CORRECTIONAL SERGEANT - TUCSON

State of Arizona; Tucson (AZ); Presencial; USD 60 000 - 73 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Vacation and sick days

Paid Parental Leave

Comprehensive health, dental, life & 2

CORP retirement

Commuter subsidy

Resumo da oferta

ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, REHABILITATION & REENTRY seeks a Corrections Sergeant in Tucson, AZ to supervise a shift of Correctional Officers II, assign staff, and maintain security, order, and discipline. The role requires experience in supervision and the ability to prepare and review reports.

The position emphasizes leadership, safety, and adherence to correctional policies, with a comprehensive benefits package and retirement plan. Apply by 11/17/2026.

Qualificações

• Knowledge of federal, state, and agency laws, rules, regulations, policies, and due process governing inmate security and discipline.
• Experience in supervision, work leadership, and training; ability to train staff.
• Ability to prepare, interpret, and maintain administrative reports and records.

Responsabilidades

• Supervises a designated shift of Correctional Officers II within an adult institution; assigns staff and coordinates inmate discipline.
• Inspects areas for safety and uses vehicles; conducts preliminary investigations of incidents as required.
• Maintains logs of inmates entering or leaving areas and writes summary reports after each shift.
• Resolves problems, assigns staff to ensure security and order; participates in problem-solving with supervisors.
• Performs administrative duties and chairs unit staff meetings when assigned.

Conhecimentos

Supervision

Staff training

Security procedures

Written reports

Interpersonal communication

Descrição da oferta de emprego

ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, REHABILITATION & REENTRY

Our mission is to enhance public safety across Arizona through modern, effective correctional practices and meaningful engagements.
The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) is committed to creating a safe, secure, and humane correctional system. With public safety top of mind, ADCRR and its more than 8,000 officers and professional staff are driven by a heart for public service and a commitment to deliver perfect effort each day. ADCRR is redefining itself as an agency whose daily work centers on transparency, accountability, and fairness.

CORRECTIONAL SERGEANT

Job Location:

10000 S. Wilmot Rd.

Tucson, AZ 85734

Job ID: 544809

Posting Details:

OPEN TO CURRENT ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, REHABILITATION & REENTRY EMPLOYEES ONLY.

Salary: $66,640.00

Grade: 19

Opening Date:11/6/2026

Apply by Date: 11/17/2026

Job Summary:

Works under general supervision from higher authority. Has the authority to assign/reassign staff to maintain prescribed security, order, and discipline during a designated shift; trains and evaluates staff and prepares and submits reports of recommendations.
Must have passed probation as a Correctional Officer II in the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry by the end of the close date on this announcement.
In order to be considered, you must upload your approved Promotions Certificate to the application and meet the eligibility requirements. For specific requirements pertaining to Certification Requirements, Voluntary Demotion, Discipline, and Performance Evaluation, please refer to the Correctional Officer Promotions website ( http://adcnet/hr/correctional-series-promotional-process.asp).

Job Duties:

• Supervises a designated shift of Correctional Officers II’s in an adult institution; assigns/reassigns staff; inspects areas for safety of staff and use of vehicles; serves as coordinator/monitor of inmate discipline; as required, conducts preliminary investigations of incidents and notifies officials; or performs a variety of duties, administrative in nature within a specialized area, requiring technical skills in a specific field of expertise such as: in the Recruiting Unit for Selection and Hiring; Correctional Officer Training Academy, etc.
  
• Work product consists of Security, order, and discipline maintained for an adult institution; assigned staff trained and functioning; reports of activities and incidents prepared and submitted; and administrative tasks completed.
  
• Responsible for the timely and effective placement of staff to maintain the prescribed security, order, and discipline for an adult institution; the training and evaluation of staff; assuring the staff applies proper rehabilitative objectives for inmates.
  
• Individual positions may be responsible for some or all of the listed duties and/or other related duties. Performs duties and exercises delegated responsibility and authority supervising a shift of Correctional Officer II’s providing security, order, and discipline of inmates in a variety of assignments within or outside an adult institution.
  
• Devises a work schedule for staff on a periodic basis.
  
• Resolves technical or work procedure problems and questions resented by staff.
  
• Conducts inspections of duty sites to determine any problems or potential hazards to staff; alerts staff and assures proper corrective actions are taken on an unscheduled basis.
  
• Maintains logs or records of inmates entering or leaving a specified area; alerts authorities when discrepancies in counts occur.
  
• Attends and contributes as an active member of the interdisciplinary team.
  
• Uses hand-held or stationary radio systems to communicate internally, or by network with other institutions and law enforcement officials.
  
• Receives essential information at the beginning of shift; holds briefing of staff, answers questions, and resolves problems. Writes summary reports following each shift of duty.
  
• Confers with superiors, presenting and resolving difficult problems or questions, discussing plans and actions to be taken, and making decisions.
  
• Writes preliminary investigative reports of incidents involving staff and/or inmates; assists official investigative teams by securing areas and maintaining security and order.
  
• Attends meetings relating to inmates’ care and treatment; gives and receives information, participates in problem-solving and decision-making; assures that subordinate staff are made aware of information.
  
• Provides paraprofessional counseling or crisis intervention to inmates and staff to defuse a situation or assist in rehabilitative programs; writes reports and notifies treatment staff and officials.
  
• May perform a variety of administrative duties requiring technical skills in a specific field of expertise.
  Attends unit staff meetings as chairperson; directs discussions, explains, listens, guides problem-solving processes, resolves conflicts; participates in decision-making.
  
• Performs related work as required.

WORK CONDITIONS: Shift work; exposure to hazards associated with duties maintaining security, order, and discipline of inmates in and outside of an institution.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge of: Federal, State, and agency laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and due process governing the security, order, and discipline of inmates; principles and practices of supervision, work leadership, and training; methods, techniques, and practices of maintaining the security, order and discipline of staff and inmates; methods and techniques of self-defense, and use of weapons and related defense/control equipment; vernacular used by inmates; methods, techniques and practices of the paraprofessional counseling for inmates; portable and stationary, two-way radio networks used to communicate inside an institution or with other institutions; methods and techniques of performing administrative work appropriate to the assignment.
Skill in/Ability to: Applying and interpreting Federal, State, and agency laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures governing the security, order, and discipline of inmates; applying the methods and techniques of supervision; determining staff assignments for prescribed security and order; training staff in the proper methods of security, use of force and paraprofessional counseling; interpreting the vernacular used by inmates; training in the proper use of weapons and related defense and control equipment; basic first aid measures, and use of devices for self-protection from serious health disorders; verbal and written communications as required by the duties and assignments in a correctional setting; interpersonal relationships within a correctional setting; maintaining a calm and even temperament during emergency situations; performing the administrative work activities appropriate to the assignment.

Selective Preference(s):

Not Applicable

Pre-Employment Requirements:

In an effort to maintain a safe environment, all employees are required to take a Tuberculosis (TB) test during their New Employee Orientation and every year thereafter.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply:Driver’s License Requirements.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

Benefits:

We offer an excellent and affordable comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees:
- Vacation and sick days with 10 paid holidays per year
- Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
- Robust and affordable insurance plan to include medical, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability options
- Exceptional retirement program
- Optional employee benefits such as deferred compensation plans, credit union membership, and a wellness program
- An incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave programhere. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

Retirement:

Positions in this classification participate in the Corrections Officer Retirement Plan (CORP).
Current ADCRR Employees: Consult with your respective Human Resources
Liaison if you are in a different retirement plan than the one indicated above.

Contact Us:

Contact the Employment Unit at [e-mail] for assistance with the
application process.