Correctional Officer

The Department of Corrections, Division of Institut

ions, is recruiting for a Correctional

Officer 4 at the Anchorage Correctional Complex located in Anchorage, Alaska.

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*** This position is open to Department Employees Only***

Correctional Officer 4s are responsible for the safety and well-being of staff, prisoners, and the public and, when senior leadership is unavailable, serve as the institution’s chief on-duty administrative officer with authority to make operational decisions. Depending on facility needs, CO 4s may oversee Security, Booking, Standards, Disciplinary, Commissary, Training, Records, Procedures, or Housing Unit/Mod operations. Successful applicants should demonstrate strong communication skills, correctional experience, initiative, maturity, sound judgment, and the ability to effectively lead mentors, and coach staff.

Candidates must be adaptable to organizational and operational changes while maintaining professionalism and accountability. This position requires a 42-hour work schedule based on facility operational needs, and applicants must be willing and able to work this schedule to be considered.

The Alaska Department of Corrections provides secure confinement, reformative programs, and a process of supervised community reintegration to enhance the safety of our communities.

We are trained professionals committed to a safe, open and respectful organization.

We are dedicated to public safety and will always respect the rights and dignity of victims of crime and offenders in our charge will be treated in a safe and humane manner and will be expected to enhance their ability to reform every day.

As a team member you will be in a key position utilizing your knowledge, skills, and abilities. As such, you will be expected to make critical decisions utilizing policy and procedures. This position is fast pasted and provides opportunity for professtional development.

The primary work location is the Anchorage Correctional Complex, where candidates must be comfortable working in confined, physically restricted spaces and engaging with inmates in diverse situations. This fast-paced role encourages professional growth through regular collaboration across multiple disciplines and supports a positive, team-oriented work environment.

We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:

Accountability:
Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Determines objectives, sets priorities, and delegates work. Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions. Comply with established control systems and rules.

Communications Security Management:
Knowledge of the principles, policies, and procedures involved in ensuring the security of communications services and data, and in maintaining the communications environment on which it resides.

Compliance Inspection:
Knowledge of the guidelines, regulations, and procedures associated with compliance inquiries, including application of compliance rules and criteria and ability to make appropriate decisions and issue citations, fines, or orders

Interpersonal skills:
Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, professionalism, and politeness to others;
Developing and maintaining effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds…