Corrections Officer: Protect, Rehab & Serve Communities

State-of-Missour; Pacific (MO); Presencial; USD 24.000 - 35.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health insurance

Paid holidays

10 hours annual leave per month

Uniforms provided when required

Pre-service and in-service training

MOST 529 College Savings Program

Descripción de la vacante

Missouri Department of Corrections is hiring for a corrections officer position in a medium-security facility. The role focuses on maintaining security, supervising offender movement, inspections, and adherence to post orders while supporting rehabilitation efforts.

Minimum qualifications include being 18+, passing a background check, and completing required defensive tactics/first aid training. Contingent on qualifications, additional certifications may apply.

Formación

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Ability to pass a background investigation by the Missouri Department of Corrections.
• Ability to complete Defensive Tactics and Standard First Aid/CPR training during Basic Training.

Responsabilidades

• Maintains security in buildings/towers/other posts of an adult correctional facility; intervenes during emergencies or altercations and gains physical control of offenders
• Supervises movement of offenders inside/outside the correctional facility; conducts periodic counts of offenders; searches offenders and their living quarters for contraband; Escorts/transports offenders to predetermined locations
• Supervises offenders: in housing units; during the performance of work activities; during recreational/ religious activities
• Conducts inspections for health and safety hazards; prepares/submits reports on offender violations of divisional or correctional facility rules/unusual offender behaviors/observed mechanical deficiencies/ security breaches or failures
• Discusses minor adjustment problems with offenders; refers serious problems to proper correctional facility staff; promotes rehabilitation by attempting to modify offender’s social attitudes/discouraging undesirable behaviors/encouraging worthwhile activities
• Supervises visits with offenders; searches visitors/offenders/buildings/grounds for contraband
• Performs work in accordance with established rules/regulations/post orders/specific instructions; receives general administrative direction
• Performs other related work as assigned

Descripción del empleo

Missouri Department of Corrections is hiring for a corrections officer position in a medium-security facility. The role focuses on maintaining security, supervising offender movement, inspections, and adherence to post orders while supporting rehabilitation efforts.

Minimum qualifications include being 18+, passing a background check, and completing required defensive tactics/first aid training. Contingent on qualifications, additional certifications may apply.