What You'll DoMaintaining control of the institution to provide for safety and security of the facility, inmates, staff, and general public by enforcing rules/regulations/policies and proceduresSupervise and direct inmate activity in assigned areas of the facility/institutionAssuring assigned area is clean, safe, and secureMonitoring and operating security controls, equipment, and computersOperation of automotive vehicles in perimeter security and the transportation of inmatesConducting inmate counts, security rounds, and searchesCompletes required reports and serves on committeesPrevents escapes or incidents which threaten securityWhen necessary, uses physical force, unarmed self-defense, firearms, or other force to detain or secure inmatesCompensation & BenefitsNewly hired Correction Officer will be hired at step 1 $24.88 and will move to step 2 $25.61 after 6 months employment. Earn an additional .60 per hour working 2nd or 3rd shift.QualificationsHigh school diploma or G.E.D.; must have valid driver's license for positions assigned to transportation section &/or requires commercial driver's license to drive vehicles qualifying as commercial. Applicants for positions in Ohio Department Of Rehabilitation & Correction must also successfully pass correction officer assessment or have successfully completed assessment within past 24 months; or applicants must be current employees with Ohio Department Of Rehabilitation & Correction who have previously been certified in position of correction officer.Probationary period is 365 days.ScheduleFull-timeUnionOCSEAJob SkillsCorrections, Communications, Criminology/Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement, and Security, Ethics and Values, Listening, Observation, Situational Awareness, and TeamworkTechnical SkillsCommunications, Corrections, Criminology/Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement, SecurityProfessional SkillsEthics and Values, Listening, Situational Awareness, Teamwork, ObservationLocationLorain Correctional InstPrimary LocationUnited States of America-OHIO-Lorain County-Grafton#J-18808-Ljbffr
What You'll DoMaintaining control of the institution to provide for safety and security of the facility, inmates, staff, and general public by enforcing rules/regulations/policies and proceduresSupervise and direct inmate activity in assigned areas of the facility/institutionAssuring assigned area is clean, safe, and secureMonitoring and operating security controls, equipment, and computersOperation of automotive vehicles in perimeter security and the transportation of inmatesConducting inmate counts, security rounds, and searchesCompletes required reports and serves on committeesPrevents escapes or incidents which threaten securityWhen necessary, uses physical force, unarmed self-defense, firearms, or other force to detain or secure inmatesCompensation & BenefitsNewly hired Correction Officer will be hired at step 1 $24.88 and will move to step 2 $25.61 after 6 months employment. Earn an additional .60 per hour working 2nd or 3rd shift.QualificationsHigh school diploma or G.E.D.; must have valid driver's license for positions assigned to transportation section &/or requires commercial driver's license to drive vehicles qualifying as commercial. Applicants for positions in Ohio Department Of Rehabilitation & Correction must also successfully pass correction officer assessment or have successfully completed assessment within past 24 months; or applicants must be current employees with Ohio Department Of Rehabilitation & Correction who have previously been certified in position of correction officer.Probationary period is 365 days.ScheduleFull-timeUnionOCSEAJob SkillsCorrections, Communications, Criminology/Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement, and Security, Ethics and Values, Listening, Observation, Situational Awareness, and TeamworkTechnical SkillsCommunications, Corrections, Criminology/Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement, SecurityProfessional SkillsEthics and Values, Listening, Situational Awareness, Teamwork, ObservationLocationLorain Correctional InstPrimary LocationUnited States of America-OHIO-Lorain County-Grafton#J-18808-Ljbffr
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