Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana seeks energetic team member to join our team. VOAOHIN is a multi-dimensional agency helping people rebuild and reclaim their lives. The organization has numerous facilities providing a variety of services across Ohio and Indiana. The specific job location of this listing is the Hope Hall Residential Reentry Center in Evansville, Indiana. The Corrections Officer, position works in the Residential Reentry Program impact area. This is an excellent entry level position for anyone interested in developing a career in law-enforcement or corrections.
As a Corrections Officer, you will be part of a multi-disciplinary team working to provide a safe, secure, humane environment for individuals finishing prison sentences in the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) who are releasing to this area. Corrections Officer staff are a vital component of this effort. Quality Corrections Officer staff are an important element of the BOP’s, and VOAOHIN’s efforts to provide a constructive, positive, yet controlled pre-release opportunity for individuals returning to society.
Your duties will include a variety of tasks. You will help maintain physical security of the program by conducting pat searches of individuals as well as building and vehicle searches. You will obtain resident urine and breath samples to discourage substance abuse. You will transport residents as needed. Staff also perform routine random inspections of the building and facility grounds to ensure orderly and safe operations. You will enforce rules and regulations and will document violations of rules as required. You will be expected to write incident reports and disciplinary reports. You will help to provide GPS/telephone-based monitoring of residents who have moved to home confinement. As needed, you may assist with community verification of residences and employment locations. You will interact on a daily basis, in a variety of circumstances, with individuals releasing from maximum, medium, and minimum-security prisons. You will be expected to behave in a mature, professional manner during all these interactions.
Applicants MUST have a High School diploma or GED. All applicants will undergo an NCIC and ADP background investigation prior to employment.
Full-time staff will be eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits package, including company-paid life insurance and LTD, paid time off, medical, dental, vision and a 403b with a match.
Qualifications
Applicants MUST have a High School diploma or GED. All applicants will undergo an NCIC and ADP background investigation prior to employment.
$17.75 - $17.75
We're a national, non-profit, faith-based organization dedicated to helping those in need rebuild their lives and reach their full potential. Through thousands of human services programs, including housing and healthcare, Volunteers of America helps nearly 2 million people across the country – more than 23,000 in Ohio and indiana.
Established locally in 1896, our ministry of service has supported and empowered America’s most vulnerable groups including at-risk youth, the frail elderly, men and women returning from prison, homeless individuals and families, people with disabilities, and those recovering from addictions.
Our work touches the mind, body, heart – and ultimately the spirit – of those we serve, integrating our deep compassion with highly effective programs and services.
