What are the responsibilities and job description for the Correctional Officer position at Androscoggin County?
The Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office is currently hiring for full-time Correction Officers. The starting wages starting January 1, 2025, are $22.74 to $30.18 an hour depending on experience with credit of up to 15 years’ experience in the field plus stipends for education and night shift differential.
We offer a 12-hour fixed shifts (nights or days) in a fifteen-day work rotation where you will have every other weekend off and be compensated for a 42 hour work week plus overtime opportunities. Androscoggin County offers medical and dental insurance, 20 year Maine State Retirement Plan 50% no age, 457b plan, 13 paid holidays, Paid Uniform Allowance and a great team working environment.
Applicants must be 18 years of age, have taken the Maine Criminal Justice Academy ALERT Test, have a high school diploma or GED, and possess a Maine driver’s license with no major convictions. Applicants will also need to successfully pass a background investigation to include:
No convictions or conduct for Murder, Class A, Class B, Class C, or Class D crime; or convictions for any violation of the Maine Criminal Code, chapters 15 (theft), 19 (falsification in official matters), 25 (bribery or corrupt matters) or 45 (drugs), or a conviction for any equivalent crime in another jurisdiction outside the State of Maine.
Shall be of good moral character, as determined by a thorough background investigation;
Shall complete a state and federal criminal records check through the submission of fingerprints to the State Bureau of Identification and the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
Where a greater portion of the new curriculum is now "hands-on" the candidate must be deemed medically suitable to participate in the corrections training program by having medical personnel sign the MCJA Medical Form.Are you looking for a career change? Have you ever considered a rewarding career as a Corrections Officer? Well, the Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office is currently hiring for full-time Correction Officers. The starting wages are $21.42 to $28.44 an hour depending on experience with credit of up to 15 years’ experience in the field plus stipends for education and night shift differential. Our current pay scale is:
PAY SCALE STIPENDS
<1 year $22.74 Night shift $0.50
1 year step $23.41 Associate Degree $0.60
3 year step $24.40 BA/BS Degree $0.80
5 year step $25.53 MA/MS Degree $1.00
7 year step $26.38
9 year step $27.29
11 year step $28.06
13 year step $29.12
15 year step $30.18
We offer 12 hour fixed shifts (nights or days) in a fifteen day work rotation where you will have every other weekend off and be compensated for a 42 hour work week plus overtime opportunities. Androscoggin County offers medical and dental insurance, 20 year Maine State Retirement Plan 50% no age, 457b plan, 13 paid holidays, Paid Uniform Allowance and a great team working environment.
Applicants must be 18 years of age, have a high school diploma or GED, and possess a Maine driver’s license with no major convictions. Applicants will also need to successfully pass a background investigation to include:
- No convictions or conduct for Murder, Class A, Class B, Class C, or Class D crime; or convictions for any violation of the Maine Criminal Code, chapters 15 (theft), 19 (falsification in official matters), 25 (bribery or corrupt matters) or 45 (drugs), or a conviction for any equivalent crime in another jurisdiction outside the State of Maine.
- Shall be of good moral character, as determined by a thorough background investigation;
- Shall complete a state and federal criminal records check through the submission of fingerprints to the State Bureau of Identification and the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
- Where a greater portion of the new curriculum is now "hands-on" the candidate must be deemed medically suitable to participate in the corrections training program by having medical personnel sign the MCJA Medical Form.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $22.74 - $30.18 per hour
Benefits:
- 457(b)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Uniform allowance
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 12 hour shift
- Holidays
- Night shift
- Overtime
- Rotating weekends
Work Location: In person
Salary : $23 - $29