and mandatory, includes weekends, holidays and double shifts.

Requirements

• At least 18 years of age.
• High school education or equivalent.
• Valid driver's license.
• Must be able to legally possess a firearm and ammunition.

Qualifications

• Bilingual (English/Spanish) skills desired and assessed.
• Successful completion of examination and screening process.
• Applicants accepting a job offer must pass the following pre-employment exams in this order: medical exam, and at a randomly announced time, pass a drug test.
• Once at the Staff Training Academy, must successfully complete the fully paid NE Corrections Training Program.
• If currently employed by the State of Nebraska, apply via Workday internal portal.

Benefits

• Medical/dental/vision insurance.
• Free basic life insurance.
• 156% state-matched retirement.
• 100% tuition assistance.
• Paid vacations, holidays, and sick leave.
• Comprehensive package of pay, benefits, paid time off, retirement and professional development opportunities.

Pay

Hiring Rate: $31.520 (presumably hourly).