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GoLawEnforcement.com

Correctional Officers

Pay: $46,036/yr

Posted: 7 weeks ago

Location: Manning, SC (Onsite)

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

Hours: Full-Time

Expires: 9/11/2026

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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.

$57,646 / year median in South Carolina

+4% projected growth

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Job Description

Correctional Officers Job Type:

Full Time Manning, SC Clarendon County Sheriff's Office Salary:

Pay Range for

Certified Officers:

$43,798 - $48,274 Pay Range for

Non-Certified Officers:

$38,031 - $39,715

Position Summary:

The Detention Center seeks highly motivated, responsible, and committed applicants to supervise and manage adult male and female pre-trial detainees and sentenced inmates in a secure institutional setting. Officers enforce rules, policy, laws, orders issued from the courts, and work closely with other law enforcement agencies and criminal justice professionals.

Requirements:

18 years of age, clean criminal record, valid S.C. driver's license, pass drug screen, background, and reference checks. Applicants may be required to complete a TABE test at Adult Ed. as part of the hiring process. Must successfully complete Criminal Justice Academy training and obtain Basic Detention Officer Certification (Class 2 LCO) within first year of employment. Must be able to work rotating 12-hour shifts, weekends, holidays, and report for training, meetings, and emergency recall if required.

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