Correctional Assistant

***THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE***

Under immediate supervision and direction of a P.O.S.T. certified Category 3 custody officer Correctional Assistants perform a variety of entry level assignments which do not require P.O.S.T. certification. Positions allocated to this class are trained and oriented to the field of Corrections but do not respond to emergency situations riots and/or altercations involving inmates do not supervise inmates and do not perform security functions such as inmate movement or escort.

The Nevada Department of Corrections is hiring a Correctional Assistant in Ely NV. Correctional Assistants work under the immediate supervision and direction of a P.O.S.T certified Category 3 custody officer. Correctional Assistants perform a variety of entry level assignments which do not require P.O.S.T. certification. These assignments could also include assisting in non- custodial areas of the institution including Maintenance Culinary or Warehouse. All posts will involve working around inmates. Positions allocated to the class are trained and oriented to the field of Corrections with the hopeful progression to correctional officer positions in the future. Correctional assistants do not respond to emergency situations riots and/or altercations involving inmates do not supervise inmates and do not perform security functions such as inmate movement or escort. Correctional Assistants work to ensure the health and safety of staff and inmates; assist custody staff in duties required in inmate housing areas; feed inmates in a timely manner; maintain sanitary and orderly living conditions; supervise and deliver inmate mail and correspondence; conduct formal and informal inmate population counts; and assist in the unit officers and Case Work staff as needed. Correctional Assistants primarily are posted to 8 hours 5 days a week with varying days off.

*** THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE***

High school graduation or equivalent education and one year of work experience.

Assist custody staff in performing the duties required in carrying out the purpose and function of the work unit as mail room officer or visiting room officer or work in the law library chapel laundry culinary and other non-housing area as assigned.

Perform institutional counts and monitoring duties of offenders as assigned; provide security unit and safety checks and document activities in various logs and reports.

In a maximum security institution may provide floor duties in a housing unit such as meal and mail delivery mopping and general custodial functions.

Perform related duties as assigned.

Generalknowledge of: basic mathematics.

Ability to: read understand and follow instructions; communicate orally and in writing; establish cooperative working relationships with coworkers; stand for long periods of time; learn the basic principles and practices of maintaining security in a correctional facility.

Skill in: operating motor vehicles.

Recruiter Contact Information: Clark Mandichak -

The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse inclusive and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to 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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