Crc Correction Officer
Listed on 2025-12-31
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Security
Location: Orient
Overview
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!
What You'll Do- 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 which 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
QualificationsHigh school diploma or G.E.D.; must have valid driver's license for positions assigned to transportation section &/or requires commercial driver's license to drive vehicles qualifying as commercial. Applicants for positions in 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.
- Corrections
- Communications
- Criminology/Criminal Justice
- Law Enforcement
- Security
- Ethics and Values
- Listening
- Observation
- Situational Awareness
- Teamwork
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