Job Description - MCI Correction Officer (23000AUW)

　　 Work Locations: 

　　Marion Correctional Institute 

　　940 Marion-Williamsport Road 

　　 Marion 43302

　　Organization: Rehabilitation & Correction - Marion Correctional Institution

　　Classified Indicator: Classified

　　Bargaining Unit / Exempt: Bargaining Unit

　　Schedule: Full-time

　　Compensation: 22.02 - 28.96

　　Technical Skills: Communications, Corrections, Criminology/Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement, Security

　　Professional Skills: Ethics and Values, Listening, Situational Awareness, Teamwork, Observation

　　 Agency Contact Name: Deb Owens, HR Director

　　Agency Contact Information: [email protected]/ 740-251-5222/[email protected] 

　　MCI Correction Officer (23000AUW) 

　　Job Duties

　　Who We Are...

　　Guided by a single mission "To reduce recidivism among those we touch," the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction believes that everyone is capable of positive change.   Our staff embrace these core values and serves as role models for pro-social behavior conveying an attitude of dignity and respect in the treatment of others.

　　What We Do...

　　The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction has been tasked with front line crime reduction through rehabilitative treatment and programming efforts provided in a safe, secure and humane correctional environment and effective community supervision.  Our goal is to protect the public through helping individuals turn away from crime and become productive, contributing members of our communities, ensuring a safer Ohio for all Ohioans now and in the future.

　　To learn more about our Institution, please visit our website at  www.drc.ohio.gov/aoci

　　To learn more about our agency, please visit our website at www.drc.ohio.gov

　　For questions, please email 

　　[email protected]

　　Are You Ready?

　　We are thrilled to see that you are interested in beginning your career with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction!  Without a doubt, this will be the most rewarding and meaningful work you'll ever find with a work family that is second to none!

　　What You'll Do:

　　The Correction Officer responsibilities include: 

　　Maintaining control of the institution to provide for safety and security of the facility, inmates, staff, and general public by enforcing rules/regulations/policies and procedures Supervise and direct inmate activity in assigned areas of the facility/institution Assuring assigned area is clean, safe, and secure Monitoring and operating security controls, equipment, and computers Operation of automotive vehicles in perimeter security and the transportation of inmates Conducting inmate counts, security rounds, and searches Completes required reports and serves on committees Prevents escapes or incidents which threaten security When necessary, uses physical force, unarmed self-defense, firearms, or other force to detain or secure inmates 

　　Newly hired Correction Officer will be hired at step 1 $22.02 and will move to step 2 $22.66 after 6 months employment.                           

　　Correction Officers who separated employment with Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) who are rehired into the Corr