Correctional Officer Sergeant

State of Maryland • Anne Arundel, MD

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) is seeking dedicated candidates to fill important roles within our department. We are one of the largest departments in Maryland with nearly 12,000 employees and a budget of more than $1 billion. In order to fulfill our mission of promoting safety, we have increased security at our institutions while leading the way in innovative restorative justice projects that will help offenders reintegrate into society upon release. As a member of the DPSCS team, you can have a fulfilling career, while also enjoying a wide range of benefits such as medical and dental coverage, paid time off (i.e. vacation, sick leave), becoming vested in the State pension, supplemental retirement options, and even joining the Maryland State Employees Credit Union.

Requirements

• High School diploma or high school equivalency certificate acceptable to the Maryland State Board of Education as described in the Correctional Training Commission regulation.
• Three years of experience as a Correctional Officer involving the custody and security of adult inmates.
• U.S. Citizenship or Resident Alien status
• Must be at least 21 years of age
• A completed background investigation
• Oral interview
• Physical examination.
• Employees in this classification hired or reinstated on or after July 1, 2016 shall successfully complete the Entrance Level Firearms Training prescribed by the Maryland Correctional Training Commission and demonstrate practical knowledge and proficiency in the safe use and care of firearms on a periodic basis.
• Employees in this classification are subject to call-in 24 hours a day and, therefore, must provide the employing agency with a telephone number where they can be reached.
• Employees in this classification are subject to substance abuse testing in accordance with Code of Maryland Regulations 17.04.09, Testing for Illegal Use of Drugs.

Nice To Haves

• Candidates may substitute additional education at an accredited college or university at the rate of sixty credit hours for one year of the required experience provided that a minimum of 15 credit hours are in the field of criminal justice or related social sciences.
• Candidates may substitute equivalent State experience in other classifications within the correctional field which involve daily contact with and custody of inmates for the required experience. Qualifying experience must be in a classification where the salary is comparable to that of Correctional Officer II.
• Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience in correctional classifications or correctional specialty codes in the criminal justice field of work equivalent to a Correctional Officer II on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

Responsibilities

• Effectively directs subordinates to ensure safe and efficient operation.
• Conducts searches on inmates.
• Conducts inspections of restraint equipment.
• Make liaison with court clerks, bailiffs, sheriffs.
• Conduct inmate escorts.
• Review and log disposition forms.
• Retrieves and records commitment forms.
• Retrieves and records releases.
• Properly records, calls and verifies inmates left out to custody.
• Make timely reports to supervisors.
• Practices weapon security.
• Maintain key security.
• Conducts security counts.
• Inspects personal security equipment and weapons.
• Inspects motor vehicles.
• Properly applies restraint equipment.
• Keeps supervisors informed as to daily developments.
• Monitors subordinates performance and corrects deficiencies promptly.
• Is adept at planning to ensure efficient operation of details.
• Makes liaison with court personnel.
• Has knowledge of MCTU operating procedures.
• Conducts searches of holding cells, bathrooms, inmate access areas.
• Maintains frequent contact with Transportation Supervisors to ensure efficient operation.
• Practices weapon security/maintain firearm proficiency.
• Inspects motor vehicles/practices safe driving.

Benefits

• health insurance
• dental
• vision plans
• six (6) personnel days annually (prorated based on start date)
• ten (10) days of accumulated annual leave per year
• fifteen (15) days of accumulated sick leave per year
• up to sixty (60) days of paid parental leave upon the birth or adoption of a child
• at least twelve (12) holidays per year
• State pension
• supplemental retirement options

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED