Correctional Sergeant and WOC; Pendleton

Initial Posting Date: 12/30/2025

Final date to receive applications: 01/11/2026

Agency: Department of Corrections

Salary Range: $

Position Type: Employee

Position Title: Multiple Correctional Sergeant Permanent and WOC (Pendleton)

Job Description: Are you ready to step into a leadership role and take on greater responsibility in maintaining safety, security, and professional development within the Institution? Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution (EOCI) is seeking dedicated and experienced candidates for the position of Correctional Sergeant. This is an excellent opportunity for career advancement while playing a crucial role in maintaining security, overseeing staff, and guiding AICs toward rehabilitation.

This posting will be for creating a list of qualified candidates for both Permanent and Work out of Class job rotation opportunities.

Note 1: If there are lateral applicant(s), they may be reviewed and interviewed prior to promotional applications.

Note 2: one or more of these positions may be offered as a limited duration anticipated to last 12 months, though, may be extended or decreased due to business need. Internal candidates may be considered as a job rotation with their current manager's approval.

As a Correctional Sergeant, you will be a senior security staff member responsible for overseeing custody, control, supervision, and daily care of adults in custody while upholding the mission of the Department. You will serve as a lead worker, ensuring facility operations run smoothly, safely, and efficiently. You will supervise AICs during movement assignments, monitor high-security areas, and conduct security operations such as transports, searches, and emergency response.

In this role, you will also play a key part in staff development, assisting in training and potentially mentoring subordinate staff as a Field Training Officer (FTO). You will lead by example, modeling professionalism, accountability, and behaviors that support rehabilitation efforts.

This position is represented by American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). This position may be eligible for Police & Fire (P&F) benefits through Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), as defined by statute.

• Two (2) years of experience in a correctional security setting where your primary duties were the care and custody of AICs.
• Be able to obtain, within two weeks, an Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) Correctional Certificate OR a Correctional Certificate from another government agency.
• Possess a High School Diploma or GED certificate.
• Be 21 years of age or older.
• United States Citizen.

Education will not be accepted as a substitute for the required experience.

Have or Ability to obtain a valid Oregon motor vehicle operator's license.

• Skill in interpreting inmate behaviors and activities accurately.
• Skill in controlling, directing, and instructing inmates individually and in groups.
• Skill in observing and understanding the habits and attitudes of inmates.
• Skill in assessing situations, resolving problems, and making decisions in order to maintain security and safety.
• Skill in the use of firearms, restraints, chemical agents, and security devices.
• Skill in enforcing institutional rules and regulations with impartiality.
• Skill in evaluating emergency situations and taking or recommending corrective measures.
• Skill in reading and understanding written policies and procedures and post orders.
• Skill in writing reports.
• Skill in operating communications equipment such as two-way radio, telephone switchboard, and public address equipment.

• In the Work Experience section of your application make sure to include the dates and duties of all relevant positions and details to support how you meet these attributes. If you do not include education or work experience meeting the minimum qualifications, you will not be considered for the position. Only the candidates whose experience most closely matches the qualifications and requested skills of this position will be invited to interview.
  
  Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications on or before the job posting close date.
• The job posting closes at 11:59 PM (PDT/PST) on the close date. After you submit your application, be sure to respond to the two questionnaires relating to public records requests and veterans’ preference immediately following your submittal. These questions are necessary to complete the application process.
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• As part of our selection process, we may require additional assessment stages, such as written exercises, to further evaluate candidates’ qualifications. Meaningful participation in these exercises is required for all applicants moving forward in the process. Failure to complete the required exercise(s) within the specified timeframe will result in…