Correctional Officer III

Responsibilities

Seasoned level work involving the monitoring and control of inmates at a state correctional facility. Maintains discipline to prevent disorderly conditions within the facility. Supervises offenders during work detail and compiles report of violations. Escorts offenders to and from areas of confinement, maintains custody when being transported. Conducts searches at check points. Typical assignments may include maximum security units, special response team, etc.

May train or mentor lower-level employees.

Good leadership skills. Must be able to abide by rules and regulations and procedures governing the workplace. Good organizational skills and ability to walk/stand for 12 or more hours. Ability to handle an often-unpredictable work environment.

Typically requires a graduation from a standard four‑year high school or equivalent (GED or High School Equivalency Diploma) and 3‑4 years of correctional or secure facility experience. Applicants must be at least eighteen (18) years of age and shall have successfully completed the training program at the Mississippi Department of Corrections or the equivalent within another state, as approved by the Mississippi Department of Corrections.

Employees in this job classification under the age of twenty‑one (21) shall be assigned to the posts designated as non‑peace officer status posts.