Wci Correction Officer

Are You Ready?

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!

• Maintain control of the institution to provide safety and security of the facility, inmates, staff, and general public by enforcing rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Supervise and direct inmate activity in assigned areas of the facility/institution.
• Assure assigned area is clean, safe, and secure.
• Monitor and operate security controls, equipment, and computers.
• Operate automotive vehicles in perimeter security and the transportation of inmates.
• Conduct inmate counts, security rounds, and searches.
• Complete required reports and serve on committees.
• Prevent escapes or incidents which threaten security.
• Use physical force, unarmed self‑defense, firearms, or other force to detain or secure inmates when necessary.

Newly hired Correction Officer will be hired at Step 1 ($24.16) and will move to Step 2 ($24.86) after 6 months of employment. Earn an additional $.60 per hour working 2nd or 3rd shift.

• High school diploma or G.E.D.
• Valid driver’s license; a commercial driver’s license is required for positions assigned to the transportation section or for vehicles qualifying as commercial.
• Successfully pass the Correction Officer Assessment or have completed the assessment within the past 24 months.
• Alternatively, be a current employee of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction who has been previously certified in a correction officer position.
• Probationary period of 365 days.

• Corrections
• Communications
• Criminology/Criminal Justice
• Law Enforcement
• Security, Ethics and Values
• Listening
• Observation
• Situational Awareness
• Teamwork