Correctional Officer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Must be a current employee of the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry.
• Must have passed probation as a Correctional Officer III in ADCRR by the announcement closing date.
• Must upload an approved Promotions Certificate with the application and meet applicable promotion eligibility requirements.
• Knowledge of federal, state, and agency laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures governing inmate security, guidance, and rehabilitative programs.
• Knowledge of leadership and work-management methods; case and time management; and automated recordkeeping systems.
• Knowledge of interviewing, evaluating, and making decisions regarding inmate programs and rehabilitative program objectives in a correctional setting.
• Knowledge of due process hearings and appeals, security techniques, and institutional discipline systems and programs.
• Ability to apply and interpret laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures governing inmate security, guidance, and rehabilitative programs.
• Ability to supervise and train staff in a correctional setting and apply leadership and work-management methods.
• Ability to provide guidance and crisis intervention for complex cases, individually or in groups.
• Ability to interview, evaluate, and make decisions regarding guidance and rehabilitative programs.
• Ability to establish and maintain case-management files and use and train others in automated records systems.
• Verbal and written communication skills appropriate to a correctional setting, and ability to maintain effective interpersonal relationships with staff and inmates.
• Ability to assign, review, and evaluate staff work professionally and promptly; provide timely guidance and rehabilitative services; and participate on treatment teams.
• Ability to compile, prepare, and submit operational budgets for unit needs and provide guidance on difficult or complex cases.
• Must take a tuberculosis test during New Employee Orientation and annually thereafter.
• Some positions require medical/physical and psychological evaluations, pre-employment drug screening, and a background investigation.
• A current, valid Arizona driver's license appropriate to the assignment is required at appointment; applicable driving-record checks and driver training requirements apply.
• Employment is contingent on successful completion of a post-offer medical/physical examination and the agency's ability to reasonably accommodate any restrictions.
• Newly hired State employees must successfully complete E-Verify.

Responsibilities

• Supervise correctional program staff and daily activities in programs such as library, inmate records, classification, education, chaplain services, recreation, and work programs.
• Resolve inmate issues, collaborate with security and medical staff as part of the treatment team, and refer inmates to correctional programs.
• Assign, review, and evaluate staff work; conduct on-site visits; improve work methods; counsel and train staff; and develop periodic work schedules.
• Respond to staff questions and problems involving work systems and related activities.
• Review staff recommendations regarding inmate requests, including visits and special personal items, and approve, disapprove, or recommend a decision.
• Review, evaluate, recommend changes to, and implement approved care and treatment policies and procedures; train staff in new methods and follow up on their implementation.
• Serve on classification committees; review inmate reports; and analyze and recommend changes to classification levels or movements within assigned prison units.
• Inspect work areas to ensure safe, clean, and secure conditions, prepare reports, and coordinate with institutional representatives when conditions do not meet agency policy.
• Respond to inquiries and recommendations from families, agency officials, and correctional program representatives.
• Review institutional recommendations for inmate classification and placement, make approval decisions, notify institutions, and work to resolve conflicts.
• Maintain proficiency with security and related defense and control equipment.
• Research and advise on changes or new procedures and policies for the classification system, and assist in training staff on them.
• Prepare responses for the State's Attorney General's office concerning inmate records, care, and treatment; manage complex cases and potentially testify in court.
• Serve as Duty Officer of the Day on a rotating schedule and serve in the absence of a Correctional Administrator as required.
• Chair staff meetings, guide discussions, resolve differences of opinion or information, make final decisions, and refer unresolved problems to a Correctional Administrator.
• Participate in supervisory and management staff meetings, problem-solving, and decision-making.
• Confer with a superior about work-unit and staff-related problems, and exchange relevant information.
• Perform related work as required.

Benefits

• Vacation and sick days, with 10 paid holidays per year.
• Paid parental leave of up to 12 weeks for a newborn or newly placed foster or adopted child under a pilot program.
• Medical, dental, life, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance options.
• Retirement program; positions in this classification participate in the Corrections Officer Retirement Plan (CORP).
• Optional deferred compensation plans.
• Credit union membership.
• Wellness program.
• Incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program.