Corrections Corporal - Nebraska Correctional Center for Women

Summary

Corrections Corporal - Nebraska Correctional Center for Women (Evergreen)

Competitive salary with shift differential!• 13 paid holidays • Vacation and sick leave (24 days your first year, accruing immediately)• Military leave • 156% state-matched retirement• Tuition reimbursement• Employee assistance program• 79% employer paid health insurance plans • Dental and vision insurance plans • Employer-paid $36,000 life insurance policy• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PLSF) eligible through the Federal government• Wide variety and availability of career advancement• Meaningful public service -- service with a purpose! • Numerous training and development opportunities

Duties:

• Monitor inmates/offenders in a wide variety of situations and activities.
• Enforces facility rules and regulations governing the conduct of inmates/offenders.
• Documents inmate/offender behavior, status and movement.
• Searches inmates'/offenders' person, quarters and work areas for contraband.
• Operates or monitors the operation of manual, computerized and/or electronically controlled security equipment, maintaining controlled movement of inmates/offenders, staff members and the public.
• Responsible for inmate/offender housing areas. Responsibility includes sanitation, serving meals, laundry inventory, supplies, etc. Maintains all daily control documentation, i.e. logs, counts, etc.
• May be in charge of visiting areas, ensuring compliance with rules and regulations involving those areas.
• Transports or oversees the transportation of inmates/offenders who leave the facility on any form of transportation into the community.
• Recommends improvements to security procedures when appropriate.
• Overtime, voluntary and mandatory, includes weekends, holidays and double shifts.

Requirements/Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: At least 18 years of age; high school education or equivalent; valid driver's license; and must be able to legally possess a firearm and ammunition.

Preferred Qualifications: Bilingual (English/Spanish) skills desired and assessed.

Other: Must have a valid driver's license. Successful completion of examination and screening process. Overtime, voluntary and mandatory, includes weekends, holidays and double shifts. Must be able to work a shift assignment including weekends and holidays. Applicants accepting a job offer must pass the following pre-employment exam in this order: medical exam, and at a randomly announced time, pass a drug test. Once at the Staff Training Academy, must successfully complete the fully paid NE Corrections Training Program.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive package of pay, benefits, paid time off, retirement and professional development opportunities to help you get the most out of your career and life. Your paycheck is just part of your total compensation.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race, color, religion, sex. age, national origin, disability, marital status or genetics.

Job Description

Corrections Corporal - Nebraska Correctional Center for Women (Evergreen)

Competitive salary with shift differential!• 13 paid holidays • Vacation and sick leave (24 days your first year, accruing immediately)• Military leave • 156% state-matched retirement• Tuition reimbursement• Employee assistance program• 79% employer paid health insurance plans • Dental and vision insurance plans • Employer-paid $36,000 life insurance policy• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PLSF) eligible through the Federal government• Wide variety and availability of career advancement• Meaningful public service -- service with a purpose! • Numerous training and development opportunities

Duties:

• Monitor inmates/offenders in a wide variety of situations and activities.
• Enforces facility rules and regulations governing the conduct of inmates/offenders.
• Documents inmate/offender behavior, status and movement.
• Searches inmates'/offenders' person, quarters and work areas for contraband.
• Operates or monitors the operation of manual, computerized and/or electronically controlled security equipment, maintaining controlled movement of inmates/offenders, staff members and the public.
• Responsible for inmate/offender housing areas. Responsibility includes sanitation, serving meals, laundry inventory, supplies, etc. Maintains all daily control documentation, i.e. logs, counts, etc.
• May be in charge of visiting areas, ensuring compliance with rules and regulations involving those areas.
• Transports or oversees the transportation of inmates/offenders who leave the facility on any form of transportation into the community.
• Recommends improvements to security procedures when appropriate.
• Overtime, voluntary and mandatory, includes weekends, holidays and double shifts.

Requirements/Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: At least 18 years of age; high school education or equivalent; valid driver's license; and must be able to legally possess a firearm and ammunition.

Preferred Qualifications: Bilingual (English/Spanish) skills desired and assessed.

Other: Must have a valid driver's license. Successful completion of examination and screening process. Overtime, voluntary and mandatory, includes weekends, holidays and double shifts. Must be able to work a shift assignment including weekends and holidays. Applicants accepting a job offer must pass the following pre-employment exam in this order: medical exam, and at a randomly announced time, pass a drug test. Once at the Staff Training Academy, must successfully complete the fully paid NE Corrections Training Program.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive package of pay, benefits, paid time off, retirement and professional development opportunities to help you get the most out of your career and life. Your paycheck is just part of your total compensation.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race, color, religion, sex. age, national origin, disability, marital status or genetics.