Correctional Officer I-Case Manager Position Available In Leflore, Mississippi

Correctional Officer I-Case Manager 
Salary $40,392.06 Annually Location 42 – LEFLORE

COUNTY, MS

Job Type Full-Time Job Number 9131-0564-20250505le Department 0564 – CORR-DELTA

CORRECTIONAL FAC

Opening Date 05/05/2025 Closing Date 5/12/2025 11:59 PM Central Agency Minimum Salary $40,392.06 Agency Maximum Salary $40,392.06 About the Agency The Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) is a professional agency that adheres to the values of integrity, honesty and openness in all of its practices. MDOC actively recruits quality candidates who share in the vision that the safety of the public is of paramount importance and fundamental to the agency’s mission. For more information contact the Human Resources Department at mdocrecruitment@mdoc.state.ms.us. About the Position As a Correctional Officer – Case Manager – Entry-level professional case management work in which an employee serves on a classification team; evaluates the offender’s institutional adjustment attitude toward society and release plans; and makes recommendations relative to job assignments, facility transfers, and disciplinary actions. Employees also secures and verifies information from incarcerated adult offenders concerning their home life, family relationships, work history, and other pertinent personal and social factors; develops, maintains, and reviews classification files and assesses classification status and prepares analysis for program eligibility determinations. As a Correctional Officer – Corporal – Entry level work involving maintaining order and discipline among offenders at a state correctional facility. Keeps watch in tower or at a gate, inspects incoming and outgoing vehicles. Escorts offenders to and from places of confinement. Assists in the supervision of feeding offenders and enforces regulations of sanitation and personal care. Makes rounds of inside and outside of all buildings and maintains counts of offenders. Advises resident of personal concerns. Must sign an agreement outlining a dual-role position and expectations of dual role. What you’ll need to be Successful A successful Correctional Officer I has communication skills, applies good judgement, a willingness to learn, enforces rules, follows policies, maintains a safe environment and promotes teamwork. Preferred Qualifications Typically requires a High School Diploma or high school equivalency (GED) and 0-2 years of related experience. Applicants to this position must be at least eighteen (18) years of age and shall have successfully completed the training program at the Mississippi Department of Corrections or the equivalent within another state, as approved by the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Employees in this job classification under the age of twenty-one (21) shall be assigned to the posts designated as non-peace officer status posts.

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