Correctional Officer

State of Montana•Boulder, CO

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Correctional Officer is responsible for the overall safety and security of inmates, staff, and visitors at Riverside Women's Facility in Boulder, Montana. The role helps ensure the institution operates safely for the public and supports the incarceration, treatment, and rehabilitation of the offender population. The officer oversees offenders’ basic needs and welfare, using special training, listening and verbal communication skills, empathy and compassion as situations warrant, tact, knowledge of policies and the people and circumstances involved, motivational techniques, and the ability to create and maintain trust. The position requires POST Basic Certification after attending training at the Montana Law Enforcement Academy and successfully completing one year of employment with the Department of Corrections.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Valid or eligible-for-valid Montana driver’s license.
To obtain POST certification: be a U.S. citizen and at least 18 years old; be fingerprinted for a criminal history search; have no conviction for a crime that could have led to imprisonment in a federal or state penitentiary; and be of good moral character as determined by a thorough background screen.
Attend training at the Montana Law Enforcement Academy and successfully complete one year of employment with the Department of Corrections to obtain POST Basic Certification.
Candidates with any felony conviction, a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence conviction, or a court order of protection are not qualified.
Candidates who have engaged in specified sexual abuse or sexual misconduct, or have been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have done so, are not qualified.

Responsibilities

Maintain the overall safety and security of inmates, staff, and facility visitors.
Help ensure the institution operates safely for the public and supports offender incarceration, treatment, and rehabilitation.
Oversee the basic needs and welfare of offenders assigned to the facility.
Apply training, communication skills, empathy, tact, policy knowledge, motivational techniques, and trust-building in interactions and situations.