Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

The Illinois Department of Corrections is a multicultural agency deeply committed to ensuring diversity, equity, and inclusion. This commitment is at the forefront of our operations, hiring, policies and procedures, and training. We recognize the benefit of workplace empowerment, the importance of diversity and fully support an environment where ALL employees are treated fairly, respectfully, and have equal access to opportunities and resources necessary to thrive and contribute to the agency’s success. IDOC genuinely values the differences of individuals in our custody and is committed to ensuring a healthy living environment where they feel valued, respected, and included. Through our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), we shall establish and uphold agency policies and practices conducive to eliminating all forms of exclusion including, but not limited to, racism, ageism, ableism, sexism, discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender, and religious oppression. The IDOC team works to serve justice in Illinois and increase public safety by promoting positive change in behavior of individuals in custody, operating successful reentry programs, and reducing victimization. 

The Correctional Officer performs security and custodial duties, supervising and maintaining control of Individuals in Custody’s movement and activities on an assigned shift, giving direction and making decisions as required, referring non-routine decisions to the superior officer, as well as enforcing and maintaining disciplinary, safety, sanitary, security and custodial measures. The Correctional Officer position is a vital position for the custody, control, and safety of all IDOC facilities. 

Benefits:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid time off
• BeWell IL wellness program

Responsibilities:

• Maintains orderly conduct of visitors and individuals in custody
• Serves as the tower officer
• Serves as a writ officer certifying safety and security of the individual in custody being escorted on writ
• Serves as an inter/outer patrol officer. Makes routine patrols of the perimeter areas checking for contraband, unauthorized person and security breaches
• Completes disciplinary and incident reports on individuals in custody
• Enforces, maintains discipline, safety, sanitation, security and custodial measures in all areas of assignment

Requirements:

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years high school
• Requires the successful completion of an approved correctional officer training program
• Prefers working knowledge and understanding of the methods and objects of discipline required to handle persons under restraint
• Prefers the ability to enforce and maintain discipline, safety, sanitations, security, and custodial measures
• Requires a valid, appropriate driver’s license and the ability to travel statewide
• Requires ability to pass the IDOC/IDJJ background check and ability to carry a firearm
• Requires ability to pass a drug screen. The use of unauthorized drugs by an employee, regardless of the position held, is prohibited
• Applicants are required to abide by all vaccine and/or other medical standards as set out by the employer

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