Title DOC Lincoln CC Correctional Officer Trainee Job Lincoln area,Illinois USA,Government

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

The Correctional Officer Trainee position, for a period not to exceed three months, will receive formalized and on-the-job training in security and custodial duties for IDOC. Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to be physically fit at the level required at screening prior to arrival at the Training Academy. Upon successful completion of Pre-service Security Training, IDOC cadets will participate in a formal ceremony at the academy and cadets are awarded certificates and badges and sworn to the Oath of Office.

DOC employs Correctional Officer Trainees at each of its 26 Correctional Centers across the state. Positions will be filled at different times for each of the following facilities:

Big Muddy River
- Jefferson County

Centralia
- Clinton County

Danville
- Vermillion County

Decatur
- Macon County

Dixon
- Lee County

East Moline
- Rock Island County

Graham
- Montgomery County

Hill
- Knox County

Illinois River
- Fulton County

Jacksonville
- Morgan County

Kewanee
- Henry County

Lawrence
- Lawrence County

Lincoln
- Logan County

Logan
- Logan County

Menard
- Randolph County

Pinckneyville
- Perry County

Pontiac
- Livingston County

Robinson
- Crawford County

Shawnee
- Johnson County

Sheridan
- LaSalle County

Southwestern IL
- St Clair County

Stateville
- Will County

Taylorville
- Christian County

Vandalia
- Fayette County

Vienna
- Johnson County

Western
- Brown County

For more information about the training process to become a correctional officer, visit
Training Academy
- About (illinois.gov)
on the Department’s website.

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No matter what state career you’re looking for, we offer jobs that fit your life and your schedule—flexible jobs that provide the gold standard of benefits. Our employees can take advantage of various avenues to advance their careers and realize their dreams. Our top-tier benefits and great retirement packages can help you build a rewarding career and lasting future with the State of Illinois.

Essential Functions

Receives eight weeks of formalized pre-service security training at the Illinois Corrections Training Academy including firearms training due to requirements mandating qualification.

Receives on-the-job training under immediate supervision of a qualified correctional employee. A

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, etc.
Travels by using a state issued vehicle to complete assignments.

Receives one week orientation at facility.

Given formal training in housing unit work, report writing, out-count work, yard work, running lines, individuals in custody at this institution and their assignments, chain-of-command, security buildings, disciplinary procedures, and any other training deemed necessary.

Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of high school.

Requires elementary knowledge of resident behavior problems.

Conditions of Employment

Requires completion of a pre-service security training course during trainee period.

Requires successful completion of a firearms training course and learn the proper use of firearms during trainee period.

Requires a valid appropriate driver’s license and the ability to travel statewide.

Must be eligible under federal and state law to acquire and possess a firearm and must possess or be able to obtain and maintain a valid Firearm Owner’s Identification (FOID) card.

Required to utilize digital technology, tools,…