Correctional Officer
Listed on 2025-11-09
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Government
Government Agency -
Security
Government Agency
Benefits
- Vacation Leave Pay
- Personal Leave Pay
- Sick Leave Pay
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account
- Employer provided Life Insurance
- Voluntary Life Insurance for Employees and dependents
- Parking benefits
- Pension
- 12 paid Holidays
- Uniforms provided
- Eligible for Membership to MD State Employees Credit Union
- Voluntary Retirement 457B
- Meals Provided when on Duty
- AFLAC options available
Correctional Officers are responsible for the enforcement of rules, regulations and laws governing custody, security, conduct, discipline, safety and general well-being of inmates. If hired and not a trained Correctional Officer the applicant will be required to complete the required training in order to become a Correctional Officer I.
Correctional Officers are required to work shift work, including nights, weekends and holidays. Entry level Correctional Officers are assigned to the Dorchester County Detention Center at Fieldcrest Drive. They may be assigned to any shift; a certified Correctional Officer must be hired as a CO I within the first year of employment.
Correctional Officer Probationary Correctional Officer I Full time with Benefits. These are full time positions with full County benefits.
Qualifications- Must be 18 years of age with a high school diploma or GED.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen with good moral character.
- A complete background investigation, including criminal, credit and driving record, will be conducted on all applicants.
- Applicants, if selected, may be given a conditional offer of employment contingent upon satisfactory results of a medical, drug and psychological examination and the background investigations.
- Applicants must complete all sections of the application; incomplete applications will not be considered.
- Signing Bonus may be offered.
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Dorchester County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ADA requires Dorchester County to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are encouraged to discuss ADA accommodations with management.
Seniority level- Entry level
- Full-time
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