Correctional Officer
Correctional Officer
STATE OF IOWA
Location: Anamosa State Penitentiary,
Anamosa, Iowa
Pay Range: ($41,433.60 - $61,401.60 yearly,
$19.92 - $29.52 hourly)
Shift: 2:30 pm to 10:30 pm with 2 consecutive
days off during the week
Job Description: Observes offender
behavior/interaction with staff, other offenders,
and visitors; communicates observations
to supervisory and program staff to ensure
effective security and consistent application
of offender change principles. Continuously
interacts with offenders, assisting in the
development of problem solving skills,
providing positive reinforcement when
appropriate, and instituting corrective
measures (informal counseling or sanctions,
formal disciplinary action, or physical force)
when necessary and as authorized by law/
police.
Benefits: Include IPERS retirement
program, group health & dental insurance, paid
leave, 401(a)/457 retirement plan with employer
match, holiday pay, free uniforms, etc.
Anamosa State Penitentiary is an AA/EEO employer
THIS JOB POSTING CLOSES ON 9/29/19.
The Iowa Department of Corrections (IDOC) is responsible for nine institutions housing approximately 8,200 individuals, and the accreditation and funding of eight district departments of correctional services that supervise about 30,800 people in the community on any given day.
Additionally, the IDOC is responsible for jail inspections, and for Iowa Prison Industries, a not-for-profit program that teaches valuable manufacturing job skills to incarcerated individuals.
The IDOC carries out its mission by managing a coordinated system of evidence based, research informed services and interventions within a continuum of custody and community supervision levels.