Correctional Officer 3 Jobs

• Handles and operates security/communications equipment and/or firearms as directed in a manner that is consistent with policy, procedure and state law and ensures public safety.
• Monitors the performance of subordinate officers, making assignments to units as necessary.
• Reads and implements training materials, post orders, administrative regulations, log entries and/or memoranda.
• Obtains information from previous shift regarding activities occurring on that shift.
• Maintains public safety and control of offenders by ensuring the enforcement of rules, regulations and state law; reports violations.
• Conducts incident inquiries/investigations as assigned.
• Listens and responds appropriately to offender requests, problems and complaints.
• Provides guidance and direction to subordinate officers.
• Conducts the orientation and/or on-the-job training of subordinate officers.
• Performs and trains subordinate officers to perform offender counts and trains subordinate officers to perform offender escort/transport security. performs and trains subordinate officers to perform contraband searches.
• Recognizes and trains subordinate officers to respond to potential or actual emergencies, such as but not limited to, fires, physical altercations, disturbances, or escapes in a manner that is consistent with policy, procedure and state law and ensures public safety.
• Models appropriate personal and social living skills when interacting with offenders.
• Instructs offenders in performing assigned tasks.
• Observes offenders to detect unusual or prohibited behavior and maintain custody and control within the correctional facility.
• Conducts/assists with offender intake/discharge procedures.
• Testifies in internal disciplinary hearings and in court.

• Ability to safely handle and use firearms, chemical agents and mechanical restraints and to obtain certification in the use of this equipment.
• Ability to resolve offender and subordinate staff problems and conflicts.
• Ability to train subordinate officers on the rules, regulations and state law.
• Knowledge of correctional security, treatment and support program operations.
• Ability to complete tasks in a specialized assignment.
• Ability to read, understand and apply training and directive materials.
• Ability to conduct correct contraband searches.
• Ability to plan, organize and direct subordinate staff and offender activities and work details.
• Knowledge of rules, regulations and state law.
• Skill in locating and identifying contraband.
• Ability to run, jump, climb stairs and physically restrain violent residents.
• Ability to use appropriate physical force to control offenders when necessary.
• Ability to follow and issue written and oral direction within a formal chain of command.
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle.
• Ability to interact positively with staff, inmates and the public.
• Ability to write routine reports and complete standard forms.

Training: Graduation from a standard high school or the equivalent.
Experience: Two (2) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience as a correctional officer, probation/parole officer, any US Military Service (Part-time National Guard service may be included as military service using the Division of Personnel's internal conversion calculation), police officer or in criminal justice or related field.