Intern - Correctional Officer (Fall/Spring)

South Dakota AG; Springfield (SD); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources is offering an Intern - Correctional Officer position in Springfield as part of the Fall and Spring sessions. Interns will work alongside correctional professionals across multiple custody levels, gaining exposure to security, case management, and programing functions.

The role requires current enrollment as a part-time or full-time student and completion of at least one year in the program.

Qualifications

• Applicant must be enrolled as a part-time/full-time student at a college, university, or technical institute at the time they apply.
• By the start of the internship, the student should have completed one year (nine months) of their chosen program.
• Preference may be given to applicants who are juniors/seniors, South Dakota residents, and students of South Dakota institutions.

Responsibilities

• Intern will work in business casual attire completing duties in a variety of areas and custody levels within the Correctional Facility.
• Work beside trained Correctional Professionals inside the facility.
• Duties include supervising offenders during meals, recreation, cell hall, work assignments, release planning, parole board preparation, disciplinary court, offender services, and evidence-based programming.
• Enforce policies and procedures to maintain current industry correctional practices.

Job description

Session: Fall (September-December), Spring (January-May)

Position Title: Intern - Correctional Officer

Hiring Manager: Travis Tjeerdsma

Agency: Department of Corrections

Location: Springfield

Minimum Salary: $17.55

• APPLICANT MUST BE A CURRENT PART-TIME OR FULL-TIME STUDENT (MINIMUM OF 6 CREDIT HOURS) IN UPCOMING SEMESTER OR IN THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING SEMESTER.

Position Description

Intern will work in business casual attire completing duties in a variety of areas and custody levels within the Correctional Facility. Intern students will work beside trained Correctional Professionals while inside the facility. Areas include Security, Special Security, Unit management, Case Management and Programing. Duties will include supervising offenders during meals, recreation, cell hall, work assignments, special activates, release planning, parole board preparation, disciplinary court, offender services, and evidence-based programming. The intern will enforce policies and procedure to maintain current industry correctional practices.

Qualifications

Applicant must be enrolled as a part-time/full-time student at a college, university, or technical institute at the time they apply. By the start of the internship, the student should have completed one year (nine months) of their chosen program.

All students are encouraged to apply, but preference may be given to applicants with a standing of junior/senior, South Dakota residents, and students of South Dakota institutions.

South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources

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"An Equal Opportunity Employer"