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Sergeant (#010432) MacDougall Correctional Institution, Ridgeville (BERKELEY) Level 2


Job Location:

Berkeley County, SC - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 50819 - 60500
Posted: 12 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 9 September 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy
The job posting is outdated and position may be filled

Job Summary

Job Responsibilities

  • Exercises required supervision to ensure that the institutions buildings and all inmates and public property located therein and thereat are safely and properly secured at all times.
  • Recommends disciplinary measures for infractions within limits of polices and initiates necessary program removal.
  • Oversees all veteran applications and coordinate necessary transportation requests for available vacancies.
  • Maintains necessary documentation and tracking of all incarcerated veteran programmatic statistics.
  • Identifies available internal and external programmatic or VA specific needs.
  • Prepares incarcerated veterans for successful release.

Position posted in Veterans Unit.

Must successfully complete eight (8) weeks of SCDC Basic Training upon hire.

Questions regarding the application process this job posting or any other postings with the SCDC should be directed to:
Recruiting and Employment Services

Minimum and Additional Requirements

State of South Carolina Minimum Requirements:

A high school diploma and relevant experience. A bachelors degree in a related field may substitute for the required experience.


SCDC Minimum Requirements:

  • A high school diploma and eighteen (18) months experience in correctional security military or police work.

  • A degree in criminal justice or a related degree may substitute for 1/2 of required experience.

  • Must be certified by the SCDC training academy and successfully complete the basic supervisory course within six (6) months of entry into the position.

Additional Comments

The South Carolina Department of Corrections is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion sex (including pregnancy) national origin age (40 or older) disability or genetic information.

Supplemental questions are considered part of your official application. Any misrepresentation will result in your disqualification from employment. Please complete the state application to include all current and previous work history and education.