CORRECTIONS CADET, SERGEANT, or SERGEANT-MASTER

Corrections Cadet Position

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections Corrections Services is hiring for a Corrections Cadet position at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in St. Gabriel, LA. The salary depends on qualifications. The position has a Special Entrance Rate at each level. Corrections Cadet has an SER of $19.58 per hour. Corrections Sergeant has an SER of $20.88 per hour. Corrections Sergeant-Master has an SER of $22.27 per hour. A rate between $1.00 and $2.00 an hour for each regular hour worked, based on years of service with DOC, in addition to regular pay.

Position specific duties include :

• Six week Correctional Officer Training Academy.
• Work closely with inmates incarcerated in a state prison facility.
• Primarily responsible for the custody and security of inmates - in facility buildings, prison dorms, workshops, and / or fields.
• Supervise housekeeping of inmate housing areas, escort prisoners, investigate suspicious activities, and perform in-depth security searches / shakedowns of inmates person, property, living quarters and work locations.
• Supervise inmate work crews, patrol areas of the prison, and transport inmates as assigned.
• Follow direction given by upper level officers, departmental policies, and regulations.
• Will receive firearms training.

Incentive pay is eligible for additional pay increase after becoming permanent, for having an Associate Degree or a Baccalaureate Degree in the following fields : Behavioral Rehabilitation, Behavioral Science, Criminal Justice, Criminology, Forensic Science, Law, Psychology, Social Work, or Sociology from an accredited college, university, or technical college.

Career progression includes :

This position may be filled as a Temporary Job Appointment. Should a permanent position become available, the employee will be converted to a probationary appointment.

Exams and license requirements include :

To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Review your application to make sure it is current. IMPORTANT : In the supplemental questions section, applicants must authorize the HR Office of DPS&C-Corrections Services to contact prior employers to check references under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), to be considered for employment, by answering 'YES' to the PREA question.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed. The hiring supervisor / manager has 90 days from the closing date of the announcement to make a hiring decision. Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

For information about this job posting contact :

Human Resources Department

Elayn Hunt Correctional Center

Phone : 225-319-4128

Fax : 225-319-4592