Security / Correctional Officer
Company: Florida Department of Corrections
Location: Mayo
Posted on: August 1, 2022
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Job Description:
Job Description Come join the Florida Department Corrections in
a rewarding career as a Correctional Officer. No prior experience
is necessary, all training is provided and paid. This is a great
opportunity for those looking for a new career and a change away
from security jobs, the construction industry, warehouse work and
those with other similar work history. Compensation: Starting
salary $41,600 . Correctional Officers are responsible for the
supervision, care, custody, control and physical restraint, when
necessary, of inmates in a Correctional Institution or facility.
Career opportunities for growth, development and promotion:
Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Sergeant Correctional
Officer Lieutenant Correctional Officer Captain Correctional
Officer Major Correctional Officer Colonel Assistant Warden Warden
Benefits: Paid vacation, sick leave and holidays Comprehensive
health insurance and life insurance with accidental death and
dismemberment benefits Supplemental Dental, Vision, Life,
Disability and Hospitalization insurance Tuition-Free college
courses 457 Tax Deferred Retirement Plan Correctional Officers may
also qualify for additional benefits: "Special Risk" Retirement
benefits Criminal Justice Incentive Pay up to $1,560.00 annually
($130.00 per month) Annual uniform and shoe allowance of $325.00
Annual salary additive of approximately $1,200 when employed in
Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, or St. Lucie counties Annual
salary additive of approximately $2,500 when employed in Palm
Beach, Broward, Dade or Monroe counties. Qualifications: Be at
least 18 years of age (no age limit) Be a United States Citizen
Possess a high school diploma or equivalent Possess a valid
driver---s license Pass a drug test and physical examination Pass a
background investigation and fingerprinting, which includes; no
felony convictions; no misdemeanor involving perjury or false
statement; no misdemeanor conviction of domestic violence. Must
demonstrate good moral character as determined by a thorough
background investigation. Below are the next steps to becoming a
Correctional Officer: Step 1 - Apply in the People First system.
(Click ---Apply Now--- at the top or bottom of this page.) Step 2 -
Submit a FDC Correctional Officer Supplemental Application and
Willingness Questionnaire, DC2-854. (You will be emailed this form
the next business day after the online application is submitted.)
Step 3 - FDC Recruitment Center will begin the process of
conducting a Background Screening. Note: Consideration as a
correctional officer applicant begins upon completion of step 1 and
2. Please visit http://www.fldocjobs.com/paths/co/index.html for
additional information about working for the Florida Department of
Corrections. You may also contact Mayo Correctional Institution at
(386)294-7012 for assistance with your application process. If you
experience problems applying online, please call the People First
Service Center at 1-877-562-7287. Only electronic applications will
be accepted.
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