Correctional Officer ; Corporal; CMCF

Correctional Officer

Entry level work involving maintaining order and discipline among offenders at a state correctional facility. Keeps watch in tower or at a gate, inspects incoming and outgoing vehicles. Escorts offenders to and from places of confinement. Assists in the supervision of feeding offenders and enforces regulations of sanitation and personal care. Makes rounds of inside and outside of all buildings and maintains counts of offenders.

Advises resident of personal concerns.

What you'll need to be successful: A successful Correctional Officer has great communication skills, applies good judgement, a willingness to learn, enforces rules, follows policies, maintains a safe environment and promotes teamwork. Must be able to abide by rules and regulations and procedures governing the workplace and ensure the safety security and order of the facility. Preferred Qualifications Typically requires graduation from a standard four-year high school or equivalent (GED or High School Equivalency Diploma);

and 0-2 years of correctional or secure facility experience. Applicants to this position must be at least eighteen (18) years of age and shall complete the training program at the Mississippi Department of Corrections or the equivalent within another state, as approved by the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Employees in this job classification under the age of twenty-one (21) shall be assigned to the posts designated as non-peace officer status posts*