DOC Shawnee CC Correctional Officer Trainee

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Job Requisition : 52531

Closing Date: 06/30/2027 11:59 p.m.

Agency: Department of Corrections - Shawnee Correctional Center

Class

Title:

CORRECTIONAL OFFICER TRAINEE - 09676

Skill Option: None

Bilingual Option: None

Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary $5,018 a month;
Full Range $5,018 - $6,435 a month

Job Type: Salaried

Category: Full Time

County: Johnson

Number of Vacancies: 100

Bargaining Unit Code: RC006 Corrections Employees, AFSCME

Merit Comp Code:

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

• Receive eight weeks of formalized pre-service security training at the Illinois Corrections Training Academy, including firearms training required for qualification.
• Receive on-the-job training under immediate supervision of a qualified correctional employee.
• Be assigned each work week to another correctional employee to assist in running lines, yard, dining room, housing units, facility buildings, writs, observing individuals in custody, perimeter patrol, armory, counting, shakedowns, movement, and other duties.
• Travel by using a state‑issued vehicle to complete assignments.
• Receive one week orientation at the facility.
• Receive formal training in housing unit work, report writing, out‑count work, yard work, running lines, individuals in custody at the institution and their assignments, chain‑of‑command, security buildings, disciplinary procedures, and any other training deemed necessary.
• Perform other duties as required or assigned, reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of high school.
• Requires elementary knowledge of resident behavior problems.

• Requires completion of a pre‑service security training course during the trainee period.
• Requires successful completion of a firearms training course and learning the proper use of firearms during the trainee period.
• Requires a valid driver’s license and ability to travel…