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Androscoggin County

Correctional Officer

Pay: $66,560/yr

Posted: 7 weeks ago

Location: Auburn, ME (Onsite)

Last Updated: 6 hours ago

Hours: Full-Time

Expires: 10/5/2026

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What they do

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.

$66,989 / year median in Maine

+4% projected growth

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Job Description

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ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

• The Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office is currently hiring for full-time Correction Officers. The starting wages starting July 1, 2026, are $28.00 - $36.00 an hour depending on experience with credit of up to 15 years' experience in the field plus stipends for education and night shift differential. We offer a 12-hour fixed shifts (nights or days) in a fifteen-day work rotation where you will have every other weekend off and be compensated for a 42 hour work week plus overtime opportunities. Androscoggin County offers medical and dental insurance, 20 year Maine State Retirement Plan 50% no age, 457b plan, 13 paid holidays, Paid Uniform Allowance and a great team working environment. Applicants must be 18 years of age, have taken the Maine Criminal Justice Academy ALERT Test, have a high school diploma or GED, and possess a Maine driver's license with no major convictions. Applicants will also need to successfully pass a background investigation to include: No convictions or conduct for Murder, Class A, Class B, Class C, or Class D crime; or convictions for any violation of the Maine Criminal Code, chapters 15 (theft), 19 (falsification in official matters), 25 (bribery or corrupt matters) or 45 (drugs), or a conviction for any equivalent crime in another jurisdiction outside the State of Maine. Shall be of good moral character, as determined by a thorough background investigation; Shall complete a state and federal criminal records check through the submission of fingerprints to the State Bureau of Identification and the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Where a greater portion of the new curriculum is now "hands-on" the candidate must be deemed medically suitable to participate in the corrections training program by having medical personnel sign the MCJA Medical Form.

Our current pay scale is:

PAY SCALE STIPENDS

<1 year $28.00 Night shift $1.00 1 year step $29.00 Associate Degree $0.75 3 year step $30.00 BA/BS Degree $1.00 5 year step $31.00 7 year step $32.00 9 year step $33.00 11 year step $34.00 13 year step $35.00 15 year step $36.00

Job Type:

Full-time Pay:

$28.00 - $36.00 per hour

Benefits:

457(b) Dental insurance Employee assistance program Health insurance Life insurance Paid time off Retirement plan Uniform allowance Vision insurance

Work Location:

In person