CORRECTIONAL OFFICER II

Arizona Department of Administration • Phoenix, AZ

9d • $47,447 - $57,174 • Onsite

About The Position

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry is hiring a Correctional Officer II for the Maricopa Reentry Center in Phoenix, Arizona, within the Assessment, Reentry & Community Supervision Division. This transportation-assignment position is open only to current ADCRR employees who are already Correctional Officer IIs and have at least two years of experience with the department.

The role supports the department’s mission to enhance public safety through modern, effective correctional practices and meaningful engagement. The officer helps maintain a safe, secure, and humane correctional system and advances the agency’s goals for organizational culture, population management, continuity of care, and modernization.

The officer secures the facility, supervises assigned clients, conducts searches, de-escalates situations, completes reports, fulfills assigned post duties, and responds to emergencies. The position requires working effectively in small groups with limited direct supervision and maintaining a current, valid driver’s license appropriate to the assignment and an acceptable driving record.

Candidates must maintain the stated recruitment requirements, including a performance rating of meets expectations or better. Selected candidates must successfully complete Correctional Officer Training Academy (COTA). Depending on the position, appointment may also require medical or physical evaluation, psychological examination, drug screening, and a background investigation. Employees must take a tuberculosis test during new employee orientation and annually thereafter; safety-sensitive employees may be subject to random drug testing. The probationary period is twelve months. Positions in this classification participate in the Corrections Officer Retirement Plan (CORP).

Requirements

• Must currently be an Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry employee and a Correctional Officer II.
• Must have a minimum of two years of experience within the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry.
• Must possess and retain a current, valid state-issued driver’s license appropriate to the assignment; employees driving on state business must maintain an acceptable driving record and complete required driver training and record checks.
• Must receive a performance evaluation rating of meets expectations or better and maintain the stated additional requirements throughout the recruitment process.
• Knowledge of federal, state, and agency laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures governing correctional security, order, discipline, and inmate due process.
• Knowledge of correctional security procedures and practices, two-way radio systems, inmates’ vernacular, paraprofessional counseling methods, self-defense, weapons, defense and control equipment, and correctional workplace policies and procedures.
• Ability to apply applicable laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures; maintain security, order, and discipline; use radio systems and communication codes; and understand inmates’ vernacular.
• Ability to use self-defense, weapons, and other defense and control equipment; provide paraprofessional counseling and crisis intervention; and apply basic first aid and self-protection measures.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing, maintain interpersonal relationships in a correctional setting, remain calm during emergencies, and work all shifts and posts.
• Graduation from a Correctional Officers Training Academy (COTA), or a combination of training and experience that meets the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Selected candidates must successfully complete COTA.
• Newly hired State employees must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).
• Employees must take a tuberculosis test during New Employee Orientation and annually thereafter.
• Where required for appointment, candidates must complete a medical or physical evaluation, psychological examination, pre-employment drug screening, and background investigation.
• Employees operating a personally owned vehicle on state business must maintain the statutorily required liability insurance.

Responsibilities

• Provide security for offender clients, community partners, staff, and all individuals on-site.
• Supervise assigned clients and provide guidance, structure, and accountability within the Reentry Center.
• Conduct thorough searches of personnel and property in accordance with department policy and facility procedures.
• Use effective communication and conflict-reduction techniques to de-escalate situations.
• Initiate and finalize documentation promptly and accurately.
• Carry out assigned post duties diligently and consistently.
• Respond quickly and appropriately during urgent or critical incidents.
• Work effectively and independently in small work groups with limited direct supervision.
• Operate a vehicle on state business as required, following applicable license, training, and driving-record requirements.

Benefits

• Vacation and sick days, plus 10 paid holidays per year.
• Paid parental leave of up to 12 weeks per year for a newborn or newly placed foster or adopted child (pilot program).
• Medical, dental, life, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance options.
• Retirement program; this classification participates in the Corrections Officer Retirement Plan (CORP).
• Optional deferred compensation plans and credit union membership.
• Wellness program.
• Incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed