Corrections Officer: Safeguarding Safety & Reentry Success

Federal bureau of Prisons; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Federal Bureau of Prisons in Memphis, TN, seeks corrections professionals to foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.

Responsibilities include inmate supervision, security enforcement, and applying procedures to maintain order, health, and welfare. Occasional firearms use or force may be necessary, with varying shifts and overtime during emergencies or high workload periods.

Responsibilities

• Provides supervision, care and correctional treatment of inmates.
• Enforces rules and regulations governing facility security, inmate accountability and inmate conduct to ensure judicial sanctions are carried out and inmates remain in custody.
• May be authorized to carry firearms and to use physical force, including deadly force, to maintain control of inmates.
• During emergencies or heavy workload, may work long and irregular hours, Sundays, holidays and overtime.

Job description

Federal Bureau of Prisons in Memphis, TN, seeks corrections professionals to foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.

Responsibilities include inmate supervision, security enforcement, and applying procedures to maintain order, health, and welfare. Occasional firearms use or force may be necessary, with varying shifts and overtime during emergencies or high workload periods.