Beci Correction Officer

Join to apply for the BECI CORRECTION OFFICER role at Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC).

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!

• 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
• Completing required reports and serving on committees
• Preventing escapes or incidents which threaten security
• When necessary, using 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.

• High school diploma or G.E.D.; must have a valid driver’s license for positions assigned to transportation section &/or a commercial driver’s license to drive vehicles qualifying as commercial.
• Applicants must successfully pass the correction officer assessment or have completed the assessment within the past 24 months; or be current employees of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction who have previously been certified as correction officers.
• Probationary period of 365 days.

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

Rehabilitation & Correction - Belmont Correctional Institution

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Belmont Correctional Institute, United States of America‑OHIO‑Belmont County‑St. Clairsville

• Base: $24.16 per hour (step
  1) – $24.86 at step 2 (after 6 months)
• Additional: $0.60 per hour for 2nd or 3rd shift
• Schedule:
  
  Full‑time
• Classified Indicator:
  Classified
• Union: OCSEA

Guided by a single mission “To reduce recidivism among those we touch,” the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction believes that everyone is capable of positive change. The Department has been tasked with front‑line crime reduction through rehabilitative treatment and programming efforts provided in a safe, secure, and humane correctional environment and effective community supervision. Our goal is to protect the public by helping individuals turn away from crime and become productive, contributing members of our communities, ensuring a safer Ohio for all Ohioans now and in the future.