Correctional Officer - South Fork Forest Camp (Tillamook) Relocation Assistance Available!

Overview

Initial Posting Date : 09 / 04 / 2025

Application Deadline :

Agency : Department of Corrections

Salary Range : $5,729 - $7,785

Position Type : Employee

Position Title : Correctional Officer - South Fork Forest Camp (Tillamook) Relocation Assistance Available!

Job Description :

Correctional Officer, South Fork Forest Camp (Tillamook) Oregon Department of Corrections

Your Role

Are you looking for a career that will challenge your personal fitness, intellect, and maturity? What if your work environment could include various tasks allowing you to gain insight on yourself and others?

Becoming a Correctional Officer may be the way to fulfill those goals! The Oregon Department of Corrections' (DOC) next Basic Corrections Course is starting soon, and we want you to be one of our students!

As a Correctional Officer, you will set limits, provide good role model examples, and assist in facilitating positive change in the lives of adults in custody (AIC).

This announcement is for South Fork Forest Camp in Tillamook, Oregon. DOC offers many positions across Oregon – locations include Baker City, Ontario, Wilsonville, Madras, Portland, Salem, Pendleton, Umatilla, and Lakeview. If you are interested in additional locations, you will need to apply to announcements that are specific to that facility.

Relocation Assistance : Relocation costs may be paid in some cases. Please contact recruitment for further information.

Our Basic Corrections Courses (BCC) fill up quickly, so act fast! If a career in corrections interests you, don't hesitate.

Once hired, you will begin by attending the Basic Corrections Course (BCC). Your training is on-the-job, meaning you will start earning a paycheck during your training! Previous correctional experience is not a requirement. We invest in training and educating YOU, if you have the right personal attributes! At DOC we are looking for people with the right integrity, passion for helping others, and motivation. This position is an entry level position.

Your first year is considered to be a probationary period including the BCC (seven-weeks training in our academy course, this training is eligible for college credit towards your degree), classroom training, online courses, health and fitness classes, force skills training, and a comprehensive Field Training Evaluation Program (FTEP). BCC is certified by the Department of Public Safety and Standards Training (DPSST). For the duration of the probationary period, work hours, shifts, and days off will vary based on the needs of the institution.

All Correctional Officer positions are union represented — training, work hours, breaks, days off, etc. will be determined by your institution's labor contract. Once the probationary period is completed, work shifts and days off may be subject to a bid process in accordance with the applicable labor contract.

Minimum Qualifications

• Possess a high school diploma or GED
• Be 21 years of age or older
• United States citizen
• Meet DPSST Physical Standards
• Possess reading comprehension, report writing, and retention abilities
• Satisfactorily complete an ODOC background investigation

Special Qualifications

Required and Requested Skills

The National Testing Network also provides dimensional ratings on applicants. We review for the following :

Working as a team member

Use of grammar and understanding of written content.

Of being unprofessionally involved with offenders

Nature of the Work

As a Correctional Officer, you will work in a team setting to maintain order within the institutions, enforcing rules and regulations while providing care to ensure safety and security. You will help adults in custody be orderly and obey agency guidelines and standards while monitoring their activities and supervising their work assignments. Cell checks and searches of adults in custody and their living quarters for contraband, settling disputes, and enforcing discipline are often required. Observing, inspecting, and reporting of safety, sanitary, and fire hazard are routine.

About the Department

The Oregon Department of Corrections is responsible for over 12,000 adults in custody in 12 state prisons throughout Oregon. It advises and evaluates counties regarding administration of probation and parole programs supervising more than 24,000 offenders in Oregon communities. The mission is to protect communities, promote accountability, and transform lives.

The Oregon Department of Corrections serves a diverse and changing population of people who are incarcerated and on supervision. We commit to creating an organization both reflecting the diversity of the population we serve and ensuring all employees thrive in a culture of safety, trust, and belonging. We strive to be an anti-racist corrections system. Welcoming, inclusive, and respectful of all people. Free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.

The Department offers a variety of programs and opportunity to create a safe and healthy environment to for our staff, volunteers, and adults in custody. Joining the Oregon Department of Corrections is joining a team working for the benefit of our communities through innovative and proven correctional practices.

Benefits

The salary range listed above is for non-PERS qualifying applicants. PERS qualifying applicants may be eligible for an adjusted range to reflect an additional 6.95%.

The State of Oregon provides a generous benefit package, which includes :

Additional incentives

Process – What to Expect

Step 1 : Submit your Workday online application.

Step 2 : After you apply, you will be sent information regarding the NTN REACT test. This test is an in-person exam and is offered throughout the state. Apply via our announcement and follow NTN guidance. Free test vouchers may be obtained by contacting odocjobs@doc.oregon.gov.

Step 3 : DOC will review and process your application. A criminal history check will be completed from information gathered through various sources.

Step 4 : Before you are scheduled for an interview you will complete an electronic Statement of Personal History (eSOPH). You will have 14 days to complete it. Topics include : Personal Information, Relatives, Education, Residence History, Employment History, Personal References, Law Enforcement Applications, Military, Legal, Drug Use, Motor Vehicles, Other Topics. You will not move forward to the interview until you complete eSOPH and it passes review.

Step 5 : DOC will contact you to complete the background investigation.

Step 6 : If selected, there will be a conditional offer and you will be required to pass a pre-employment medical exam and psychological evaluation in accordance with DPSST's requirements.

Requirements for Employment

The successful candidate must pass a CJIS fingerprint-based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility. Due to CJIS requirements related to system access, some felony convictions could disqualify you. Applicants will be subject to a Computerized Criminal History and Motor Vehicles check as well as a background investigation. Adverse background information may be grounds for disqualification.

Additional Information – monitor Workday and email accounts. Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging are embedded in DOC core values. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other protected characteristics. For more information see EEOC Know Your Rights.

The Oregon Department of Corrections is committed to PREA. Learn more about PREA.

Under Oregon Law, qualifying veterans may apply for veterans' preference. Please review our veterans' preference page for details. If you are a veteran, you will receive a task in Workday to upload your documents after you submit your application.

Questions

For questions about the position, selection process, or accommodations, contact the recruiter and reference the requisition number. Recruiter : Jeana Jeffries, Jeana.M.Jeffries@doc.oregon.gov

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