Maci Correction Officer

Position: MACI CORRECTION OFFICER

Job Title

MACI CORRECTION OFFICER (250004UW)

Organization

Rehabilitation & Correction - Madison Correctional Institution

Agency Contact

DRC.MACIRecruito.gov |  | Lindsay.

Hoodo.gov

Unposting Date

Ongoing

Work Location

Madison Correctional Institute, 1851 State Route 56 London 43140

Primary Location

United States of America – OHIO – Madison County – London

Compensation

$24.16 per hour

Schedule

Full-time

Union

OCSEA

Primary Job Skill

Corrections

Technical Skills

• Communications
• Corrections
• Criminology/Criminal Justice
• Law Enforcement
• Security

Professional Skills

• Ethics and Values
• Listening
• Situational Awareness
• Teamwork
• Observation

Agency Overview

Who We Are…

Guided by a single mission “To reduce recidivism among those we touch,” the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction believes that everyone is capable of positive change.

What We Do…

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction has been tasked with front line crime reduction through rehabilitative treatment and programming efforts provided in a safe, secure and humane correctional environment and effective community supervision. Our goal is to protect the public through helping individuals turn away from crime and become productive, contributing members of our communities, ensuring a safer Ohio for all Ohioans now and in the future.

Responsibilities

The Correction Officer responsibilities include:

• Maintaining control of the institution to provide for safety and security of the facility, inmates, staff, and general public by enforcing rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Supervise and direct inmate activity in assigned areas of the facility/institution.
• Assuring assigned area is clean, safe, and secure.
• Monitoring and operating security controls, equipment, and computers.
• Operation of automotive vehicles in perimeter security and the transportation of inmates.
• Conducting inmate counts, security rounds, and searches.
• Completes required reports and serves on committees.
• Prevents escapes or incidents that threaten security.
• When necessary, uses physical force, unarmed self-defense, firearms, or other force to detain or secure inmates.

Newly hired Correction Officer will be hired at step 1 $ 24.16 and will move to step 2 $ 24.86 after 6 months employment.

Earn an additional $0.60 per hour working 2nd or 3rd shift.

Benefits

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full‑time and part‑time employees. Our benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

* Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

Qualifications

High school diploma or G.E.D.; must have a valid driver’s license for positions assigned to transportation section and/or requires a commercial driver’s license to drive vehicles qualifying as commercial. Applicants for positions in the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction must also successfully pass correction officer assessment or have successfully completed assessment within past 24 months; or applicants must be current employees with Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction who have previously been certified in position of correction officer.

Probationary period is 365 days.

Job

Skills:

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

Supplemental Information

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction is a tobacco‑free workplace.

Eligibility Statements

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction is prohibited from hiring:

• Individuals under a federal or state…