CORRECTIONAL OFFICER SERGEANT

If you are looking for an exciting career with great benefits, pension, generous leave, competitive salary, and the opportunity for advancement and professional growth, apply to join the DPSCS team today!

The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) is seeking dedicated candidates to fill important roles within our department. We are one of the largest departments in Maryland with nearly 12,000 employees and a budget of more than $1 billion. In order to fulfill our mission of promoting safety, we have increased security at our institutions while leading the way in innovative restorative justice projects that will help offenders reintegrate into society upon release.

As a member of the DPSCS team, you can have a fulfilling career, while also enjoying a wide range of benefits such as medical and dental coverage, paid time off (i.e. vacation, sick leave), becoming vested in the State pension, supplemental retirement options, and even joining the Maryland State Employees Credit Union.

The incumbent instructs/facilitates a designed curriculum in order to ensure compliance with standards established by the Professional Development and Training Division, Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission (MPCTC) or other regulatory agency having jurisdiction, or for professional development purposes. The incumbent demonstrates professional training methods and practices to enhance adult learning in the classroom and in the field. The incumbent also has responsibility for maintaining and reporting on institutional training records and ensures all staff within the institution receives the required number of training hours to maintain certification. The incumbent also may assist the Regional Training Coordinator in the assessment of training needs, design of training programs, and evaluation of training effectiveness. This position also has supervisory responsibility for an Institutional Trainer.

•   Compile Schedules:  Create schedules on a monthly basis to assign instructors and staff to in/pre-service training; including but not limited to scheduling of adjunct faculty, participants and classrooms, preparing classrooms and equipment for use, securing the necessary materials and supplies for training, and maintaining a record of participation in training programs. The incumbent shall also make recommendations on equipment and material needs for safe and proper delivery of all training. Logistical or programmatic issues will be dealt with effectively as they arise.

•  Certification Compliance: Collects, maintains and reports all training data for the assigned institution.  Maintains training data within the skills manager program and ensures all certified 

• Promotional Certification Compliance:  Collects and maintains a record of promotions .

• Attend monthly Department Head/Staff meetings and provide feedback to the Regional Lieutenant and Captain as appropriate.

• Attend monthly Department Head/Staff meetings and provide feedback to the Regional Lieutenant and Captain as appropriate.  

• Ensure that instructor certifications remain up-to-date by submitting all paperwork in accordance with established timeframes.

Education:   High School diploma or high school equivalency certificate acceptable to the Maryland State Board of Education as described in the Correctional Training Commission regulation.

Experience: Three years of experience as a Correctional Officer involving the custody and security of adult inmates.

Notes:

1. The above educational requirement is set by the Correctional Training Commission in accordance with Correctional Services Article, Section 8-209.

2. Candidates may substitute additional education at an accredited college or university at the rate of sixty credit hours for one year of the required experience provided that a minimum of 15 credit hours are in the field of criminal justice or related social sciences.

3. Candidates may substitute equivalent State experience in other classifications within the correctional field which involve daily contact with and custody of inmates for the required experience. Qualifying experience must be in a classification where the salary is comparable to that of Correctional Officer II.

4. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience in correctional classifications or correctional specialty codes in the criminal justice field of work equivalent to a Correctional Officer II on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

1. Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland.

2. Employees in this classification may be required to operate busses for the transportation of inmates. Employees assigned such duties will be required to acquire a Class B Commercial Driver's License with passenger and air brakes endorsements valid in the State of Maryland.

1. Employees who have not already done so must meet the selection standards required and successfully complete the training prescribed by the Maryland Correctional Training Commission for a correctional officer during their probationary period, (Correctional Services Article, Section 8-209). Selection standards for correctional officer training are listed in detail in the Code of Maryland Regulations Title 12, Subtitle 10, Chapter 01 and include the following:

U.S. Citizenship or Resident Alien status
Must be at least 21 years of age
A completed background investigation
Oral interview
Physical examination.

2. Employees in this classification hired or reinstated on or after July 1, 2016 shall successfully complete the Entrance Level Firearms Training prescribed by the Maryland Correctional Training Commission (Code of Maryland 12.10.04.04 and 12.10.04.05) and demonstrate practical knowledge and proficiency in the safe use and care of firearms on a periodic basis.

3. Employees in this classification are subject to call-in 24 hours a day and, therefore, must provide the employing agency with a telephone number where they can be reached.

4. Employees in this classification are subject to substance abuse testing in accordance with Code of Maryland Regulations 17.04.09, Testing for Illegal Use of Drugs.

Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment. All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date. We will not consider information submitted after the above closing date.

All persons who meet the minimum and selective qualification will be approved on the certification list and will be placed on the employment (eligible) list for at least one year.

As an employee of the State of Maryland, you will have access to outstanding benefits, including: health insurance, dental, and vision plans offered at a low cost.

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