Corrections Sergeant - Lead & Train Officers, Safety

Strategic Government Resources, Inc.; Maryville (MO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift differential

Retention pay

State benefits

Job summary

Missouri Department of Corrections is seeking a Corrections Officer to supervise staff, conduct orientation and in-service training, and monitor compliance with rules and procedures across facilities. The role includes overseeing offender safety, reporting incidents, and promoting rehabilitation through guidance and discipline.

This position offers opportunities for progression, state benefits, and a structured career path within a large state agency.

Qualifications

• Six or more months of experience as a Correctional Officer or Probation and Parole Assistant with the Missouri Department of Corrections; OR one or more years of military service, or experience in the custody of adult criminal offenders in a city, county, state, or federal facility.

Responsibilities

• Supervises Correctional Officers; develops expectations/monitors performance and work habits.
• Assists the Corrections Training Officer in conducting orientation and in-service training programs.
• Observes personnel to ensure compliance with established rules, regulations, and procedures.
• Conducts on-the-job training for Correctional Officers.
• Serves as officer-in-charge of special security posts where independent judgment and responsibility are required.
• Patrols living quarters, grounds, and buildings to observe offender behaviors and the effectiveness of Correctional Officers.
• Prepares and submits reports on offender violations of divisional or correctional facility rules, unusual offender behaviors, observed mechanical deficiencies, and security breaches or failures.
• Discuss minor adjustment problems with offenders; refers serious problems to proper correctional facility staff; and promotes rehabilitation by attempting to modify offender’s social attitudes, discouraging undesirable behaviors, and encouraging worthwhile activities.
• Inspects buildings and equipment for security, safety, and sanitary conditions.
• Supervises movement of offenders inside and outside the correctional facility; conducts periodic counts of offenders; and searches offenders and their living quarters for contraband.
• Arbitrates disputes and settles grievances among offenders, enforcing disciplinary measures when necessary; refers difficult disciplinary problems to an administrative supervisor.

Skills

Corrections experience

Military service

Job description

Missouri Department of Corrections is seeking a Corrections Officer to supervise staff, conduct orientation and in-service training, and monitor compliance with rules and procedures across facilities. The role includes overseeing offender safety, reporting incidents, and promoting rehabilitation through guidance and discipline.

This position offers opportunities for progression, state benefits, and a structured career path within a large state agency.