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CORRECTIONS CADET, SERGEANT, or SERGEANT-MASTERGovernment Jobs • Homer, LA, US
CORRECTIONS CADET, SERGEANT, or SERGEANT-MASTER

CORRECTIONS CADET, SERGEANT, or SERGEANT-MASTER

Government Jobs • Homer, LA, US
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Corrections Cadet Position

The State of Louisiana is offering a position at the David Wade Correctional Center in Homer, LA. The salary depends on qualifications.

This position has a Special Entrance Rate at each level :

  • Corrections Cadet has an SER of $17.50 per hour.
  • Corrections Sergeant has an SER of $18.80 per hour.
  • Corrections Sergeant-Master has an SER of $20.11 per hour.

There is premium pay for this position :

  • A rate between $.50 and $1.00 an hour for each regular hour worked, based on years of service with DOC, in addition to regular pay.

    • Position specific duties include :

  • Six week Correctional Officer Training Academy.
  • Work closely with inmates incarcerated in a State prison facility.
  • Primarily responsible for the custody and security of inmates - in facility buildings, prison dorms, workshops, and / or fields.
  • Supervise housekeeping of inmate housing areas, escort prisoners, investigate suspicious activities, and perform in-depth security searches / shakedowns of inmate's person, property, living quarters and work locations.
  • Supervise inmate work crews, patrol areas of the prison, and transport inmates as assigned.
  • Follow direction given by upper level officers, departmental policies, and regulations.
  • Will receive firearms training.

    • Incentive pay is eligible for additional pay increase after becoming permanent, for having an Associate Degree or a Baccalaureate Degree in the following fields : Behavioral Rehabilitation, Behavioral Science, Criminal Justice, Criminology, Forensic Science, Law, Psychology, Social Work, or Sociology from an accredited college, university, or technical college.

    Career progression includes :

  • Start as a Corrections Cadet. (May start as a Corrections Sergeant with certain qualifying experience.)
  • Eligible for reallocation, up one pay level from Cadet, to Corrections Sergeant after 6 months of successful employment.
  • Eligible for reallocation, up two pay levels from Sergeant, to Corrections Sergeant-Master after one year of successful LA DOC employment.
  • With 2 years of Correctional Officer experience and permanent status, eligible to apply for promotion to Corrections Lieutenant, which is up two pay levels from Corrections Sergeant-Master.

    • The maximum salary for the Corrections Sergeant-Master is $70,845.00 annually. Vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a Cadet, Sergeant, or Sergeant-Master depending on the level and / or type of experience of the selected applicant(s).

    Exams and license requirements include :

  • No Civil Service Test Score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
  • Any degree, certificate, special license, or DD-214 must be verified by official documentation prior to hire.
  • Any qualifying experience that is based on college credit / college hours should have an accompanying transcript for verification.
  • Failure to provide your qualifying work experience may result in your application not being considered.

    • To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application.

    Review your application to make sure it is current. In the supplemental questions section, applicants must authorize the HR Office of DPS&C-Corrections Services to contact prior employers to check references under the Prison Rape Elimination Act, to be considered for employment, by answering 'YES' to the PREA question. Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed. The hiring supervisor / manager has 90 days from the closing date of the announcement to make a hiring decision. Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process.

    The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections - Corrections Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any non-merit factor including disability.

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