CORRECTIONAL OFFICER TRAINEE - 0967600

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Date: Sep 12, 2021

Location:

Springfield, IL, US, 62702-5643

Job Requisition ID: 136

Agency:  Department of Corrections
Closing Date/Time:
Salary:  Expected Starting Salary: $40,632.00
Job Type:  Salaried Full Time
County:  Lee; Adams; Brown; Christian; Clinton; Cook; Crawford; Fayette; Fulton; Greene; Henry; Jefferson; Johnson; Kane; Knox; LaSalle; Lawrence; Livingston; Logan; Macon; Montgomery; Morgan; Peoria; Perry; Pike; Pope; Randolph; Rock_Island; St._Clair; Vermilion; Will
Number of Vacancies: Varies
Plan/BU:  RC006

Job Responsibilities

Under immediate supervision of the Correctional Lieutenant, for a period not to exceed six months, receives formalized and on-the-job training in security and custodial duties in the Security Department of an Illinois Correctional Center.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Requires elementary knowledge of resident behavior problems.
Requires working knowledge of the methods and objects of discipline required for persons under restraint.
Requires ability to complete a pre-service security training course.
Requires ability to control and direct residents.
Requires ability to establish and maintain satisfactory working relationships with coworkers and others.
Requires ability to learn to prepare reports of unusual happenings or accidents or violations of rules.
Requires ability to understand rules, regulations and requirements of the institution.
Requires ability to learn to train residents in performing required tasks.
Requires ability to profit from formal and on-the-job training experiences.
Requires ability to become aware of specific problems and needs of residents in a custodial setting.
Requires ability to set a good example by personal conduct and attitude.
Requires ability and willingness to follow orders.

Employment Conditions

Requires ability to successfully complete a firearms training course and learn the proper use of firearms.
Requires the ability to pass the Illinois Department of Corrections background check.
On January 1, 2020, the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act will make it legal for residents over the age of 21 to produce, consume and sell cannabis in Illinois. Please note that although the law has changed, the Department will continue to enforce the Department’s zero tolerance Drug Testing policy. The use of unauthorized drugs, including cannabis, by an employee, regardless of the position held is prohibited.

Education

Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of high school.

Work Hours: 3 Designated Shifts by Work Location. Days Off Vary.
Work Location: Varies (Illinois Department of Corrections Facility List)

All Correctional Officer Trainees are required to attend six weeks at the Corrections Training Academy in Springfield, Illinois. Facilities will select applicants for hire from the county eligibility list.

Agency Contact: doc.cotscreening@illinois.gov

Job Function: Public Safety

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