Crc 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.
• Assure the assigned area is clean, safe, and secure.
• Monitor and operate security controls, equipment, and computers.
• Operate automotive vehicles in perimeter security and transport inmates.
• Conduct inmate counts, security rounds, and searches.
• Complete required reports and serve on committees.
• Prevent escapes or incidents which threaten security.
• Use physical force, unarmed self‑defense, firearms, or other force to detain or secure inmates when necessary.
• Start at step 1 $ 24.88, moving to step 2 $ 25.61 after 6 months of employment.
• Earn an additional $0.60 per hour when working 2nd or 3rd shift.

High school diploma or G.E.D.; must have a valid driver’s license for positions assigned to transportation or a commercial driver’s license for commercial vehicles. Applicants must pass the Correction Officer Assessment within the past 24 months or be current employees of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction who have previously been certified as a correction officer. Probationary period is 365 days.

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

Rehabilitation & Correction - Correctional Reception Center

Correction Reception Center, United States of America—OHIO—Pickaway County—Orient

Full‑time

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