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Correctional Officer

Sumter Correctional Institution
Bushnell, FL Full Time
POSTED ON 2/7/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/6/2025

Requisition No: 70090446

Agency: Department of Corrections

Working Title: Correctional Officer - Statewide

Salary: $48,620.00- $22/hour

Come join the Florida Department Corrections in a rewarding career as a Correctional Officer.

No prior experience is necessary, all training is provided.

Compensation: Rate of pay is $1,760.00 Bi-weekly.

Correctional Officers are responsible for the supervision, care, custody, control and physical restraint, when necessary, of inmates in a Correctional Institution or facility.

Career opportunities for growth, development and promotion:

  • Correctional Officer
  • Correctional Officer Sergeant
  • Correctional Officer Lieutenant
  • Correctional Officer Captain
  • Correctional Officer Major
  • Correctional Officer Colonel
  • Assistant Warden
  • Warden

Benefits:

  • Paid vacation, sick leave and holidays
  • Comprehensive health insurance and life insurance with accidental death and dismemberment benefits
  • Supplemental Dental, Vision, Life, Disability and Hospitalization insurance
  • Tuition-Free college courses
  • 457 Tax Deferred Retirement Plan

Correctional Officers may also qualify for additional benefits:

  • "*Special Risk*" Retirement benefits
  • Criminal Justice Incentive Pay up to $1,560.00 annually ($130.00 per month)
  • Annual uniform and shoe allowance of $325.00
  • Annual salary additive of approximately $1,200 when employed in Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, or St. Lucie counties
  • Annual salary additive of approximately $2,500 when employed in Palm Beach, Broward, Dade or Monroe counties.

Qualifications:

  • Be at least 18 years of age (no age limit)
  • Be a United States Citizen
  • Possess a high school diploma or equivalent
  • Possess a valid driver’s license
  • Pass a drug test and physical examination
  • Pass a background investigation and fingerprinting, which includes; no felony convictions; no misdemeanor involving perjury or false statement; no misdemeanor conviction of domestic violence.
  • Must demonstrate good moral character as determined by a thorough background investigation.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $48,620.00 /year

Education:

  • High school or equivalent

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Job Type: Full-time

Application Questions

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  • What is the highest level of education you have completed?
  • Do you have the following license or certification: Driver’s License?

Schedule:

  • Weekends required
  • Holidays required
  • Day shift
  • Night shift
  • 8 hour shift
  • 10 hour shift
  • 12 hour shift

Benefits:

  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Retirement plan
  • Paid time off
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Parental leave

Work Location:

Multiple locations

ONLY for interested candidates

Please email the recruiter if you would like to come in for an interview for a Correctional Officer. You do not need to be certified, we put you through an academy and the cost is covered by the Department. (The academy is held here at the institution so you are able to be home every night).

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $48,620.00 - $80,000.00 per year

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Job Type: Full-time

Salary: From $22.00 per hour

Benefits:

  • Dental insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave
  • Retirement plan
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Vision insurance

Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift
  • Day shift
  • Holidays
  • Monday to Friday
  • Night shift
  • Overtime
  • Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $22.00 per hour

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Flexible spending account
  • Health insurance
  • Health savings account
  • Life insurance
  • Military leave
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave
  • Retirement plan
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Uniform allowance
  • Vision insurance

Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift
  • Day shift
  • Holidays
  • Monday to Friday
  • Night shift
  • Overtime
  • Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person

Salary : $48,620 - $80,000

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