Corrections CADET, Sergeant, or Sergeant-Master

Overview

Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections – Corrections Services
David Wade Correctional Center, Homer, LA

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This position has a Special Entrance Rate at each level. SER details:

• Corrections Cadet SER: $17.50 per hour
• Corrections Sergeant SER: $18.80 per hour
• Corrections Sergeant-Master SER: $20.11 per hour

There is Premium Pay for this position: a rate between $0.50 and $1.00 per 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 incarcerated in a State prison facility.
• Primarily responsible for the custody and security of inmates in facility buildings, dorms, workshops, and/or fields.
• Supervise housekeeping of inmate housing areas, escort prisoners, investigate suspicious activities, and perform in-depth security searches of inmate(s) person, property, living quarters and work locations.
• Supervise inmate work crews, patrol areas of the prison, and transport inmates as assigned.
• Follow directions from upper level officers and departmental policies and regulations.
• Will receive firearms training.

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

• 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).

• Culture: DOC values and supports employees through recognition programs, promotes internal opportunities, clear communication, and professional development.
• Growth:
  Professional growth is encouraged through various avenues.
• Benefits:
  Defined benefit pension, health insurance (post-retirement), at least 10 paid holidays, sick and annual leave that rolls over, paid time off for hours over 40 per week, deferred compensation, and flexible benefits.

Salary depends on level of experience. Vacancies may be filled as Cadet, Sergeant, or Sergeant-Master depending on experience.

Maximum salary for the Corrections Sergeant-Master is $70,845.00 annually. Refer to the Job Specifications tab on the LA Careers Current Job Opportunities page for specific salary ranges, minimum qualifications, and job concepts for each level.

• This position may be filled as a Temporary Job Appointment. If permanent, the employee will be converted to a probationary appointment.

• No Civil Service Test Score is required to be considered for this vacancy.

• Any degree, certificate, special license, or DD-214 must be verified by official documentation prior to hire.
• Any 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 on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future opportunities.

Review your application to ensure it is current. Important: in the supplemental questions section, applicants must authorize the HR Office to contact prior employers to check references under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) to be considered for employment by answering YES to the PREA question.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. There is no guarantee that all applicants will be interviewed. The hiring supervisor has 90 days from the…