Leci Correction Officer

LECI CORRECTION OFFICER – Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC)

We are thrilled to see that you are interested in beginning your career with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction! This role will be the most rewarding and meaningful work you’ll ever find with an outstanding work family.

• Maintain control of the institution to provide safety and security for the facility, inmates, staff, and the general public by enforcing rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Supervise and direct inmate activity in assigned areas of the facility/institution.
• Ensure the assigned area is clean, safe, and secure.
• Monitor and operate security controls, equipment, and computers.
• Operate automotive vehicles in perimeter security and the transportation of 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.

Base salary:
Step 1 $ 24.16 per hour, moving to Step 2 $ 24.86 per hour after 6 months. Earn an additional $0.60 per hour working 2nd or 3rd shift.

Unposting Date:
Ongoing.

• High school diploma or G.E.D.
• Valid driver’s license for positions assigned to transportation. Commercial driver’s license required for vehicles qualifying as commercial.
• Successful completion of the correction officer assessment within the past 24 months, or current employees previously certified as correction officers.
• Probationary period: 365 days.

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

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Lebanon Correctional Institute, Lebanon, Ohio, United States.

Full‑time, Classified.

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