Correctional Officer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• For applicants outside the Arizona Department of Corrections: a bachelor’s degree or higher in Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement, Public Administration, Business Administration, Behavioral Health, or Sociology.
• For internal applicants: must have passed probation as a Correctional Lieutenant in the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry by the announcement close date.
• Internal applicants must upload an approved Promotions Certificate and meet the applicable eligibility requirements.
• Knowledge of social or correctional casework and facilitation; classification, treatment, custody, and parole; interpersonal communication, human behavior, crisis intervention, and inmate classification; case-history and records practices; institutional security and discipline; recreation and activity programs; and laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures governing inmates.
• Skill in correctional casework, interpersonal relationships, rehabilitation, crisis intervention, classification procedures, institutional security and discipline, recreation and activity programs, and verbal and written communication.
• Ability to apply laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures governing inmates; provide timely guidance, direction, and crisis intervention; serve as a liaison; assist inmates with personal, educational, and career goals; prepare and maintain records; and coordinate inmate incentive and rehabilitation programs.
• Must take a tuberculosis test during New Employee Orientation and annually thereafter.
• If driving or use of a vehicle is an essential job function, driver’s license requirements apply.
• Newly hired State employees must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

Responsibilities

• Schedule meetings with inmates as needed; evaluate and recommend classification reviews; and make recommendations on inmate classifications and changes while protecting due-process rights.
• Coordinate, recommend, and facilitate recreation, self-improvement, and correctional programs for inmate care and rehabilitation.
• Conduct reentry activities to help transition inmates from prison to the community; review and provide recommendations on in-prison treatment, educational, and parole programs.
• Document inmate-related issues, progress, and history; maintain case logs and ACIS records; and review and prepare inmate work-history summaries.
• Receive, compile, and summarize inmate criminal histories, court documents, and relevant documentation in ACIS and other designated locations.
• Interview inmates to review information and collect additional details regarding current offenses, behavior, placement restrictions and precautions, and PREA-related matters.
• Review cases submitted to Central Classification to ensure required actions have been completed.
• Serve as the institutional point of contact and subject-matter expert for specialty releases, including Interstate Compact, Sex Offender, Direct Release Probation, Transition Program, and Clemency Releases.
• For Interstate Compact and Sex Offender releases, compile documents from Correctional Officer IIIs, check them for accuracy, make corrections, and submit and track their progress.
• Work with unit Correctional Officer IIIs on release-process questions and respond to family members asking about transfer status.
• Perform other related work as required.

Benefits

• Vacation and sick days
• 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 insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability options
• Retirement program through the Corrections Officer Retirement Plan (CORP)
• Deferred compensation plans
• Credit union membership
• Wellness program
• Commuter club and public transportation subsidy program