Correctional Officer, Sr. jobs in Provo, UT

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The Position

Correctional Officers maintain and supervise offenders in State correctional facilities in a controlled humane environment. This position may be at a Maximum-Security Prison.

Incumbents perform in a trainee capacity and acquire the knowledge, skills and abilities required in this occupation.

Correctional Officers maintain and supervise inmates in state Correctional facilities in a controlled humane environment. This position will be at a Maximum-Security Prison. Incumbents perform in a trainee capacity and acquire the knowledge, skills and abilities required in this occupation. This recruitment will be used to fill positions in ELY, Nevada. NOTE: As part of the selection process, the Nevada Department of Corrections will conduct: 1) POST physical fitness test which consists of a vertical jump of 15 inches, Agility run in 20.4 seconds, 20 push-ups (not timed), a 300 meter run in one minute fourteen seconds, and a 1.5 mile run/walk in 17 minutes 37 seconds. 2) Extensive background investigation. 3) Drug test 4) Medical Physical examination 5) Psychological examination 6) Correctional Officer Structured Interview The State of Nevada is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action in recruitment of its employees and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages.

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