ODOC – SCI Correctional Corporal Lateral Transfer Request; Salem

Santiam Correctional Institution (SCI) Oregon Department of Corrections

Salary Range: $6,149-$7,785

Position Type:
Employee

Location:

Salem

As a Correctional Corporal, you will serve as a key member of our security team, providing custody, control, supervision, and daily care of adults in custody (AICs). This role is essential in upholding the mission of the Department by ensuring a safe, secure, and rehabilitative environment for both staff and individuals in custody. You will be responsible for supervising AICs in various areas, including housing units, control points, program and work assignments, and designated security areas.

Maintaining order enforcing institutional rules will be a critical aspect of the role, along with responding to emergencies and critical incidents with professionalism and sound judgement. You will also assist in training and mentoring staff.

You must be a current ODOC Correctional Corporal employee to be considered for a lateral transfer request. Lateral transfer requests are posted by institution. If you are interested in applying to multiple locations, please apply to each additional job announcement. Employees requesting a lateral transfer by voluntary demotion from a higher security series classification can do so from this announcement. You must be currently DPSST certified to request a lateral.

Your request will be maintained in Workday and will be considered active: until the employee successfully transfers, until the employee withdraws the application, until the employee terminates employment from ODOC, employee did not respond to an interview request, or until two years from apply date per ODOC policy. Please ensure your Job History section of your online application is up to date with your ODOC position(s) and duties.

This position is represented by American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME).

• Family health, vision, and dental insurance
• Vacation, sick leave, and 11 paid holidays
• 21 days paid military leave for national guard and reserve components
• Optional short and long-term disability
• Term life insurance
• Fully paid retirement program Oregon Saving Growth Plan
• Flexible spending accounts for health and childcare
• Police & Fire (P&F) benefits through Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), as defined by statute
• And more

The successful candidate for this position must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint-based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility. Due to CJIS requirements related to system access, there may be some felony convictions that could disqualify you for this position. However, having a felony record does not exclusively restrict you from being considered as an applicant. CJIS clearance is done at the conditional job offer.

If you have questions about whether or not your criminal record could disqualify for you, please contact the recruiter for more information.

The Oregon Department of Corrections is responsible for over 12,000 adults in custody in 12 state prisons throughout Oregon. It advises and evaluates counties regarding administration of probation and parole programs supervising more than 24,000 offenders in Oregon communities. The mission is to protect communities, promote accountability, and transform lives. The Oregon Department of Corrections serves a diverse and changing population of people who are incarcerated and on supervision.

We commit to creating an organization both reflecting the diversity of the population we serve and ensuring all employees thrive in a culture of safety, trust, and belonging. We strive to be an anti-racist corrections system. Welcoming, inclusive, and respectful of all people. Free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. The Department offers a variety of programs and opportunity to create a safe and healthy environment to for our staff, volunteers, and adults in custody.

Joining the Oregon Department of Corrections is joining a team working for the benefit of our communities through innovative and proven correctional practices.

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (EDI&B) is embedded in the Department of Corrections core values. The department strives to be a model employer committed to promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Ensuring legal…