Correctional Officer 1 (CO2), Washington State Penitentiary, Walla Walla, WA

Correctional Officer 1 (CO2), Washington State Penitentiary

Full-time and on-call positions available Washington State Penitentiary (WSP), Walla Walla, WA SAVE THE DATE! Qualified candidates will be invited to an in person hiring event to interview Date:
Thursday, August 27, 2026 Successful candidates for this recruitment would attend the earliest Training Academy available.

About Prison Facilities:
The Washington legislature has established a comprehensive system of corrections for convicted law violators within the state of Washington to accomplish a primary objective of ensuring public safety. The system is designed and managed to provide the maximum feasible safety for the persons and property of the general public, the staff, and the inmates (RCW 72.09.010). The Department of Corrections (DOC) has 11 prison facilities with custody levels ranging from minimum to maximum security.

Salary Information:
Corrections & Custody Officer 1 (TEAMSTERS Range 46 Step J-M) Full-time - $6,452 - $6,945 On-call/Hourly - $37.08 - $39.91 Corrections & Custody Officer 2: (TEAMSTERS Range 49 Step J-M) Full-time - $6,945- $7,477 On-call/Hourly - $39.91 - $42.97

To qualify at the Corrections and Custody Officer 2 (CO2) level you must meet the following qualifications:
One year of experience as a Department of Corrections (DOC) Corrections and Custody Officer, which includes successful completion of the CORE (Academy) and the Correctional Officer Field Training Program. OR One year of experience as a Correctional Officer in adult or juvenile corrections where security functions equivalent to a DOC Corrections and Security Officer 2 were performed.

On-Call Positions On-call staff may have the opportunity to work an average of 32-40 hours per week, although the positions have no minimum hour guarantee. Incumbents will be required to attend 6 weeks of full-time paid training immediately upon hire and will be considered for full-time permanent and/or temporary vacancies as they occur. All correctional officers, including those in on-call positions, are provided with a benefits package including medical, dental, vision and retirement as well as paid sick leave, holiday pay and paid vacation;

provided they work at least 20 hours or more each week.

Facility information:
Washington State Penitentiary 1313 North 13th Avenue Walla Walla, WA 99362 The Washington State Department of Corrections is seeking highly motivated and talented individuals for the positions of Correctional Officer 1 and/or 2, at the Washington State Penitentiary, Walla Walla, WA. WSP is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The on call/intermittent positions have no minimum hour guarantee.

Custody Level: Maximum, Close, Medium, Minimum Washington State Penitentiary (WSP) is a 2.439-bed multi-custody facility. WSP opened in 1886 and has changed over its years of operation. WSP is the oldest standing prison in Washington State. WSP structures its operations and programs around practices that show sustainable reductions in incarcerated individuals returning to prison while also enhancing security for the facility and safety for communities across Washington.

This job class is designated as in-training. The employee will advance to CO2 after satisfactory completion of the CO1 training requirements. In an adult correctional facility, Correctional Officers provide safety and security, and assist in controlling, directing, and monitoring the activities and movement of incarcerated individuals. This includes maintaining security of the institution and controlling movement into, out of and within the institution in accordance with established department methods and procedures.

Correctional Officers are expected to be a positive role model and work with the incarcerated individuals to help them become productive members of society from the day they arrive under supervision. Correctional Officers use interpersonal skills and good communication skills to correct and counteract criminal thinking while maintaining safe confinement environments for the individuals to pursue a successful re-entry into communities.

The successful candidates for Correctional Officer 1 will possess creative thinking, self-confidence, strong role-modeling and good physical and mental conditioning. Overtime is an essential function of this position. Correctional Officers must successfully complete Correctional Worker Core (CWC), a six-week academy for all correctional workers employed in DOC prison facilities. We know that managing difficult people takes more than force. It takes observation, knowledge, skills, and continual practice.

Every DOC employee is provided with initial training designed to help assure safe working conditions and will continue to get on-the-job training throughout their employment.

Graduation from high school or GED Valid Driver's license The legal (Constitutional) right to carry a firearm

Note:

Pre-employment process includes drug testing and psychological…