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Correctional Officer
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A Correctional Officer, Detention Officer, or Jailer supervises people being held in correctional facilities, including those awaiting trial, in detention, and inmates who are serving sentences. Maintains order and security within a jail or prison, conducts inspections and searches, enforces regulations, and supervises activities and visits.
$65,514 / year median in Illinois
+3% projected growth
Job Description
This job was posted by https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov : For more information, please see: https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/jobs/13686688 Observes and supervises the behavior of detainees confined to Cook Countys Correctional Institutions; enforces rules and regulations established for the maintenance of order, discipline and safety; makes rounds of assigned area to insure that all security procedures are adhered to and all detainees under surveillance are accounted for; communicates with detainees to ascertain attitudes, problems and rehabilitation; performs a variety of other related duties to assist with jail operations.