Corrections Officer

Job opportunities exist for full-time hires who will provide care, custody, and control of inmates in the Blair County Prison. Essential functions include maintaining control of security and safety in an assigned housing block, monitoring and patrolling an assigned area, observing and supervising inmate behavior and during bathing, meals, recreation, and work release, monitoring to detect or prevent disturbances or looking for signs of duress or escape, maintaining records, preparing logs, escorting inmates throughout Prison, to and from court hearings, to and from medical appointments, and to/from other institutions, searching inmates, inmate mail, and various areas for contraband, and attending training.

Requirements

Qualified applicants must hold a high school diploma or GED and preferably apply with having completed the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Title 37 training or have equivalent on-the-job experience within corrections; must be capable of remaining...