Correctional Officer Trainee

Job overview

The Correctional Officer Trainee role is onsite at Ventress Correctional Facility in Clayton, AL, with stated pay of $27–$34 per hour. The Alabama Department of Corrections’ work includes custody, rehabilitation, and reentry of adult inmates in state prisons. This entry-level position supports safe and orderly correctional operations while contributing to inmate treatment and rehabilitation. Trainees supervise movement and activities, monitor security and behavior, maintain records, and explain institutional rules and services; the role includes a 10-week training program in Selma, Alabama.

What you'll do

• Monitor inmate movement and conduct counts
• supervise work details
• inspect quarters and security equipment and search for contraband
• report unusual conditions
• maintain records and reports
• drive transfer vehicles
• explain rules and available services
• observe inmate behavior and submit evaluations
• instruct inmates in hygiene, discipline, and etiquette.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

correctional officer trainee

ventress correctional facility

clayton al

alabama department of corrections

full-time

onsite

corrections

inmate supervision

security

rehabilitation

$27–$34/hr

10-week training

high school diploma or ged

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Defined benefit retirement plan
• optional deferred compensation
• health insurance
• optional dental and supplemental coverage
• discounted vision care
• flexible benefits
• holidays, sick leave, annual leave, and military leave
• subsistence pay.

Why this role

Entry-level, full-time state corrections role; $27–$34 hourly; includes a 10-week training program at the ADOC Training Center in Selma.

About the employer

Alabama Department of Corrections is hiring for this role. Industry: Correctional Institutions. Sector: 92.