Correctional Officer I

Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services

MD
Posted 5 months ago
  1. Company Name
    Maryland Dept of Public Safety and Correctional Services
  2. Company Website
    http://www.DPSCSCareers.com
  3. Contact Name
    Nicole Stotelmyer
  4. Contact Job Title
    Western Maryland Regional Recruiter
  5. Email
    nicole.stotelmyer@maryland.gov
  6. Phone
    443.204.5491
  1. Job Title
    Correctional Officer I
  2. Job Location (City, State)
    Hagerstown, MD
  3. Salary Information (optional)
    $50,551
  4. Job Description
    ● Attends an entrance level training program certified by the Maryland Correctional Training Commission.
    ● Attends firearms training.
    ● Learns specific duties on various security posts through on-the-job training.
    ● Maintains control of inmates while escorting individuals or groups within the prison.
    ● Keeps accurate head counts of inmates in the assigned security post.
    ● Conducts inspections and searches of inmates and inmate access and work areas for drugs,
    weapons, and other unauthorized materials.
    ● Enforces rules of conduct among inmates and learns when to prepare reports of infractions.
    ● Operates manual and electronic locking systems.
    ● Subdues and restrains inmates during fights, riots and escape attempts.
    ● When standing an armed post, learns how to determine the need for the use of firearms and
    uses them when necessary.
    ● Assists in the search for escapees, their capture and return to the institution.
    ● Assists in maintaining the custody of inmates during transport to other institutions or
    court appearances.
    ● Drives motor vehicles when transporting inmates, making outside security rounds, searching for
    escapees and related activities.
    ● May search visitors for contraband.
    ● May place inmates in handcuffs, restraining belts, and leg irons.
    ● Performs other related duties.

Career Opportunities and Possibilities
● Canine Unit (K9)
● Special Operations Group (SOG)
● Tactical unit
● Intelligence Unit
● Home Detention Unit
● CO Environmental Officer
● Commitment Unit
● Academy Instructor
● In-Service Instructor
● Range Instructor
● Transportation Instructor
● Contraband Interdiction Team (CIT)
● Additional career opportunities throughout DPSCS (Finance, HR, IT, Parole & Probation,
Case Management etc.)
MINIMUM EDUCATION OR GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Education: High School diploma or G.E.D. certificate acceptable to the Maryland State Board of Education as described in the Correctional Training Commission regulation.

Experience: None

Note: The above educational requirement is set by the Correctional Training Commission in accordance with Correctional Services Article, Section 8-209.

  1. Application Instructions
    Must Apply online at http://www.dpscscareers.com

 

 

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