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DOC Decatur Security - Correctional Officer Trainee

DOC Decatur Security - Correctional Officer Trainee

Governor of IllinoisDecatur, IL, US
7 hours ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Overview

Agency : Department of Corrections

Closing Date / Time : 12 / 31 / 2025

Salary : Anticipated Starting Salary : $4,169 / month; CBA Applies; Full Range : $4,169 - $5,751 / month

Job Type : Salaried

County : Macon

Number of Vacancies : 100

Plan / BU : RC006 Corrections Employees, AFSCME

Posting Identification Number : 36352

Mission / Position

The Correctional Officer Trainee position, for a period not to exceed three months, will receive formalized and on-the-job training in security and custodial duties for IDOC. Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to be physically fit at the level required at screening prior to arrival at the Training Academy. Upon successful completion of Pre-service Security Training, IDOC cadets will participate in a formal ceremony at the academy, and cadets are awarded certificates and badges and sworn to the Oath of Office.

DOC employs Correctional Officer Trainees at each of its 26 Correctional Centers across the state. Positions will be filled at different times for each of the following facilities :

  • Big Muddy River – Jefferson County
  • Centralia – Clinton County
  • Danville – Vermilion County
  • Decatur – Macon County
  • Dixon – Lee County
  • East Moline – Rock Island County
  • Graham – Montgomery County
  • Hill – Knox County
  • Illinois River – Fulton County
  • Jacksonville – Morgan County
  • Kewanee – Henry County
  • Lawrence – Lawrence County
  • Lincoln – Logan County
  • Logan – Logan County
  • Menard – Randolph County
  • Pinckneyville – Perry County
  • Pontiac – Livingston County
  • Robinson – Crawford County
  • Shawnee – Johnson County
  • Sheridan – LaSalle County
  • Southwestern IL – St Clair County
  • Stateville – Will County
  • Taylorville – Christian County
  • Vandalia – Fayette County
  • Vienna – Johnson County
  • Western – Brown County

For more information about the training process to become a correctional officer, visit the Training Academy page on the Department's website.

Responsibilities

  • Receives eight weeks of formalized pre-service security training at the Illinois Corrections Training Academy, including firearms training as required for qualification.
  • Receives on-the-job training under the immediate supervision of a qualified correctional employee.
  • Assists in operating various unit activities each work week (lines, yard, dining room, housing units, facility buildings, writs, observing individuals in custody, perimeter patrol, armory, counting, shakedowns, movement, etc.).
  • Travels statewide using a state-issued vehicle to complete assignments.
  • Participates in one week facility orientation.
  • Receives formal training in housing unit work, report writing, out-count work, yard work, running lines, inmate assignments, chain-of-command, security buildings, and disciplinary procedures, plus other necessary training.
  • Performs other duties as required within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
  • Minimum Qualifications

  • Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of high school.
  • Requires elementary knowledge of resident behavior problems.
  • Conditions of Employment

  • Requires completion of a pre-service security training course during the trainee period.
  • Requires successful completion of a firearms training course and learning the proper use of firearms during the trainee period.
  • Requires a valid appropriate driver's license and the ability to travel statewide.
  • Requires ability to pass the IDOC / IDJJ background check.
  • Requires ability to pass a drug screen. The use of unauthorized drugs by an employee, regardless of the position held, is prohibited.
  • Applicants are required to abide by all vaccine and / or other medical standards as set out by the employer.
  • About the Agency

    The Illinois Department of Corrections is a multicultural agency deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. IDOC values differences and strives to provide equal access to opportunities and resources. IDOC is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

    Work Details

    Work Hours : 7 : 00 a.m. – 3 : 00 p.m.; 3 : 00 p.m. – 11 : 00 p.m.; 11 : 00 p.m. – 7 : 00 a.m. Shifts and days off vary.

    Work Location : 2310 E Mound Rd, Decatur, IL 62526

    Agency Contact

    Mitzi Minton - Central Screening

    Mitzi.Minton@illinois.gov

    Posting Group

    Public Safety

    Special Skills

    This position does not contain "Specialized Skills" (as that term is used in CBAs).

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