Corrections Officer

CORRECTIONS OFFICER (Job )

Location:

US:

NH:

BERLIN

Occupation Category: 33-0000 Protective Service Occupations

Employment Type:

SONH

Post Date: 02/11/2026

Close Date: 03/12/2026

Salary: $28,370 - $34,740

Department:
Department of Corrections, Northern NH Correctional Facility

Address: 138 East Milan Road, Berlin, NH 03570

Title:

CORRECTIONS OFFICER

Open Recruitment

Pay: $28.37/hour - $34.74/hour

This position receives Hazardous Duty Pay of $60 biweekly, which is not included in the salary above.

** This position is offered with Trainee Status at a pay rate of $25.17 per hour. The candidates must meet minimum qualifications within one (1) year of the hire date.**

To perform work as a Corrections Officer in accordance with established rules, regulations, post orders, and specific instructions; receives general administrative direction. To maintain professional and personal integrity, ethics, and a positive community standing in and outside the work environment; establishes a correctional environment supportive of rehabilitative activities and access to healthcare services reflective of reducing the risks of recidivism. This position works as an armed post.

• YOUR EXPERIENCE COUNTS: Each additional year of approved formal education may be substituted for one year of required work experience and/or each additional year of approved work experience may be substituted for one year of required formal education.

• Education/
  
  Experience:
  
  High school diploma or high school equivalency credential.
• Experience:
  
  Six months of experience as a Corrections Officer or its equivalent in the areas of law enforcement, police work, or the military.
• License/Certification:
  Possession of a valid drivers license.

• Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age.
• Ability to use firearms and to demonstrate proficiency by passing weapons qualifications on an annual basis.
• Selected candidates will be required to participate and complete training at the Corrections Academy as scheduled, and must obtain certification as a Corrections Officer, issued by the Police Standards and Training Council during their probationary period.
• Successfully participate in the physical agility test designed to measure one's ability to perform essential job functions which are physically demanding tasks encountered in job performance.
• After conditional offers of appointment have been made, prospective appointees must pass a comprehensive medical examination provided at the state’s expense. The provider administering medical examinations will be selected by the NH Department of Corrections.

Trainee Option:
Candidates with an equivalent combination of a high school diploma, and no previous experience may be considered and hired in trainee status for this position.

• PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: None
• AFTER-HIRE REQUIREMENTS:
  Applicants must successfully participate and meet the criteria as outlined in the state administrative rule Pol 300 Applicants and Qualifications - Police Standards and Training Council for Corrections Officers.

In-Band Advancement Available:
Yes No

Criteria:
For the in-band advancement to be applied, the eligibility requirements in Per 303.09 In-Band Advancement must be satisfied, as well as the following:

• Satisfactory completion of the Examinations Requirements and Certifications of a Corrections Officer.
• Six months of experience as a Corrections Officer or its equivalent in the areas of law enforcement, police work, or the military.
• Satisfactory job performance during evaluation period
• At the recommendation of superiors.

The supplemental job description lists the essential functions of the position and is not intended to include every job duty and responsibility specific to the position. An employee may be required to perform other related duties not listed on the supplemental job description provided that such duties are characteristic of that job title.

The work of an employee in trainee status in this position shall be overseen by a fully qualified individual. An employee in trainee status shall meet the minimum qualifications within the period of time specified on the SJD, not to exceed one year of being hired into this position.

Maintains security in buildings, towers, and other posts of an adult correctional facility, intervenes during emergencies or altercations, and gains physical control of offenders. Supervises, escorts, and/or transports the movement of offenders inside and outside the correctional facility, conducts periodic counts, and searches offenders and their living quarters for contraband.

Supervises housing units and offenders during work, recreational, and religious activities; conducts health and safety hazards inspections. Performs random and specific searches of residents and visitors to prevent the introduction of contraband into the facility. Searches housing, buildings, physical plants, supply areas, and personal property for weapons and contraband by following…