Corrections Corporal - Community Corrections Center - Lincoln

Corrections Corporal – Community Corrections Center – Lincoln (Open)

Hiring Agency:
Correctional Services – Agency 46

Location:

Lincoln, NE

Hiring Rate: $31.520 per hour

Applications no longer accepted:
July 3, 2026

Competitive salary with shift differential, advancement opportunities plus benefits including medical, dental, vision insurance, basic life insurance, state‑matched retirement, tuition assistance, paid vacations, holidays, and sick leave.

• Monitor inmates/offenders in a wide variety of situations and activities. Monitoring may be direct or through subordinate Correctional Officers.
• Enforce facility rules and regulations governing inmate/offender conduct.
• Conduct and evaluate on‑the‑job training for newly assigned Corrections Officers, if applicable.
• Document inmate/offender behavior, status and movement.
• Search inmates/offenders’ person, quarters and work areas for contraband.
• Operate or monitor operation of manual, computerized and/or electronically controlled security equipment, maintaining controlled movement of inmates/offenders, staff members and the public.
• Responsible for inmate/offender housing areas, including sanitation, serving meals, laundry inventory, supplies, etc. Maintain all daily control documentation (logs, counts, etc.).
• Be in charge of visiting areas, ensuring compliance with rules and regulations involving those areas.
• Transport or oversee transportation of inmates/offenders leaving the facility into the community.
• Assist supervisory staff in operation of maximum security areas, such as segregation units.
• Recommend improvements to security procedures when appropriate.
• Overtime, voluntary and mandatory, includes weekends, holidays and double shifts.

• Minimum qualifications:
  
  at least 18 years of age; high school education or equivalent; valid driver's license; and must be able to legally possess a firearm and ammunition.
• Preferred:
  Bilingual (English/Spanish) skills.
• Must be able to work shift assignments including weekends and holidays.
• Must pass a medical exam and a drug test.
• Successful completion of the fully paid NE Corrections Training Program at Staff Training Academy.

Comprehensive benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, retirement, tuition assistance, paid vacation, holidays and sick leave.

The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, marital status or genetics.