Correctional Officer 1 (FT)
Job Posting for Correctional Officer 1 (FT) at Georgia Department of Corrections
Begin your career with GDC as a correctional officer at Ware State Prison.
To apply and learn more information on all available positions, visit www.gdcjobs.com and www.team.georgia.gov/careers/.
Correctional officers' starting salary is $44,044.00 per year, with a 5% increase in 6 months and another 5% increase at the 12-month mark.
Benefits:
- 13 paid holidays per year.
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- 401(k).
- Paid training.
Correctional Officer Responsibilities:
- Maintain custody security for incarcerated offenders and maintains order in correctional facilities.
- Enforce all institutional policies, rules, procedures, regulations, and state laws necessary to control and manage offenders and maintain public safety.
- Take offenders into custody and escorts them in transit and during temporary leave and transport offenders to and from correctional facilities.
- Correctional officers will oversee facility entrances and screen visitors.
- Inspects inventories and maintains physical control of logs, keys, tools, weapons, and related equipment.
- Maintains order, discipline, and security within assigned areas per relevant rules, regulations, policies, and laws.
- Observe the conduct and behavior of offenders to prevent disturbances and escapes.
- Correctional officers will oversee offenders during work assignments, meals, and recreation periods.
- Patrol assigned areas and report any problems.
- Prepares admission, program, releases, transfers, and other reports.
- All correctional officers are expected and required to respond to emergencies.
- All correctional officers will be responsible for the duties listed above and other duties as assigned.
- Health, dental, vision insurance
Salary.com Estimation for Correctional Officer 1 (FT) in Waycross, GA
$44,196 to $55,191
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