Correctional Officer 1
State of West Virginia
- Braxton County, WV
- $26,333-48,716 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Learns to implement training materials, post orders, administrative regulations, log entries and/or memoranda.
- Learns to obtain information from previous shift regarding activities occurring on that shift.
- Learns to observe and monitor offenders to detect unusual or prohibited behavior and maintains custody and control within the correctional facility.
- Learns to perform counts at regular, or other, intervals to insure offender accountability.
- Escorts offenders to and from various facility areas; learns to search persons, personal property and areas.
- Learns to supervise offenders in performing assigned tasks.
- Learns to conduct and assists with intake/discharge procedures for offenders.
- Maintains public safety and control of offenders by enforcing rules, regulations and state law; reports violations.
- Testifies at internal disciplinary hearings and in court.
- Learns to transport offenders to and from correctional facilities.
- Learns to listen and respond appropriately to offender requests, problems and complaints.
- Learns to model appropriate personal and social living skills when interacting with offenders.
- Learns to recognize and respond to potential or actual emergencies, such as, but not limited to, fires, physical altercations, disturbances, or escapes in a manner that is consistent with policy, procedure and state law and ensures public safety.
- Participates in staff, team and committee meetings.
- Handles and operates security/communications equipment and/or firearms as directed and in a manner that is consistent with policy, procedure and state law and ensures public safety.
- Learns to inspect, inventory, maintain physical control of, and log keys, tools, weapons and related equipment.
- Learns to report damaged or missing items or other noted irregularities.
- Learns to performs safety and sanitation inspections.
- Oversees cleaning of facility areas and inmate hygiene activities.
- Knowledge of correctional security, treatment and support program operations.
- Knowledge of rules, regulations and state law.
- Ability to read and understand training materials, policies, procedures and related written material.
- Ability to follow verbal instructions and written directives and to follow a formal chain of command.
- Ability to enforce rules, regulations and state law.
- Ability to provide an accurate count of offenders.
- Ability to safely handle and use mechanical restraints, intermediate weapons and firearms and be certified as required.
- Ability to operate a motor vehicle.
- Ability to run, jump, climb stairs and physically restrain violent offenders.
- Ability to plan, organize and direct offender activities and work details.
- Ability to resolve offender problems and conflicts and to handle requests.
- Applicants must successfully complete a psychological examination prior to appointment and as required thereafter.
- Applicants must successfully complete a medical examination prior to appointment and as required thereafter.
- Applicants must successfully complete a physical performance test prior to appointment and annually thereafter.
- Applicants must successfully complete a chemical urinalysis drug-screening test prior to initial employment.
- All employees in this job class shall be subject to random drug testing, as well as drug testing for reasonable suspicion as set forth in agency policy.
- Applicant's character and suitability for employment as a Correctional Officer must be verified through an agency investigation prior to employment.
- Applicant's background must be clear of felony convictions.
- Applicant's background must be clear of any activity prohibited by the Prison Rape Elimination Act.
- Applicants are subject to recurring background checks as may be required by law, rule, standard, or policy.
- Applicants will be required to work various shifts and it is understood schedules are subject to change at any time.
- Applicants are subject to mandatory overtime requirements and must be available for assignment to any location in the State of West Virginia.
- Applicants must possess a valid driver's license prior to appointment and continuously maintain such license while employed in this classification.
- Applicants must maintain a working telephone in order for the agency to contact them.
- Applicants shall successfully complete training as may be required by policies established by the Commissioner, or as may be required by law, rule, or standard.
- Applicants must possess the ability to perform the essential functions and tasks of the classification.
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