Corrections and Custody Officer 1 (CO2), Longview Reentry Center

State of Washington•Cowlitz County, WA

43d•Onsite

About The Position

On-call positions available Longview Reentry Center (LVRC) SAVE THE DATE! Qualified candidates will be invited to in-person interviews Date: December 10th Successful candidates for this recruitment would attend the earliest training academy available. About Reentry Centers: Reentry Centers serve as a bridge between life in prison and life in the community. Incarcerated people at Reentry Centers focus on transition, to include finding and retaining employment, education, treatment, reconnecting with family members, and develop life skills. They learn and refine social and living skills to create a smoother transition from prison confinement. Reentry Centers provide people with focused opportunities for success. To learn more, click on this link The Washington State Department of Corrections is seeking highly motivated and talented individuals for the positions of Correctional Officer 1 and/or 2, at the Longview Reentry Center (LVRC) in Longview, WA. AVRC is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The on call/intermittent positions have no minimum hour guarantee. Custody Level: Minimum security Residents: Male and female facility LRC is in the central area of Kelso/Longview,bordering the Columbia River and Oregon. Wellestablishedlocal businesses surround it. LRC hasserved the community since 1992 and was expandedin 1998. The primary goal is to improve public safetyby positively changing lives, reconnecting familiesand providing residents with the knowledge andskills necessary for success in the community.Residents who meet the screening criteria may betransferred to LRC 12 months before their earliestrelease date. The facility is operated by theWashington State Department of Corrections andprovides 24/7 safety and security, food services,case management and maintenance. TheDepartment of Corrections owns the building. Whether the work is inside a prison, in community corrections, or in an administrative office, the Washington State Department of Corrections professional staff experience a high degree of personal satisfaction knowing they are creating environments in which all incarcerated individuals can learn to make choices that contribute to a safer society. Click here to learn more about the Correctional Officer hiring process. This job class is designated as in-training. The employee will advance to CO2 after satisfactory completion of the CO1 training requirements. In an adult correctional facility, Correctional Officers provide safety and security, and assist in controlling, directing, and monitoring the activities and movement of incarcerated individuals. This includes maintaining security of the institution and controlling movement into, out of and within the institution in accordance with established department methods and procedures. Correctional Officers are expected to be a positive role model and work with the incarcerated individuals to help them become productive members of society from the day they arrive under supervision. Correctional Officers use interpersonal skills and good communication skills to correct and counteract criminal thinking while maintaining safe confinement environments for the individuals to pursue a successful re-entry into communities. The successful candidates for Correctional Officer 1 will possess creative thinking, self-confidence, strong role-modeling and good physical and mental conditioning. Overtime is an essential function of this position. Correctional Officers must successfully complete Correctional Worker Core (CWC), a six-week academy for all correctional workers employed in DOC prison facilities. We know that managing difficult people takes more than force. It takes observation, knowledge, skills, and continual practice. Every DOC employee is provided with initial training designed to help assure safe working conditions and will continue to get on-the-job training throughout their employment.

Requirements

Graduation from high school or GED
Valid Driver's license
The legal (Constitutional) right to carry a firearm

Responsibilities

provide safety and security
assist in controlling, directing, and monitoring the activities and movement of incarcerated individuals
maintaining security of the institution and controlling movement into, out of and within the institution in accordance with established department methods and procedures
be a positive role model and work with the incarcerated individuals to help them become productive members of society
use interpersonal skills and good communication skills to correct and counteract criminal thinking while maintaining safe confinement environments for the individuals to pursue a successful re-entry into communities