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State of Missouri
Correctional Officer: Protect, Enforce & Help Reform
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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.
$53,339 / year median in Missouri
+3% projected growth
Job Description
Job Summary The Missouri Department of Corrections is hiring for a role focused on maintaining security at an adult correctional facility and supervising offender activities. The position emphasizes intervening during emergencies, conducting counts, searches, and escorts to ensure safe operations inside and around the facility.
Daily duties include health and safety inspections, reporting violations, and supporting rehabilitation by guiding offender behavior.#J-18808-Ljbffr Job Description The Missouri Department of Corrections is hiring for a role focused on maintaining security at an adult correctional facility and supervising offender activities. The position emphasizes intervening during emergencies, conducting counts, searches, and escorts to ensure safe operations inside and around the facility.
Daily duties include health and safety inspections, reporting violations, and supporting rehabilitation by guiding offender behavior.#J-18808-Ljbffr
Daily duties include health and safety inspections, reporting violations, and supporting rehabilitation by guiding offender behavior.#J-18808-Ljbffr Job Description The Missouri Department of Corrections is hiring for a role focused on maintaining security at an adult correctional facility and supervising offender activities. The position emphasizes intervening during emergencies, conducting counts, searches, and escorts to ensure safe operations inside and around the facility.
Daily duties include health and safety inspections, reporting violations, and supporting rehabilitation by guiding offender behavior.#J-18808-Ljbffr