CORRECTIONS CORPORAL - COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS CENTER - LINCOLN
State of Nebraska

Lincoln, Nebraska

Posted in Public Sector and Government


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Job Info


Description
KEEP PEOPLE SAFE. Offering a competitive salary with shift differential, advancement opportunities plus benefits to include medical/dental/vision insurance, free basic life insurance, retirement, 100% tuition assistance, paid vacations, holidays, and sick leave. TESTING & INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD IN LINCOLN. Invitations to schedule the test and interview date will be emailed upon receipt of application.

The Corrections Corporal selection process includes the following steps:
• Online application • Corrections Selection Inventory (CSI) online assessment by invitation only
• 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 Chyelle Pitts-Chatman at 402-479-5812 or chyelle.pittschatman@nebraska.gov.

Examples of Work
Supervise inmates in a wide variety of situations and activities. Conduct thorough inspections and searches of inmates, buildings and grounds. Negotiate extensive pedestrian and perimeter and grounds inspections outdoors. Move heavy furniture and equipment with assistance (up to 100 pounds) during searches. Prepare documentation regarding institutional matters such as incident reports, misconduct reports and logs. Conduct counts.

Operate security equipment such as portable and mobile radios, electronic panel switches, keys in locks, fire extinguishing equipment, hand tools, and mechanical levers. Place and remove restraints on inmates. Operate control center. Recognize critical behavior. Respond to emergency situations. Restrain and control inmates. Transport inmates leaving the institution on selected travel orders. Drive state vehicles. Follow written directives, post orders, and special instructions in addition to policies and procedures which dictate daily, routine and emergency procedures. Enforce rules and regulations.

Communicate with other staff by using portable and mobile radios, telephones, pagers, intercoms and similar adaptive equipment. Complete and maintain annual certification of Training Academy classes including CPR, self-defense, first aid, firearms and chemical agents exposure. Employ techniques learned as necessary. Supervise compliance with safety, sanitation, health and personal hygiene standards. Supervise the issue, use and storage of caustic, toxic and flammable substances. Distribute inmate mail. Obtain and maintain Medication Aide certification. Distribute medication as necessary. 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.

OTHER: Must have a valid driver's license. This position requires Medication Aide certification. If not currently certified, must obtain certification within two months of appointment. Overtime, voluntary and mandatory, includes weekends, holidays and double-shifts. 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.


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