State of Illinois
DOC Shawnee Security - Correctional Officer Trainee
State of Illinois, Vienna, Illinois, United States, 62995
DOC Shawnee Security - Correctional Officer Trainee
The Correctional Officer Trainee position, for a period not to exceed three months, will receive formalized and on-the-job training in security and custodial duties for IDOC.
Job Responsibilities
Receives eight weeks of formalized pre-service security training at the Illinois Corrections Training Academy, including firearms training due to requirements mandating qualification.
Receives on-the-job training under immediate supervision of a qualified correctional employee.
Assigned each work week to another correctional employee to assist in running lines, yard, dining room, housing units, facility buildings, writs, observing individuals in custody, perimeter patrol, armory, counting, shakedowns, movement, etc.
Travels by using a state issued vehicle to complete assignments.
Receives one week orientation at facility.
Given formal training in housing unit work, report writing, out-count work, yard work, running lines, individuals in custody at this institution and their assignments, chain-of-command, security buildings, disciplinary procedures, and any other training deemed necessary.
Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications
Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of high school.
Requires elementary knowledge of resident behavior problems.
Conditions of Employment
Requires completion of a pre-service security training course during trainee period.
Requires successful completion of a firearms training course and learn the proper use of firearms during trainee period.
Requires a valid appropriate driver's license and the ability to travel statewide.
Requires ability to pass the IDOC/IDJJ background check.
Requires ability to pass a drug screen. The use of unauthorized drugs by an employee, regardless of the position held, is prohibited.
Applicants are required to abide by all vaccine and/or other medical standards as set out by the employer.
About the Agency The Illinois Department of Corrections is a multicultural agency deeply committed to ensuring diversity, equity, and inclusion. Employees enjoy excellent benefits, including health, vision, and dental insurance; retirement plan and deferred compensation; state holidays and other benefit time off; tuition reimbursement; and pre-tax benefit programs. The department also offers extensive training and career advancement opportunities.
Illinois Department of Corrections is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Work Hours 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m., 11:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m.; shift and days off will vary
Work Location State Highway 146 East, Vienna, Illinois, 62995
Agency Contact Mitzi Minton - Central Screening Mitzi.Minton@illinois.gov
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Job Responsibilities
Receives eight weeks of formalized pre-service security training at the Illinois Corrections Training Academy, including firearms training due to requirements mandating qualification.
Receives on-the-job training under immediate supervision of a qualified correctional employee.
Assigned each work week to another correctional employee to assist in running lines, yard, dining room, housing units, facility buildings, writs, observing individuals in custody, perimeter patrol, armory, counting, shakedowns, movement, etc.
Travels by using a state issued vehicle to complete assignments.
Receives one week orientation at facility.
Given formal training in housing unit work, report writing, out-count work, yard work, running lines, individuals in custody at this institution and their assignments, chain-of-command, security buildings, disciplinary procedures, and any other training deemed necessary.
Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications
Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of high school.
Requires elementary knowledge of resident behavior problems.
Conditions of Employment
Requires completion of a pre-service security training course during trainee period.
Requires successful completion of a firearms training course and learn the proper use of firearms during trainee period.
Requires a valid appropriate driver's license and the ability to travel statewide.
Requires ability to pass the IDOC/IDJJ background check.
Requires ability to pass a drug screen. The use of unauthorized drugs by an employee, regardless of the position held, is prohibited.
Applicants are required to abide by all vaccine and/or other medical standards as set out by the employer.
About the Agency The Illinois Department of Corrections is a multicultural agency deeply committed to ensuring diversity, equity, and inclusion. Employees enjoy excellent benefits, including health, vision, and dental insurance; retirement plan and deferred compensation; state holidays and other benefit time off; tuition reimbursement; and pre-tax benefit programs. The department also offers extensive training and career advancement opportunities.
Illinois Department of Corrections is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Work Hours 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m., 11:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m.; shift and days off will vary
Work Location State Highway 146 East, Vienna, Illinois, 62995
Agency Contact Mitzi Minton - Central Screening Mitzi.Minton@illinois.gov
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