CORRECTIONS CORPORAL

Apply at statejobs.nebraska.gov

Apply for a job, stay for a career! Competitive salary with shift differential, advancement opportunities plus benefits to include medical/dental/vision insurance, free basic life insurance, 156% state-matched retirement, 100% tuition assistance, paid vacations, holidays, and sick leave. 

The Corrections Corporal selection process includes the following steps: 

• Online application 

• Interview 

• Security background check 

• Reference checks 

• Medical exam 

• Drug test. 

Call Cristy Schwartz, HR, at 308-345-8406, if you have questions. Additional information can be found at www.corrections.nebraska.gov. For Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodations, please contact Megan Jones at megan.jones@nebraska.gov. 

DUTIES:

*Monitor inmates/offenders in a wide variety of situations and activities. Inmate/offender monitoring may either be direct or indirect through subordinate Correctional Officers. 

*Enforces facility rules and regulations governing the conduct of inmates/offenders. 

*Documents inmate/offender behavior, status and movement. 

*Searches inmates'/offenders' person, quarters and work areas for contraband. 

*Operates or monitors the operation of manual, computerized and/or electronically controlled security equipment, maintaining controlled movement of inmates/offenders, staff members and the public. 

*Responsible for inmate/offender housing areas. Responsibility includes sanitation, serving meals, laundry inventory, supplies, etc. Maintains all daily control documentation, i.e. logs, counts, etc. 

*May be in charge of visiting areas, ensuring compliance with rules and regulations involving those areas. 

*Transports or oversees the transportation of inmates/offenders who leave the facility on any form of transportation into the community. 

*Recommends improvements to security procedures when appropriate. 

*Overtime, voluntary and mandatory, includes weekends, holidays and double shifts.

Requirements / Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: At least 18 years of age; high school education or equivalent; valid driver's license; and must be able to legally possess a firearm and ammunition.

Preferred Qualifications: Bilingual (English/Spanish) skills desired and assessed. 

Other: Must have a valid driver's license. Successful completion of examination and screening process. Overtime, voluntary and mandatory, includes weekends, holidays and double-shifts. Must be able to work a shift assignment including weekends and holidays. Applicants accepting a job offer must pass the following pre-employment exams in this order: medical exam, and at a randomly announced time, pass a drug test. Once at the Staff Training Academy, must successfully complete the fully paid NE Corrections Training Program to include CPR, first aid, firearms, and self-defense tactics.