Correction Officer
Organization: Rehabilitation & Correction - Pickaway Correctional Institution
Work Location: Pickaway Correctional Institution 11781 State Route 762 Orient 43146
Schedule: Full-time Classified Indicator: Classified Union: OCSEA
Compensation: $24.88
Job Description: The Correction Officer responsibilities include: Maintaining control of the institution to provide for safety and security of the facility, inmates, staff, and general public by enforcing rules/regulations/policies and procedures. Supervise and direct inmate activity in assigned areas of the facility/institution. Assuring assigned area is clean, safe, and secure. Monitoring and operating security controls, equipment, and computers. Operation of automotive vehicles in perimeter security and the transportation of inmates. Conducting inmate counts, security rounds, and searches. Completes required reports and serves on committees. Prevents escapes or incidents which threaten security. When necessary, uses physical force, unarmed self-defense, firearms, or other force to detain or secure inmates.
Qualifications: High school diploma or G.E.D.; must have valid driver's license for positions assigned to transportation section &/or requires commercial driver's license to drive vehicles qualifying as commercial. Applicants for positions in Ohio Department Of Rehabilitation & Correction must also successfully pass correction officer assessment or have successfully completed assessment within past 24 months; or applicants must be current employees with Ohio Department Of Rehabilitation & Correction who have previously been certified in position of correction officer. Probationary period is 365 days. Job Skills: Corrections, Communications, Criminology/Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement, and Security, Ethics and Values, Listening, Observation, Situational Awareness, and Teamwork