DOC Logan Security - Correctional Officer Trainee

Agency

Department of Corrections - Logan Correctional Center

Closing Date / Time : 06 / 30 / 2025 11 : 59 PM

Salary : Anticipated Starting Salary : $4,169 / month; CBA Applies; Full Range : $4,169 - $5,853 / month.

Job Type : Salaried

County : Logan

Number of Vacancies : 100

Plan / BU : RC006

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement / labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

All applicants who want to be considered for this position

MUST

apply electronically through the Illinois Department of Corrections Website : Become a Correctional Officer

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery)

will not be considered

Posting Identification Number : 36553

The Correctional Officer Trainee position, for a period not to exceed three months, will receive formalized and on-the-job training in security and custodial duties for IDOC. Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to be physically fit at the level required at screening prior to arrival at the Training Academy. Upon successful completion of Pre-service Security Training, IDOC cadets will participate in a formal ceremony at the academy and cadets are awarded certificates and badges and sworn to the Oath of Office.

DOC employs Correctional Officer Trainees at each of its 26 Correctional Centers across the state. Positions will be filled at different times for each of the following facilities :

• Big Muddy River - Jefferson County
• Centralia - Clinton County
• Danville - Vermillion County
• Decatur - Macon County
• Dixon - Lee County
• East Moline - Rock Island County
• Graham - Montgomery County
• Hill - Knox County
• Illinois River - Fulton County
• Jacksonville - Morgan County
• Kewanee - Henry County
• Lawrence - Lawrence County
• Lincoln - Logan County
• Logan - Logan County
• Menard - Randolph County
• Pinckneyville - Perry County
• Pontiac - Livingston County
• Robinson - Crawford County
• Shawnee - Johnson County
• Sheridan - LaSalle County
• Southwestern IL - St Clair County
• Stateville - Will County
• Taylorville - Christian County
• Vandalia - Fayette County
• Vienna - Johnson County
• Western - Brown County

For more information about the training process to become a correctional officer, visit Training Academy - About (illinois.gov) on the Department's website.

Job Responsibilities :

Minimum Qualifications :

Conditions of Employment :

About the Agency : 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. Employees enjoy excellent benefits, including health, vision, and dental insurance; retirement plan and deferred compensation; state holidays and other benefit time off; tuition reimbursement; and pre-tax benefit programs. The department also offers extensive training and career advancement opportunities. The Illinois Department of Corrections is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Work Hours : 7 : 00 a.m. - 3 : 00 p.m., 3 : 00 p.m. - 11 : 00 p.m., 11 : 00 p.m. - 7 : 00 a.m.; shift and days off will vary

Work Location : 1096 1350th St, Lincoln, Illinois, 62656

Agency Contact :

Mitzi Minton - Central Screening

Mitzi.Minton@illinois.gov

Posting Group : Public Safety

This position [DOES NOT] contain "Specialized Skills" (as that term is used in CBAs).

The main form of communication will be through email. Please check your "junk mail", "spam", or "other" folder for communication(s) regarding any submitted application(s). You may receive emails from the following addresses :

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