CORRECTIONAL OFFICER

at  State of Illinois

Agency : Department of Corrections
Closing Date/Time: 12/31/2024
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary: $4,470 month; CBA Applies; Full Range: $4,470 - $6,333/month.
Job Type: Salaried
County: Adams; Brown; Christian; Clinton; Cook; Crawford; Fayette; Fulton; Greene; Henry; Jackson; Jefferson; Johnson ; Kane; Knox; LaSalle; Lawrence; Lee; Livingston; Logan; Macon; Montgomery; Morgan; Peoria; Perry; Pike; Pope; Rock Island; St. Clair; Vermilion; Will
Number of Vacancies: 100
Plan/BU: RC006

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Correctional Officer performs security and custodial duties, supervising and maintaining control of Individuals in Custody’s movement and activities on an assigned shift, giving direction and making decisions as required, referring non-routine decisions to the superior officer, as well as enforcing and maintaining disciplinary, safety, sanitary, security and custodial measures. The Correctional Officer position is a vital position for the custody, control, and safety of all IDOC facilities. The candidate must have successfully completed an approved correctional officer training program. We encourage all staff that meet the minimum requirements to apply.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years high school.
• Requires the successful completion of an approved correctional officer training program.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Prefers working knowledge and understanding of the methods and objects of discipline required to handle persons under restraint.
• Prefers the ability to enforce and maintain discipline, safety, sanitations, security, and custodial measures.

• Maintains orderly conduct of visitors and individuals in custody.
• Serves as the tower officer.
• Serves as a writ officer certifying safety and security of the individual in custody being escorted on writ.
• Serves as an inter/outer patrol officer. Makes routine patrols of the perimeter areas checking for contraband, unauthorized person and security breaches.
• Completes disciplinary and incident reports on individuals in custody.
• Enforces, maintains discipline, safety, sanitation, security and custodial measures in all areas of assignment.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonable within the scope of duties enumerated above.