Corrections CADET, Sergeant, or Sergeant-Master

Overview

DIXON CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE
Jackson, LA

This position has a Special Entrance Rate at each level (SER):
Corrections Cadet $17.50 per hour;
Corrections Sergeant $18.80 per hour;
Corrections Sergeant-Master $20.11 per hour. There is Premium Pay for this position: a rate between $0.50 and $1.00 an hour for each regular hour worked, based on years of service with DOC, in addition to regular pay.

• Six week Correctional Officer Training Academy.
• Work closely with inmates in a State prison facility.
• Primarily responsible for the custody and security of inmates in facility buildings, dorms, workshops, and/or fields.
• Supervise housing areas, escort prisoners, investigate suspicious activities, and perform security searches/shakedowns of inmates and their living areas and work locations.
• Supervise inmate work crews, patrol prison areas, and transport inmates as assigned.
• Follow directions from supervising officers and departmental policies and regulations.
• Receive firearms training.

Eligible for additional pay increase after becoming permanent for having an Associate or Baccalaureate Degree in Behavioral Rehabilitation, Behavioral Science, Criminal Justice, Criminology, Forensic Science, Law, Psychology, Social Work, or Sociology from an accredited institution.

• Start as a Corrections Cadet (may start as a Corrections Sergeant with qualifying experience).
• Eligible for reallocation to Corrections Sergeant after 6 months of successful employment.
• Eligible for reallocation to Corrections Sergeant-Master after one year of LA DOC employment.
• With 2 years of correctional office experience and permanent status, eligible to apply for promotion to Corrections Lieutenant (up two pay levels from Corrections Sergeant-Master).

• Vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a Cadet, Sergeant, or Sergeant-Master depending on experience.
• The maximum salary for the Corrections Sergeant-Master is $70,845.00 annually.
• Salary ranges and minimum qualifications are listed in the Job Specifications tab on the LA Careers site.
• This position may be filled as a Temporary Job Appointment; if permanent, conversion to a probationary appointment occurs.

• No Civil Service Test Score is required to be considered for this vacancy.
• Any degree, certificate, license, or DD-214 must be verified by official documentation prior to hire.
• Qualifying experience based on college credit hours should have an accompanying transcript for verification.
• Failure to provide qualifying work experience may result in your application not being considered.

• To apply for this vacancy, click the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application (usable for this vacancy and future opportunities).
• Review your application to ensure it is current.

• In the supplemental questions, applicants must authorize the HR Office of DPS&C-Corrections Services to contact prior employers to check references under PREA to be considered for employment.
• Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections.
• There is no guarantee of an interview; hiring decisions are made within 90 days from the posting closing date.
• Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application.
• This Agency is a Drug Free Workplace. This is a 24-hour facility. Applicants may be required to work shift work.

Equal Opportunity The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections - Corrections Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any non-merit factor including disability.

Christy Rossin
Dixon Correctional Institute
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