Correctional Officer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• At least 19 1/2 years of age.
• Six months experience in electronics.
• Six months experience in electronics testing and troubleshooting.
• Six months experience in narrative report writing.
• Knowledge of budget management and control which includes managing a budget for the purpose of keeping expenditures within the limitations of available appropriations and available revenue and maintaining, monitoring, projecting and controlling a budget within set policies and procedures.
• Possession of a valid Driver's License (not suspended, revoked or cancelled, or disqualified from driving).
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
• Pre-employment Drug Testing.
• Criminal background check.
• Pre-employment base line two step tuberculin skin test (TST).

Responsibilities

• Assigns, reviews, and evaluates the work of security staff involved in operating computerized alarms to ensure penetrations or attempted escapes are detected.
• Performs maintenance on electronic sensors and equipment by troubleshooting all electronic circuits and PC boards, fiber optic and camera systems to maintain security system operations.
• Trains Correctional Officers assigned to control rooms and towers on system operation.
• Maintains alarm logs and incident reports of areas being tampered with by inmates.
• Completes requisition forms to request system parts and maintains inventory of bench stock.
• Performs routine fence inspections to ensure proper operation.

Benefits

• Eligible to retire under the provisions of HB363 if, at the time of retirement, they have completed twenty-five (25) years of pension creditable State service, and with at least twenty (20) of those years of pension creditable service as a CO series classified position.
• 5% shift differential pay for working four or more hours of work between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. the following day.