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N.C. Department of Information Technology · 3 months ago

Correctional Officer (Eastern Region-NC)

Johnston

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid, Senior Level

$38K/yr - $54K/yr

The North Carolina Department of Adult Correction is a large state agency responsible for the care, custody, and supervision of adults sentenced for violating North Carolina laws. They are seeking full-time Correctional Officers to ensure the safety and security of offenders, performing various security duties and maintaining order within correctional facilities.

Information Technology & Services

Work & Life Balance

Responsibilities

Ensure the care, custody, and control of offenders

Officers must tour assigned areas which will require:

Periodically climbing stairs

Observing offender activity in person and on closed-circuit monitors

Identify offenders who have behavioral, medical, or other problems so that appropriate safety and security measures may be taken

And perform general security duties to prevent escape, disorder, rule infractions, and harm to offenders, visitors, and staff

The general security duties performed by officers require them to:

Search offenders, visitors, cells, and other areas for weapons and contraband

Monitor and regulate offender and staff movement

Maintain and record offender counts, cell assignments, and other pertinent information

Escort offenders within and outside the institution

Use and maintain keys and other equipment

And supervise offender work details

Specific security duties vary by post-assignment

Qualification

Security dutiesEffective communicationObservation skillsCrisis managementTeamworkAttention to detail

Required

High School or General Educational Development (GED) diploma or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Must be eligible for certification by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education & Training Standards Commission

Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written form

Ensure the care, custody, and control of offenders

Officers must tour assigned areas which will require: periodically climbing stairs, observing offender activity in person and on closed-circuit monitors, identify offenders who have behavioral, medical, or other problems so that appropriate safety and security measures may be taken, and perform general security duties to prevent escape, disorder, rule infractions, and harm to offenders, visitors, and staff

The general security duties performed by officers require them to: search offenders, visitors, cells, and other areas for weapons and contraband, monitor and regulate offender and staff movement, maintain and record offender counts, cell assignments, and other pertinent information, escort offenders within and outside the institution, use and maintain keys and other equipment, and supervise offender work details