CORRECTIONS OFFICER (Job ID 52773)

Location: Concord, NH • Full-time • $28.37–$34.74/hour • $10,000 sign-on bonus • Hazardous Duty Pay of $60 biweekly (not included in base salary) • Trainee rate: $25.17/hour for first year

About the role

To perform work as a Corrections Officer in accordance with established rules, regulations, post orders, and specific instructions; receives general administrative direction. Maintains professional and personal integrity, ethics, and a positive community standing in and outside the work environment; establishes a correctional environment supportive of rehabilitative activities and access to healthcare services reflective of reducing the risks of recidivism. This position works as an armed post.

Responsibilities

• Maintains security in buildings, towers, and other posts of an adult correctional facility, intervenes during emergencies or altercations, and gains physical control of offenders.
• Supervises, escorts, and/or transports the movement of offenders inside and outside the correctional facility, conducts periodic counts, and searches offenders and their living quarters for contraband.
• Supervises housing units and offenders during work, recreational, and religious activities; conducts health and safety hazards inspections.
• Performs random and specific searches of residents and visitors to prevent the introduction of contraband into the facility.
• Searches housing, buildings, physical plants, supply areas, and personal property for weapons and contraband by following institutional procedures and guidelines.
• Conducts interviews and obtains the statements of victims, witnesses, suspects, and other involved parties during incidents.
• Prepares appropriate tracking, reports, and documentation pertaining to occurrences, actions, and incidents detailing concerns or violations for use in disciplinary and mitigation proceedings.
• Discusses issues and minor adjustment problems with offenders and refers more severe concerns to superiors or proper correctional facility staff.
• Promotes rehabilitation by modifying the offender's social attitudes, discouraging undesirable behaviors, and encouraging worthwhile activities utilizing effective verbal communication skills to direct, mentor, and deescalate encounters while performing daily duties.

Requirements

• High school diploma or high school equivalency credential.
• Six months of experience as a Corrections Officer or its equivalent in the areas of law enforcement, police work, or the military.
• Possession of a valid driver's license.
• Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age.
• Ability to use firearms and to demonstrate proficiency by passing weapons qualifications on an annual basis.
• Selected candidates will be required to participate and complete training at the Corrections Academy as scheduled, and must obtain certification as a Corrections Officer, issued by the Police Standards and Training Council during their probationary period.
• Successfully participate in the physical agility test designed to measure one's ability to perform essential job functions which are physically demanding tasks encountered in job performance.
• After conditional offers of appointment have been made, prospective appointees must pass a comprehensive medical examination provided at the state's expense.

Trainee Option: Candidates with an equivalent combination of a high school diploma and no previous experience may be considered and hired in trainee status for this position.

Pay

• $28.37–$34.74/hour
• $10,000 sign-on bonus
• Hazardous Duty Pay of $60 biweekly (not included in base salary)
• Trainee rate: $25.17/hour for first year

Schedule

Upcoming Physical Fitness Testing Dates: August 4, 2026 and August 18, 2026

Career Advancement

• In-Band Advancement Available: Yes
  • Satisfactory completion of the Examinations Requirements and Certifications of a Corrections Officer.
  • Six months of experience as a Corrections Officer or its equivalent in the areas of law enforcement, police work, or the military.
  • Satisfactory job performance during evaluation period.
  • At the recommendation of superiors.
• Broad Group Level Advancement Available: No