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ON-CALL CORRECTIONAL OFFICER 1 (CO 1)

Job Field: Office Jobs
Location: WALLA WALLA, WA
Salary: $15.38 - $20.03
Job Type: Full Time
JOB SUMMARY:
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               <td align="left"><font style="font-size: 100%;"><b>JOB DESCRIPTION:  </b><BR>The Washington State Department of Corrections is seeking highly motivated and talented individuals for the positions of on-call Correctional Officer 1 at the Washington State Penitentiary (WSP) in Walla Walla, WA. WSP is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.<BR><BR>The Washington State Penitentiary (WSP) is comprised of 2 complexes and 1 Minimum Security Unit. In all, WSP houses approximately 2,000 offenders and employs approximately 1,175 staff.<BR> <BR>Whether the work is inside a prison, in community corrections, or in an administrative office, the Washington State Department of Corrections professional staff experience a high degree of personal satisfaction knowing they are creating environments in which all offenders can learn to make choices that contribute to a safer society.  <BR> Duties: <BR>In an adult correctional facility, Correctional Officers provide safety and security, and assist in controlling, directing, and monitoring the activities and movement of adult offenders. This includes maintaining security of the institution and controlling movement into, out of and within the institution in accordance with established department methods and procedures.<BR> <BR>Correctional Officers are expected to be a positive role model for offenders and work to help them become productive members of society from the day they arrive under supervision. Correctional Officers use psychology and good communication skills to correct and counteract criminal thinking of offenders while maintaining safe confinement environments for offenders to pursue a successful re-entry into communities. The successful candidates for Correctional Officer 1 will posses creative thinking, self-confidence, strong role-modeling and good conditioning.<BR> <BR>Correctional Officers must successfully complete Correctional Worker Core (CWC), a six-week academy for all correctional workers employed in DOC prison facilities. We know that managing difficult people takes more than force. It takes observation, knowledge, skills and continual practice. Every DOC employee is provided with initial training designed to help assure safe working conditions. In addition, officers participate in the Correctional Officer Achievement Program (COACH), a unique in the nation, comprehensive, year-long, structured on-the-job training program for new correctional officers. In COACH, new officers continue to build on the skills and knowledge they learned in the CWC. With the supervision and coaching of Correctional Sergeants and Job Coaches, new officers gain competency and fluency in the core skills needed to perform duties of a correctional officer. <BR> <BR><b>JOB REQUIREMENTS:  </b>  <BR><li>Graduation from high school or GED. </li><BR><li>Valid driver's license to drive employer vehicles. </li><BR><li>The ability to carry a firearm is required. </li><BR><BR><b>Employer will conduct Background Check, Drug Screening, and Psychological Evaluation</b><BR><BR><BR><b>HOURS / DAYS / SCHEDULE:  </b>  <BR>These are on-call/intermittent positions with no minimum hour guarantee, On Call Correctional Officers have the opportunity to work 25 to 40 hours per week.<BR><BR><b>SALARY / WAGE / BENEFITS:  </b> <BR>Starting salary is $15.38 to $20.03 per hour, Exceptional Benefits package.<BR><BR><b>CLOSING DATE / DEADLINE:  </b>  <BR>Recruitment will continue until position is filled<BR><BR><b>HOW TO APPLY / REQUEST A REFERRAL :</b><BR>Contact WorkSource in person to request a referral, application instructions and additional information. Employer requires Online Application, minimum of three professional references with current contact information.  There will be an Orientation at WorkSource on August 14, 2012, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. <BR><BR>WorkSource refers only applicants who meet ALL employer requirements.<BR><BR>If you are referred to this position, your name will be shared with the employer to verify you have completed the application process.<BR><BR><BR><BR></font></td>
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