Correctional Sergeant Permanent and or WOC positions (Pendleton)
About The Position
As a Correctional Sergeant, you will be a senior security staff member responsible for overseeing custody, control, supervision, and daily care of adults in custody while upholding the mission of the Department. You will serve as a lead worker, ensuring facility operations run smoothly, safely, and efficiently. You will supervise AICs during movement assignments, monitor high-security areas, and conduct security operations such as transports, searches, and emergency response. In this role, you will also play a key part in staff development, assisting in training and potentially mentoring subordinate staff as a Field Training Officer (FTO). You will lead by example, modeling professionalism, accountability, and behaviors that support rehabilitation efforts.
Requirements
- Two (2) years of experience in a correctional security setting where your primary duties were the care and custody of AICs
- Be able to obtain, within two weeks, an Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) Correctional Certificate OR a Correctional Certificate from another government agency
- Possess a High School Diploma or GED certificate
- Be 21 years of age or older
- United States Citizen
- Have or Ability to obtain a valid Oregon motor vehicle operator's license
Nice To Haves
- Skill in interpreting inmate behaviors and activities accurately.
- Skill in controlling, directing, and instructing inmates individually and in groups.
- Skill in observing and understanding the habits and attitudes of inmates.
- Skill in assessing situations, resolving problems, and making decisions in order to maintain security and safety.
- Skill in the use of firearms, restraints, chemical agents, and security devices.
- Skill in enforcing institutional rules and regulations with impartiality.
- Skill in evaluating emergency situations and taking or recommending corrective measures.
- Skill in reading and understanding written policies and procedures and post orders.
- Skill in writing reports.
- Skill in operating communications equipment such as two-way radio, telephone switchboard, and public address equipment.
Responsibilities
- Overseeing custody, control, supervision, and daily care of adults in custody
- Serving as a lead worker, ensuring facility operations run smoothly, safely, and efficiently
- Supervising AICs during movement assignments
- Monitoring high-security areas
- Conducting security operations such as transports, searches, and emergency response
- Assisting in staff development, training, and potentially mentoring subordinate staff as a Field Training Officer (FTO)
- Modeling professionalism, accountability, and behaviors that support rehabilitation efforts
Benefits
- Family health, vision, and dental insurance
- Vacation, sick leave, and 11 paid holidays
- 21 days paid military leave for national guard and reserve components
- Optional short and long-term disability
- Term life insurance
- Fully paid retirement program
- Oregon Saving Growth Plan
- Flexible spending accounts for health and childcare
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
