<p>Are You Ready?</p> <p>We are thrilled to see that you are interested in beginning your career with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction! Without a doubt, this will be the most rewarding and meaningful work you'll ever find with a work family that is second to none!</p> <p>What You'll Do:</p> <p>The Correction Officer responsibilities include:</p> <p>Maintaining control of the institution to provide for safety and security of the facility, inmates, staff, and general public by enforcing rules/regulations/policies and procedures</p> <p>Supervise and direct inmate activity in assigned areas of the facility/institution</p> <p>Assuring assigned area is clean, safe, and secure</p> <p>Monitoring and operating security controls, equipment, and computers</p> <p>Operation of automotive vehicles in perimeter security and the transportation of inmates</p> <p>Conducting inmate counts, security rounds, and searches</p> <p>Completes required reports and serves on committees</p> <p>Prevents escapes or incidents which threaten security</p> <p>When necessary, uses physical force, unarmed self-defense, firearms, or other force to detain or secure inmates</p> <p>Newly hired Correction Officer will be hired at step 1 $23.12 and will move to step 2 $23.79 after 6 months employment.</p> <p>Earn an additional .60 per hour working 2nd or 3rd shift</p> <p>High school diploma or G.E.D.; must have valid driver's license for positions assigned to transportation section &/or requires commercial driver's license to drive vehicles qualifying as commercial. Applicants for positions in Ohio Department Of Rehabilitation & Correction must also successfully pass correction officer assessment or have successfully completed assessment within past 24 months; or applicants must be current employees with Ohio Department Of Rehabilitation & Correction who have previously been certified in position of correction officer. Probationary period is 365 days.</p> <p>Job Skills:</p> <p>Corrections, Communications, Criminology/Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement, and Security, Ethics and Values, Listening, Observation, Situational Awareness, and Teamwork</p>