Corrections Officer

Hours

Part-Time and Full-Time
FLSA Status: Non-exempt (hourly)

Department

Sheriff's Office - Corrections

Pay Scale

$23.69-$28.56/hour

Summary

The Penobscot County Sheriff's Office is seeking Full-Time and Part-Time Correction Officers. You must be 18 years old, possess a high school diploma or G.E.D., and meet all criteria listed in the application packet and the entrance standards for the Basic Corrections Training Program located on the Maine Criminal Justice Academy's website. Applicant must be able to attend eight (8), paid, 40-hour weeks of orientation/training.

Benefits

• Health, dental, life & AD&D, and vision insurance
• Paid holidays, sick leave, and vacation (pay based on length of service)
• Flexible spending accounts for health and dependent care, cancer, short-term/long term disability plans
• Members of the State Employees Credit Union
• Access to an employee gym
• Eligible to participate in the Maine State Retirement System and offer a 457(b) program

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum 18 years of age
• High School Diploma/G.E.D.
• Able to be successfully trained and certified as a Corrections Officer by the Maine Criminal Justice Academy

Requirements

• Successfully pass a full personal, criminal, and motor vehicle background check
• Successfully complete physical assessment based on the Departmental Functional Job Description
• Successfully complete a Polygraph
• Pass pre-employment drug screening

Penobscot County

Penobscot County provides equal opportunity to all qualified employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.