Correctional Officer ; PCN

What you will be doing:

Building a future for yourself in a career that provides security in benefits, salary, abundant room for personal growth and advancement, as well as being a member of a team that has long been a pillar in our community. You will be working a week on week off schedule, which includes shifts of 6am to 6pm one week, then after your week off, you’ll rotate to 6pm to 6am, alternating weeks going forward.

That means you are only scheduled 6 months of the year! Also, with this type of schedule, when you take a week’s vacation you will have 3 consecutive weeks off.

Upon your arrival at the facility and after your first week of orientation, you immediately start your role as supervisor of inmates with your Field Training Officer working by your side to learn skills for the care and custody, security, and reformation of inmates.

During the first 12-14 months of employment, new Correctional Officers are provided structured field training within the facility and will attend a 7-week Correctional Officer Academy. After successfully completing the training and receiving the Alaska Police Standards Council (APSC) Correctional Officer Certificate, you will promote to the Correctional Officer 2 level.

The mission of the Alaska Department of Corrections is to promote public safety. Our Division provides secure confinement, access to reformative programs and offender management planning that promotes successful community reentry.

Correctional Officers are the cornerstone to the Department's mission through their daily interaction with offenders. This daily interaction with offenders affords the Correctional Officers the opportunity to help people become better citizens more capable of functioning in society upon release, thereby helping to reduce the rate of recidivism within the State of Alaska.

• Work with a dynamic group of individuals
• Work with a variety of experienced DOC professionals
• Assist and promote personal growth of subordinates through training, coaching, mentoring

Lemon Creek Correctional Center is operated 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Our institution houses both male and female inmates for a capacity of up to 226 inmates and employs approximately 90 staff members. Mandatory overtime may be required if we fall below minimum staffing requirements.

• We are seeking a highly motivated applicant who possesses good written and oral communication skills, that demonstrates initiative, maturity, assertive leadership skills, adapts positively to changes and has the ability to mentor and coach others.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, a positive attitude and flexibility are a must, as well as honesty, integrity and the ability to admit mistakes. Additionally, we are looking for a candidate with good computer skills and the ability to pay attention to detail.
• Candidates must have the ability to interface with other agencies, member of the public, and be knowledgeable of Department Policies and Procedures.

At the time of employment: be 21 years of age and a United States citizen or a United States National; have a high school or home school diploma recognized or certified by a state or a local school district within a state as having met that state's graduation requirement; or have a General Educational Development certificate.

Appointment to Correctional Officer 1 is conditional, pending successful completion of a thorough background investigation, psychological evaluation, drug screening, and medical examination.

This class series is considered technical/paraprofessional for purposes of evaluating minimum qualifications.

Possess a valid driver's license issued within the United States at time of appointment.

Employees must be willing to work shift assignments and on-call availability may be required.

Individuals not continuously employed since February 9, 1991, by the State of Alaska Department of Corrections in a "correctional officer," "probation officer," or "parole officer" position, as defined by 13 AAC 85.900, are subject to requirements…