Mci Correction Officer

Are You Ready?

We are thrilled to see that you are interested in beginning your career with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction! Without a doubt, this will be the most rewarding and meaningful work you’ll ever find with a work family that is second to none!

• Maintain control of the institution to provide 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.
• 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.
• When necessary, use physical force, unarmed self‑defense, firearms, or other force to detain or secure inmates.
• Receive initial pay at step 1 ($24.16) and move to step 2 ($24.86) after six months of employment.
• Earn an additional $0.60 per hour when working 2nd or 3rd shift.
• Meet the following qualifications: high school diploma or G.E.D.; valid driver’s license for transportation positions; commercial driver’s license if required for commercial vehicles; successful completion of the correction officer assessment within the past 24 months or current employment with Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction and prior certification as correction officer. Probationary period is 365 days.

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

Rehabilitation & Correction - Marion Correctional Institution

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Ongoing

Marion Correctional Institute, Marion County, Ohio, United States

$24.16 per hour

Full‑time

OCSEA

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. The department 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 by helping individuals turn away from crime and become productive, contributing members of their communities, ensuring a safer Ohio for all Ohioans now and in the future.