Correctional Officer
Company: Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Location: Abilene
Posted on: January 25, 2023
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Job Description:
Are you looking for a career with a purpose? The Texas
Department of Criminal Justice is hiring Correctional Officers
across the state! - -To apply for this position and fill out all
required forms please visit our application site at: - - - Starting
salary of $3,472.82 monthly (full-time) and $1,787.09 (part-time)
with career ladder pay increases built into honor time worked and
veteran service time recognized. Full Time and Part Time positions
available. Part Time (20 hours per week) with Benefits. Current
-State paid 100% health care plan premiums for eligible full-time
employees and 50% of the premium for their eligible dependents.
Eligible part-time employees get a 50% state contribution for
themselves and 25% for their dependents. Benefits starting after 60
days of employment. Vision, dental, life, accidental insurance,
short- and long-term disability plans available Overtime Pay is
currently available Retirement options with employer match Paid
Training Free Uniforms Earn Sick Time and Vacation Time from Day
One -A veteran who has completed at least two years active military
service and been discharged under honorable conditions, or an
applicant who has earned an associate's degree or bachelor's degree
from an accredited college will start as a Correctional Officer IV,
pay level 4 $3,776.91 per month. Regular promotions within the
career path continue, progressive to $4,278.20 at 61 months TDCJ
service.
A CO applicant with prior government correctional custody or law
enforcement experience within the 36-month period preceding date of
hire shall be hired at a pay level corresponding with the months of
service if dates of employment are verified by former employer and
the applicant left employer in good standing.
Title - Fulltime Monthly Security Salary and Months of Service
CO I - $3,472.82 (minimum) $3,577.01 (maximum) with 0 to 2 (months
of service)
CO II - $3,574.18 (minimum) $3,681.40 (maximum) with 3 to 6 (months
of service)
CO III - $3,670.64 (minimum) $3,780.76 (maximum) with 7 to 12
(months of service)
CO IV - $3,776.91 (minimum) $3,890.22 (maximum) with 13 to 24
(months of service)
CO IV - $3,889.90 (minimum) $4,006.60 (maximum) with 25 to 36
(months of service)
CO IV - $4,002.89 (minimum) $4,122.97 (maximum) with 37 to 72
(months of service)
CO V - $4,278.20 (minimum) $4,406.55 (maximum) with 73+ (months of
service)Part-Time Correctional Officer Salary (minimum of 20 hours
per week)
Effective April 1, 2022 -Note: New part-time Correctional Officers
attend the training academy for 6 weeks and on-the-job training at
their unit of assignment for 2 weeks on a full-time basis. During
this period, officers receive $3,472.82. For any remaining part of
the 2nd month of employment, the part-time salary is $1,787.09.
-The table below contains salary information for part-time
Correctional Officers at each level of the career ladder.Title -
Part-Time Monthly Security Salary and Months of ServiceCO I -
$3,472.82 (minimum) $3,577.00 (maximum) to 2 (months of service)CO
II - $1,787.09 (minimum) $1,840.70 (maximum) to 6 (months of
service)CO III - $1,835.32 (minimum) $1,890.38 (maximum) 7 to 12
(months of service)CO IV - $1,888.45 (minimum) $1,945.11
(maximum)13+ (months of service) -*Salary rates may differ for
return-to-work retirees who are not ERS contributors.**Correctional
staff working on maximum-security facilities will receive an
additional 3% as maximum-security differential (MSD) pay.
Maximum-Security Facilities: Allred, Beto, Clements, Coffield,
Connally, Darrington, Ellis, Estelle, Ferguson, Hughes, Lewis,
McConnell, Michael, Montford, Polunsky, Robertson, Scott, Skyview,
Smith, Stiles, Telford, Wainwright, Wynne
*Salary rates may differ for return-to-work retirees who are not
ERS contributors.
*You must be a citizen of the U.S., or an alien authorized to work
in the U.S.
*You must be at least 18 years old.
*You must possess a High School Diploma from an accredited senior
high school or equivalent, or a state or military-issued General
Education Development (GED) certificate.
*You must not be on active duty in the military, unless on terminal
leave. (Applicants may apply if they are within 6 months of
eligibility.)
*You must not have been discharged from the Armed Forces under
dishonorable conditions.
*You must never have been convicted of a felony.
*You must never have been convicted of an offense involving
domestic violence.
*You cannot have had a Class B misdemeanor conviction within the
past 3 years.
*You cannot have had a Class A misdemeanor conviction within the
past 10 years.
*You cannot be on probation for any criminal offense.
*You cannot have any criminal charges pending or have an
outstanding warrant.Correctional staff working on maximum-security
facilities will receive an additional 3% as maximum-security
differential (MSD) pay. Maximum Security Facilities: Allred, Beto,
Clements, Coffield, Connally, Darrington, Ellis, Estelle, Ferguson,
Hughes, Lewis, McConnell, Michael, Montford, Polunsky, Robertson,
Scott, Skyview, Smith, Stiles, Telford, Wainwright, Wynne -A State
of Texas Application for Employment, TDCJ Employment Application
Supplement (PERS 282), and all other required documents should be
completed. -Required qualifications:
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