Correctional Officer - Salem Area Institutions - Relocation Assistance Available!

Correctional Officer - Salem Area Institutions - Relocation Assistance Available!

Are you looking for a career that will challenge your personal fitness, intellect, and maturity? What if your work environment could include various tasks allowing you to gain insight on yourself and others?

Becoming a Correctional Officer may be the way to fulfill those goals! The Oregon Department of Corrections' (DOC) next Basic Corrections Course is starting soon, and we want you to be one of our students!

As a Correctional Officer, you will set limits, provide good role model examples, and assist in facilitating positive change in the lives of adults in custody (AIC).

This announcement is for Salem area institutions - Oregon State Penitentiary, Oregon State Correctional Institution, and Santiam Correctional Institution in Salem, Oregon. Your application will be considered for all three locations depending upon available positions.

DOC offers many positions across Oregon locations include Baker City, Ontario, Wilsonville, Madras, Portland, Tillamook, Pendleton, Umatilla, and Lakeview. If you are interested in additional locations, you will need to apply to announcements that are specific to that facility.

• Relocation Assistance: Relocation costs may be paid in some cases. Please contact recruitment for further information.

Our Basic Corrections Courses (BCC) fill up quickly, so act fast! If a career in corrections interests you, don't hesitate schedule your NTN REACT test today and then apply! (Please review the details below.)

Once hired, you will begin by attending the Basic Corrections Course (BCC). Your training is on-the-job, meaning you will start earning a paycheck during your training! Previous correctional experience is not a requirement. We invest in training and educating YOU, if you have the right personal attributes! At DOC we are looking for people with the right integrity, passion for helping others, and motivation. This position is an entry level position.

Your first year is considered to be a probationary period including the BCC (seven-weeks training in our academy course, this training is eligible for college credit towards your degree), classroom training, online courses, health and fitness classes, force skills training, and a comprehensive Field Training Evaluation Program (FTEP). BCC is certified by the Department of Public Safety and Standards Training (DPSST). For the duration of the probationary period, work hours, shifts, and days off will vary based on the needs of the institution.

All Correctional Officer positions are union represented training, work hours, breaks, days off, etc. will be determined by your institution's labor contract. Once the probationary period is completed, work shifts and days off may be subject to a bid process in accordance with the applicable labor contract.

Minimum Qualifications

• Possess a high school diploma or GED
• Be 21 years of age or older
• United States citizen
• Meet DPSST Physical Standards
• Possess reading comprehension, report writing, and retention abilities
• Satisfactorily complete an ODOC background investigation OAR 259-008-0015

Special Qualifications

• Must pass NTN test with a minimum score of 70 percent in all areas
• Good employee work history
• Have a history of law abiding behavior OAR 259-008-0070
• Pass a psychological evaluation and risk assessment as required by HB 2936
• No evidence of substance abuse
• Proficient using computers
• Must possess a valid driver's license
• All applicants for, and employees in this classification/position, shall be subject to testing for the use of prohibited drugs.

Required and Requested Skills

The National Testing Network also provides dimensional ratings on applicants. We review for the following:

• Good ratings
  • Working as a team member
  • Ability to effectively take control of situations
  • Cooperative in supporting management's goals
  • Making choices reflecting good integrity
  • Ability to support and communicate with other staff
• Acceptable ratings
  • Use of grammar and understanding of written content.
• Low risk ratings
  • Of being unprofessionally involved with offenders
  • Conducting yourself in abrasive style and misuse of authority
  • Experience in a public safety occupation

In the Work Experience section of your application make sure to include the dates and duties of all relevant positions and details to support how you meet these attributes. If you do not include education or work experience meeting the minimum qualifications, you will not be considered for the position. Only the candidates whose experience most closely matches the qualifications and requested skills of this position will be invited to interview.

Nature of the Work

As a Correctional Officer, you will work in a team setting to maintain order within the institutions, enforcing rules and regulations while providing care to ensure safety and security. You will help adults in custody be orderly and obey agency guidelines and standards while monitoring their activities and supervising their work assignments. Cell checks and searches of adults in custody and their living quarters for contraband, settling disputes, and enforcing discipline are often required. Observing, inspecting, and reporting of safety, sanitary, and fire hazard are routine.

About the Department

The Oregon Department of Corrections is responsible for over 12,000 adults in custody in 12 state prisons throughout Oregon. It advises and evaluates counties regarding administration of probation and parole programs supervising more than 24,000 offenders in Oregon communities. The mission is to protect communities, promote accountability, and transform lives.

The Oregon Department of Corrections serves a diverse and changing population of people who are incarcerated and on supervision. We commit to creating an organization both reflecting the diversity of the population we serve and ensuring all employees thrive in a culture of safety, trust, and belonging. We strive to be an anti-racist corrections system. Welcoming, inclusive, and respectful of all people. Free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.

The Department offers a variety of programs and opportunity to create a safe and healthy environment to for our staff, volunteers, and adults in custody. Joining the Oregon Department of Corrections is joining a team working for the benefit of our communities through innovative and proven correctional practices.

Benefits

The State of Oregon provides a generous benefit package, which includes:

• Family health, vision, and dental insurance
• Vacation, sick leave, and 11 paid holidays
• 21 days paid military leave for national guard and reserve components
• Optional short and long-term disability
• Term life insurance
• Fully paid retirement program
• Oregon Saving Growth Plan
• Flexible spending accounts for health and childcare
• And more

Additional applicable incentives:

• Possible 5% differential for foreign language proficiency
• 4% SWAT Member (eligible to try out after trial service completion)
• 4% Crisis Negotiation Team (eligible to try out after trial service completion)
• 4% Field Training Officer (eligible to apply after trial service completion)
• Shift differential based on union, employees shall be paid shift differential for shifts which starts between the hours of 12 noon and 3:00 a.m.

About the Process What to Expect

Step 1

Submit your Workday online application.

Step 2

After you apply, you will be sent information regarding the NTN REACT test. This test is an in-person exam and is offered throughout the state. Once on their site, select Corrections Jobs, check the Oregon Department of Corrections as your department of choice, and find the test location closest to you. Free testing vouchers can be obtained by contacting the department. Please reach out to the following contact to obtain a free test voucher: email o