Correctional Officer 2

Company: SOA/Dept of Corrections
Location: Seward
Posted on: February 14, 2025

Job Description:

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The Department of Corrections is recruiting for multiple Correctional Officer 2 positions for the Spring Creek Correctional Center (SCCC) located in Seward, Alaska.
The Department is able to provide housing for this location upon request for up to 120 days.

What you will be doing:
Correctional Officers 2 perform security duties among prisoners in an adult correctional institution or facility as well as perform a wide variety of administrative, operational, and educational duties in support of the safety and security of adult correctional facilities, personnel, and inmates.

During the probationary period, new hired Correctional Officers will attend a seven-week Correctional Officer Academy. After successfully completing the training and probationary period, Officers will receive Alaska Police Standards Council (APSC) Correctional Officer Certificate.

Our organization, mission, and culture:
The mission of Spring Creek Correctional Center is to provide a secure environment for staff and offenders that promotes public safety and provides an opportunity for staff development, and reformative offender programming to ensure safety and efficient resources management. As the State of Alaska's only Maximum-Security adult male facility we provide confinement for minimum, medium, and close custody sentenced felons including the state's most violent and predatory offenders.

Benefits of joining out team:
$10,000 sign up bonus ($5,000 upon hire/first scheduled day at facility and $5,000 upon CO 2 certification following successful completion of the Academy).

Correctional Officers also earn up to 16 days of paid leave for the first two years of employment, increasing after 2 years based on years of service, as well as also receiving 11 paid holidays annually.

This recruitment is for an 84-hour work week, with a schedule of "week on/week off" that alternate "day/night shifts."

Moving and relocation incentives may be available to the selected candidates.

The work environment you can expect:
Spring Creek Correctional Center is a maximum-security state operated adult correctional institution. The institution has a capacity of over 500 male inmates and employs approximately 200 staff. While much of Spring Creek's inmate population serve long term sentences, we also house prisoners serving shorter sentences.

Who we are looking for:
To be successful in the position, a candidate will need the following core competencies:Ability to follow oral and written instructions, knowledge of business software, and effectively communicate required information.
Ability to learn and apply techniques of self-defense, firearms, appropriate force to protect oneself / others and act quickly in emergencies, including diffusing conflicts by utilizing sound judgment; and
Ability to read and comprehend statutes, regulations, and procedures, apply them to specific situations, and explain procedures and requirements to the public, others, and the inmate population.
Assist with maintaining order and discipline, operate security control room, learn and apply techniques of handling unruly and violent prisoners, using the minimum force necessary, in resolving situations, and routine security checks and inspections; and
Assist in creating and maintaining an atmosphere conducive to the rehabilitation of prisoners.

Minimum Qualifications

Successful completion of the Alaska Correctional Officer Academy, or equivalent program accredited by the Alaska Police Standards Council
AND
One year of experience learning and performing duties which support the custody, security, and rehabilitation of prisoners in an adult correctional institution. The required experience is met by service as a Correctional Officer 1 with the State of Alaska or the equivalent elsewhere.

Special Note:
At the time of employment: be 21 years of age and a United States citizen or a United States National; have a high school or home school diploma recognized or certified by a state or a local school district within a state as having met that state's graduation requirement; or have a General Educational Development certificate.

Appointment to Correctional Officer 2 is conditional, pending successful completion of a thorough background investigation, psychological evaluation, drug screening, and medical examination.


This class series is considered technical/paraprofessional for purposes of evaluating minimum qualifications.

Possess a valid driver's license issued within the United States at time of appointment.

Some positions may require possession of a Commercial Driver's License with appropriate endorsements issued within the United States.

Employees must be willing to work shift assignments and on-call availability may be required.

Individuals not continuously employed since February 9, 1991, by the State of Alaska Department of Corrections in a "correctional officer," "probation officer," or "parole officer" position, as defined by 13 AAC 85.900, are subject to requirements established by Alaska Police Standards Council (APSC). As a condition of continued employment, these individuals must obtain a basic correctional officer certificate issued by the APSC within 14 months of hire.

Any employment action that resulted in discharge, resignation in lieu of discharge, or discipline, must be disclosed at the time of application to vacancies within this classification. Applicants who fail to provide this information will be deemed to be ineligible for interview or further consideration. Applicants with an employment action that makes them ineligible for certification under APSC regulations will be ineligible to receive an interview or further consideration.

For purposes of the minimum qualifications for this job class, "misdemeanor" means:
1) A crime classified as a misdemeanor in Alaska at the time the crime was committed.
2) A crime committed in another jurisdiction for which there was a conviction in that jurisdiction by a civilian or military court is a "misdemeanor" conviction if the crime has elements similar to those of a misdemeanor under Alaska law at the time the offense was committed.
3) An offense punishable as a misdemeanor in Alaska or under the law of another jurisdiction, that results in a completed suspended imposition of sentence, expungement of record, or a pardon, is considered a "misdemeanor" conviction unless the offense was committed by the person before the age of 21.

A qualified applicant may not:
Have been convicted of any felony or a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence by a civilian court of Alaska, the United States, another state or territory, or by a military court.

Have been convicted during the past ten (10) years by a civilian court of Alaska, the United States, another state or territory, or by a military court of a crime of dishonesty or moral turpitude, of a crime that resulted in serious physical injury to another person, or of two or more driving under the influence offenses.

Have illegally manufactured, transported, or sold a controlled substance during the past 10 years, provided you were under 21 years of age at the time.

Have illegally used a Schedule IA, IIA, IIIA, IVA, or VA controlled substance during the past 5 years, provided you were at least 21 years of age at the time.

Have used marijuana during the last year, provided you were at least 21 years of age at the time.

Have been denied certification by the Alaska Police Standards Council or the responsible certifying agency in any other issuing jurisdiction unless the denial, revocation, or surrender has been rescinded by the council under 13 AAC 85.270 or by the responsible certifying agency of the issuing jurisdiction.

Have ever used a controlled substance while employed as a certifiable municipal, state, federal peace officer, correctional officer, adult probation officer, or military law enforcement officer.

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