Crc Correction Officer

CRC CORRECTION OFFICER (250009B2)

Organization:
Rehabilitation & Correction - Correctional Reception Center

Work Location:

Correction Reception Center, 11271 State Route 762, Orient 43146, Ohio, United States of America

Primary

Location:

United States of America – OHIO – Pickaway County – Orient

Compensation: $24.16 (step 1; step 2 $ 24.86 after 6 months; +$0.60 per hour for 2nd or 3rd shift)

Schedule:

Full-time

Union: OCSEA

Primary Job Skill:
Corrections

Technical

Skills:

Communications, Corrections, Criminology/Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement, Security

Professional

Skills:

Ethics and Values, Listening, Situational Awareness, Teamwork, Observation

Guided by a single mission “To reduce recidivism among those we touch,” the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction believes that everyone is capable of positive change.

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction has been tasked with front line crime reduction through rehabilitative treatment and programming efforts provided in a safe, secure and humane correctional environment and effective community supervision. Our goal is to protect the public through helping individuals turn away from crime and become productive, contributing members of our communities, ensuring a safer Ohio for all Ohioans now and in the future.

Are You Ready?

We are thrilled to see that you are interested in beginning your career with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction! Without a doubt, this will be the most rewarding and meaningful work you’ll ever find with a work family that is second to none!

• Maintain 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.
• Ensure assigned area is clean, safe, and secure.
• Monitor and operate security controls, equipment, and computers.
• Operate automotive vehicles in perimeter security and transport inmates.
• Conduct inmate counts, security rounds, and searches.
• Complete required reports and serve on committees.
• Prevent escapes or incidents that threaten security.
• Use physical force, unarmed self‑defense, firearms, or other force to detain or secure inmates when necessary.

Newly hired Correction Officer will be hired at step 1 $ 24.16 and will move to step 2 $ 24.86 after 6 months employment.

Earn an additional $0.60 per hour working 2nd or 3rd shift.

High school diploma or G.E.D.; must have a valid driver's license for positions assigned to transportation; a commercial driver's license may be required for commercial vehicle operation. Applicants must have successfully passed the correction officer assessment within the past 24 months or be current employees who have previously been certified as correction officers. Probationary period is 365 days.

Job

Skills:

Corrections, Communications, Criminology/Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement, Security, Ethics and Values, Listening, Observation, Situational Awareness, Teamwork.

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction is a tobacco‑free workplace.

Prohibited hires:

• Individuals under a federal or state weapons disability. This position requires firearms certification/recertification and use.
• Individuals who have engaged in sexual abuse in a prison or other confinement facility; have been civilly or administratively adjudicated, or convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, implied threats of force, or if the victim did not or was unable to consent.
• Individuals convicted of soliciting or providing support for an act of terrorism, terrorism, or money laundering to support terrorism.
• Individuals who have been convicted of or pled guilty to a felony where a direct correlation exists between the position and prior criminal behavior. (Example: convictions involving fraud, deceit, or theft from a position that has substantial management or control over state agency property.)

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

The State of Ohio is a drug‑free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non‑medical cannabis). Please note, this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug‑Free Workplace Policy (HR‑39), and as outlined in the posting.