Correctional Officer

Job overview

The Correctional Officer role is onsite in Dedham, MA. The stated salary range is $74,074.52–$89,193 per year. The Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office works to enhance public safety and operate a safe, secure, and humane correctional facility. The officer is responsible for inmate care and custody, facility security, and enforcement of facility rules. The role also includes searches, counts, inspections, reports, prisoner transport, and following emergency procedures to support safe facility operations.

What you'll do

• Provide care and custody of inmates
• supervise work details
• search inmates and facility areas for contraband
• enforce facility rules
• prepare reports
• transport prisoners
• follow key-control procedures
• conduct inmate counts and cell inspections
• maintain facility logbooks
• follow emergency contingency plans
• make recommendations to the classification board and superiors.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

correctional officer

dedham ma

norfolk county sheriffs office

public safety

inmate care and custody

facility security

contraband searches

prisoner transport

emergency procedures

$74,074.52–$89,193/year

health insurance

dental and vision insurance

union membership

tuition remission

massachusetts state retirement plan

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• union membership
• tuition remission
• Massachusetts State Retirement Plan
• deferred compensation
• vacation, personal, and sick benefits
• paid holidays/compensation
• and listed stipends.

Why this role

Applicants must be at least 21, have a high school diploma or equivalent, hold a valid driver’s license, and pass required screenings, background checks, written examination, and physical fitness test.

About the employer

Norfolk County Sheriffs Office is hiring for this role. Industry: Correctional Institutions. Sector: 92.