Correctional Officer II

About the Agency

The Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) is a professional agency that adheres to the values of integrity, honesty and openness in all of its practices. MDOC actively recruits quality candidates who share in the vision that the safety of the public is of paramount importance and fundamental to the agency's mission.

Correctional Officer II – LEAKE COUNTY, MS

Salary: $44,788.15 annually

Location:

40 – LEAKE COUNTY, MS

Full‑Time

Journey Level work involving maintaining order and discipline among offenders at a state correctional facility. Responsible for the custody and treatment of the offenders within the facility. Escorts offenders to and from confinement, maintains custody during transport. Monitors offenders during work detail and reports incidents of violation. Monitors offenders during residential feeding and enforces regulations covering sanitation and personal care.

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.

Graduation from a standard four‑year high school or equivalent (GED or High School Equivalency Diploma) and 2–3 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.

210 East Capitol Street
Suite 800
Jackson, Mississippi, 39201