Correctional Officer

Job Summary:
We are seeking dedicated Correctional Officers to join our team. As a Correctional Officer, you will be responsible for maintaining order within correctional facilities and ensuring the safety and security of inmates and staff.

**This is correctional work involving the custody and care of prisoners; performs other duties as assigned.**

Essential Functions
- Enforce policies and procedures pertaining to inmates, including supervision, inmate intake and discharge and related correctional administrative tasks;
- Maintain accurate official inmate counts;
- Inspect inmates' quarters and enforce standards of cleanliness, safety, sanitation and fire prevention;
- Ensure security of the facility to prevent escape including screening visitors and inspecting packages and other items brought or sent to the detention center;
- Search inmates and their property, living quarters and detention center facilities to detect pilferage and the possession of contraband;
- Supervise the distribution of meals to inmates and ensure that all utensils are accounted for and returned to the kitchen;
- Maintains records and prepares written and oral reports as required;
- Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

**Education and Experience**:

- High School Diploma or GED;
**Additional Requirements**:

- Must be 18 years of age, possess a valid Maryland State Motor Vehicle License and be a U.S. Citizen or a resident alien;
- Must pass written entrance exam, physical agility test, polygraph, physical, psychological examination, drug screen and successfully pass extensive background investigation with favorable results;
- Weight must be in proportion to height, body frame and age;
- Vision must be correctable to 20/20;
- Must successfully complete the entrance level program for Correctional Officers within one year of appointment;
- Must be able to work shift work including weekends and holidays.

**Supervision**:
Supervisor: Correctional Officer First Class I in the absence of a Corporal

Supervises: N/A

**Physical Training Requirements**:
**Recruits must also Demonstrate the following**:
Execute a jump and climb from a height of at least four (4) feet, must have the ability to run 1.5 miles with a distance of at least 300 yards at full speed, and have the ability to run up and down two flights of stairs as well as have the ability to demonstrate other various fitness requirements such as; push-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups (males) and flex arm hang (females)

**Physical and Environmental Conditions**:
Work demands occasional strenuous effort. For example, handling of moderate to heavy boxes, tools, equipment, or materials of 30 to 150 pounds and have the ability to evacuate people from dangerous conditions.

This position requires the ability to run, climb, jump, lift, drag, crawl, carry, push and pull of objects and have the ability to use bodily force, wearing of Personnel Protective Equipment/PPE, including but limited to; Kevlar vest, gun belt and Gas/Protective mask.

The work environment involves high risks with exposure to potentially dangerous situations or

unusual environmental stress and physical threat which require a range of safety and other precautions, e.g., aggressive human behavior, or similar situations where conditions cannot be controlled.

Education and Experience

1. Ability to gain thorough knowledge of St. Mary’s County Government policies and procedures;
2. Ability to gain thorough knowledge of the Office of the Sheriff policies and procedures;
3. Ability to gain thorough knowledge of modern correctional methods and objectives;
4. Ability to use and care for security equipment, firearms and non-lethal weapons;
5. Ability to effectively communicate with other staff and especially members of the public;
6. Ability to make decisions in accordance with established federal, state and local laws;
8. Ability to understand and follow complex oral and written instructions;
9. Ability to work independently on tasks and maintain records;
10. Ability to plan, organize, and execute complicated and continuing assignments accurately, with minimum instruction or review;
11. Effective business English, grammar, legal terminology, and math skills

Pay: $50,000.00 - $52,416.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Morning shift
- Night shift
- Weekends as needed

Application Question(s):

- Vision must be correctable to 20/20

**Education**:

- High school or equivalent (preferred)

License/Certification:

- Driver's License (preferred)

Shift availability:

- Day Shift (preferred)
- Night Shift (preferred)
- Overnight Shift (preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

- Leonardtown, MD: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In p