CORRECTIONS CORPORAL - STATEWIDE
State of Nebraska

Job Info

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Description
Accepting applications for entry-level Corporal positions in our facilities statewide - Tecumseh, Lincoln, and Omaha.

Bonuses and benefits available, conditions apply:

• $20,000 relocation hiring bonus PLUS moving expense reimbursement when hired at the Reception and Treatment Center, Nebraska State Penitentiary, and the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (male maximum facilities) OR
• $15,000 sign-on bonus for the Reception and Treatment Center, Nebraska State Penitentiary, and the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution
• Monthly commuter bonus for the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution
• Competitive salary with shift differential, advancement opportunities plus benefits to include medical/dental/vision insurance, free basic life insurance, 156% state-matched retirement, 100% tuition assistance, paid vacations, holidays, and sick leave.

The Corrections Corporal selection process includes the following steps:

Online application

Correction Selection Inventory (CSI) online assessment by invitation only (no study guide or preparation required)

Interview

Security background check

Reference checks

Medical exam

Drug test.

Call or text SSgt. Riley Weitz, Recruiting Officer, at 402-840-0032, if you have questions. Additional information can be found at www.corrections.nebraska.gov.

For Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodations, please contact ADA Coordinator Mike Carr at 402-479-5812 or mike.carr@nebraska.gov.

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Examples of Work

• Monitor inmates/offenders in a wide variety of situations and activities. Inmate/offender monitoring may either be direct or indirect through subordinate Correctional Officers.
• Enforces facility rules and regulations governing the conduct of inmates/offenders.
• Conducts and evaluates on-the-job training for newly assigned Corrections Officers, if applicable.
• Documents inmate/offender behavior, status and movement.
• Searches inmates'/offenders' person, quarters and work areas for contraband.
• Operates or monitors the operation of manual, computerized and/or electronically controlled security equipment, maintaining controlled movement of inmates/offenders, staff members and the public.
• Responsible for inmate/offender housing areas. Responsibility includes sanitation, serving meals, laundry inventory, supplies, etc. Maintains all daily control documentation, i.e. logs, counts, etc.
• May be in charge of visiting areas, ensuring compliance with rules and regulations involving those areas.
• Transports or oversees the transportation of inmates/offenders who leave the facility on any form of transportation into the community.
• Assists supervisory staff in the operation of maximum security areas, i.e. segregation units.
• Recommends improvements to security procedures when appropriate.
• Overtime, voluntary and mandatory, includes weekends, holidays and double shifts.

Qualifications / Requirements
REQUIREMENTS: At least 18 years of age; high school education or equivalent; valid driver's license; and must be able to legally possess a firearm and ammunition.

PREFERRED: Bilingual (English/Spanish) skills desired and assessed.

OTHER: Must have a valid driver's license. Successful completion of examination and screening process. Overtime, voluntary and mandatory, includes weekends, holidays and double-shifts. Must be able to work a shift assignment including weekends and holidays.

Applicants accepting a job offer must pass the following pre-employment exams in this order:

Medical exam, and

At a randomly announced time, pass a drug test.

Once at the Staff Training Academy, must successfully complete the fully paid NE Corrections Training Program to include CPR, first aid, firearms, and self-defense tactics.

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