What are the responsibilities and job description for the Correctional Officer I position at Texas Department of Criminal Justice -...?
The duties of a TDCJ correctional officer include:
- Providing custody and security of offenders
- Observing actions of offenders
- Performing "pat" and "strip" searches of offenders
- Restraining and securing sometimes assaultive offenders
- Transferring and transporting offenders by walking or riding in various vehicles such as trailers, vans, buses, and other forms of transportation
- Direct supervision of inmate work groups in their daily assigned duties
- Preventing escapes
- Maintaining discipline in conformance with strict rules, regulations, and standard operating procedures
- Scheduling, training, and supervising staff
- Maintaining order and discipline among inmates
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: From $25.21 per hour
Expected hours: No less than 48 per week
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
Work Location: In person
Salary : $25