Correction officer

Department: Sheriff's Department

Anticipated Work Schedule: Various (24/7 Operations)

Reports To: Corrections Corporal

Full Time or Part Time: Full Time

Regular or Temporary: Regular

Bargaining Unit: OPBA

Classified or Unclassified: Classified

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Starting Wage: $26.50 / hour + Comprehensive Benefit Package

Correction Officers are instrumental to the success of operations in the jail. Work is hands-on and interactive with different opportunities for growth. Correction officers are responsible for the supervision, safety and security of inmates and the jail itself.

Essential Job Functions

Manage and monitor inmates at the Correction Center during all daily activities, including:

• Observing inmate behavior
• Making appropriate referrals Inmate searches
• Enumerating inmates
• Distributing meals, commissary, hygiene, items and mail
• Reporting unusual incidents orally and through documentation
• Escorting inmates through the center
• Complete required routine forms, logs and reports
• Use of safety and security equipment to include; keys, alarm devices, fire extinguishers, self-contained breathing apparatus, fire and riot hoses, electrical control panels, appropriate OSHA safety equipment, computer terminals, printer, fax, laundering equipment and any other mechanical equipment used within the Corrections Center.
• Some shifts may require mandatory additional hours to be worked.
  
  

Minimum Requirements

• High school diploma or GED
• Must be 21 years old and not have been convicted of a felony, a serious misdemeanor, or have any pending cases.
• Knowledge of supervising inmates in a controlled environment, security measures and safety practices associated with detention of felons.
• Must possess the ability to thoroughly read and understand the policies and procedures of the Cuyahoga County's Sheriff's Department.
• Must possess the ability to write reports and have the ability to properly communicate with co-workers, superiors, and inmates.
• The ideal candidate will possess the ability to follow directives from Supervisors and Administration in a timely and effective manner. The candidate must successfully complete the required 180 day probationary period.
  
  

Perks & Benefits

• Cuyahoga County will pay for your required Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy (OPOTA) training.
• Rotating shifts are available.
• Cuyahoga County offers comprehensive benefits with the flexibility that meets your unique needs.
• You will be a part of a great retirement plan offered through Ohio Public Employees Retirement Plans (OPERS).
  
  

Application Process

This is a competitive, classified position. The Personnel Review Commission (PRC) will check your application to make sure you meet the minimum qualifications. If you do, the PRC will invite you to take a civil service examination. The exam is specific to this position. Everyone who passes the exam goes on an eligibility list. To fill this opening, the PRC sends the hiring department and Human Resources (HR) a certified eligibility list with the top 25% candidates (or at least the ten highest scoring candidates, whichever is greater). HR helps the hiring department decide who from the certified list to follow up with for interviews and then a job offer.

Most of our communication with candidates is through email. Regularly check the email address you gave us in your job profile. Watch your Spam folder, just in case.

If we offer you a job, you must pass a drug screen and background check before the offer becomes final. Prior criminal convictions do not automatically disqualify you from employment; the County looks at criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis using the guidelines in Chapter 306 of the County Code.

Conviction of some misdemeanors and felonies may preclude applicants from serving in some positions. Aside from circumstances set forth is Section 306.02(A)(1) of the Cuyahoga County Code, all job openings will require a background check at the time of conditional offers of employment, and conditional offers of employment become permanent only upon successful completion of the background check process.

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