Jailer I - Full Time

NH State Prison for Men
NH Correctional Facility for Women
Division of Medical & Forensic Services

CORRECTIONS OFFICER

(10,000 SIGN ON BONUS - IF HIRED BEFORE 3/1/2027

This position is offered with a Trainee status at a pay rate of $25.17 per hour. The State of New Hampshire, Department of Corrections, has full-time vacancies for Corrections Officers within our Concord, NH Facilities.

To perform work as a Corrections Officer in accordance with established rules, regulations, post orders, and specific instructions; receives general administrative direction. To maintain professional and personal integrity, ethics, and a positive community standing in and outside the work environment; establishes a correctional environment supportive of rehabilitative activities and access to healthcare services reflective of reducing the risks of recidivism. Each additional year of approved formal education may be substituted for one year of required work experience and/or each additional year of approved work experience may be substituted for one year of required formal education.

Education/Experience: Education: High school diploma or high school equivalency credential.

Experience: Six months of experience as a Corrections Officer or its equivalent in the areas of law enforcement, police work, or the military.
Ability to use firearms and to demonstrate proficiency by passing weapons qualifications on an annual basis.
Selected candidates will be required to participate and complete training at the Corrections Academy as scheduled, and must obtain certification as a Corrections Officer, issued by the Police Standards and Training Council during their probationary period.

Successfully participate in the physical agility test designed to measure one's ability to perform essential job functions which are physically demanding tasks encountered in job performance.
After conditional offers of appointment have been made, prospective appointees must pass a comprehensive medical examination provided at the state's expense. The Provider administering medical examinations will be selected by the NH Department of Corrections.
Trainee Option: Candidates with an equivalent combination of a high school diploma, and no previous experience may be considered and hired in "trainee status" for this position.

Applicants must successfully participant and meet the criteria as outlined in the state administrative rule Pol 300 Applicants and Qualifications - Police Standards and Training Council for Corrections Officers.
Satisfactory completion of the Examinations Requirements and Certifications of a Corrections Officer.
Six months of experience as a Corrections Officer or its equivalent in the areas of law enforcement, police work, or the military.
Satisfactory job performance during evaluation period

The work of an employee in trainee status in this position shall be overseen by a fully qualified individual. An employee in trainee status shall meet the minimum qualifications within the period of time specified on the SJD, not to exceed one year of being hired into this position.

Maintains security in buildings, towers, and other posts of an adult correctional facility, intervenes during emergencies or altercations, and gains physical control of offenders. Supervises, escorts, and/or transports the movement of offenders inside and outside the correctional facility, conducts periodic counts, and searches offenders and their living quarters for contraband.

Supervises housing units and offenders during work, recreational, and religious activities; conducts health and safety hazards inspections. Performs random and specific searches of residents and visitors to prevent the introduction of contraband into the facility. Searches housing, buildings, physical plants, supply areas, and personal property for weapons and contraband by following institutional procedures and guidelines.

Discusses issues and minor adjustment problems with offenders and refers more severe concerns to superiors or proper correctional facility staff. Justification Utilizes weapons (non-lethal and lethal), and hands and feet in self-defense to establish safe control for the safety of staff, other residents, and the community.
Performs rescue functions as a first responder within correctional facilities and grounds by administering emergency medical aid and evacuating offenders, visitors, and staff from dangerous situations, communicating with other agency members and outside emergency medical resources for response in the pursuit of providing life-saving measures. Utilizes several technological tools and devices while performing diverse security and administrative duties, including but not limited to handheld radios, recording devices, computers, security control panels, tarsiers, and firearms. Enters and accesses records and protects confidential criminal justice data stored in various information systems.
Maintains all ongoing training requirements of the DOC and the New Hampshire law enforcement as outlined in NH RSA 106-L including but not limited to mental health training, post-traumatic stress disorder, ethics, unconscious bias, diversity and Alzheimer's disease and other related dementia.

Acts as ex officio constable with general police powers (including arrest) within the confines of the corrections facility when in pursuit of persons who have committed violations in the facility complex or when transporting a court-committed resident.
HMO or POS Medical and Prescription Drug Benefits:
The actual value of State-paid health benefits and the amount of employee health benefit contributions may vary depending on the type of plan selected and the bargaining unit with which a position is associated.
Value of State's share of Employee's Retirement: 12.87% of pay
Dental Plan at minimal cost for employees and their families ($500-$1800 value)

• Flexible Spending healthcare and childcare reimbursement accounts
• State defined benefit retirement plan and Deferred Compensation 457(b) plan
• Work/life balance flexible schedules, paid holidays and generous leave plan
• $50,000 state-paid life insurance plus additional low-cost group life insurance
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