STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: CORRECTIONS OFFICER TRAINEE
Class Code: 2275-12
Date Established: 03-03-81
Occupational Code: 3-2-5
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To monitor movement and maintain the
discipline and order of incarcerated residents in treatment housing areas
within a state correctional facility.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Maintains order and
discipline of residents in an assigned area of a corrections facility.
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Performs constant
surveillance in observing residents and resident activities; corrects, records
and reports improper resident behavior.
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Applies institutional
rules fairly and impartially to residents exhibiting improper behavior or
possession of illegal property.
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Inspects residents
and housing areas to locate contraband.
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Escorts residents to
and from activity areas; supervises residents scheduled for activity
participation.
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Physically subdues
unruly residents in order to restore order and normal institution routine and
responds to calls for assistance from other officers.
·
Records visitor
information and issues passes as necessary for proper security.
·
Pursues
escaping/escaped residents; utilizes weapons and equipment to effectively quell
volatile situations.
·
Rescues injured
residents from life-threatening situations or transports them to immediate
medical assistance; extinguishes small fires for the purpose of staff and
resident safety.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in applying instructions
to accomplish different job functions OR in operating machines for a variety of
different purposes.
Knowledge: Requires understanding and using
business or trades vocabulary or basic arithmetic to perform standard operating
procedures.
Impact: Requires responsibility for
contributing to immediate, ongoing agency objectives by facilitating the direct
provision of services to the public or other state agencies. Errors at this level result in
inaccurate reports or invalid test results and require significant investment
of time and resources to detect.
Supervision: Requires no supervision of employees or
functions.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
assignments in an extremely disagreeable or dangerous working environment with
continuous exposure to an uncontrollable number of hazardous elements,
including occupational accidents, injuries, or diseases which result in total
disability or death.
Physical Demands: Requires medium work, including
continuous strenuous activities such as frequent reaching, bending, or lifting
as well as performing work activities which require fine manual dexterity or
coordination in operating machines or equipment.
Communication: Requires obtaining and exchanging
information, referring inquiries to the appropriate source, or responding to
questions from state employees or members of the general public.
Complexity: Requires a combination of job functions
using minimal judgment to perform a variety of job tasks according to clearly
prescribed standard practices and procedures.
Independent Action: Requires making a limited number of
choices in selecting among alternative courses of action under supervisory
guidance and in performing job functions according to a variety of prescribed
policies or procedures.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Graduation from high school or G.E.D.
equivalent.
Experience: No previous work experience required;
however, experience in correctional work such as military police is desirable.
License/Certification: Must possess a valid New Hampshire
driver's license.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
1. Must be at least twenty 20 years of age
upon appointment.
2. For appointment consideration, the
Department's selection process requires that candidates successfully
participate in a public safety examination to determine eligibility to work in
a correctional environment.
Candidates must also pass a job-related physical agility test designed
to measure the ability to perform physically demanding tasks. This test will consist of the Cooper
Institute of Aerobics Research Standards, including 1 1/2 mile run, sit ups,
push ups, sit and reach flexibility, and one repetition bench press.
3. Candidates receiving conditional offers
of employment must pass a prescribed medical examination.
4. Candidates must be willing to accept
employment at any one of the Department of Corrections locations and assigned
activities.
5. Selected candidates will be required to
participate and complete training at the Corrections Academy as scheduled,
including qualifications with a pistol and rifle and must obtain certification
as a Corrections Officer, during their probationary period.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of individual and group
behavior. Ability to work
effectively with residents and to make sound judgments. Ability to read, write and communicate
effectively. Ability to react
quickly and calmly in emergency situations. Ability to understand and follow written and oral instructions. Ability to observe and report changes
in resident personality, demeanor, attitude and degree of program
participation. Ability to cope
with crisis situations, including restraint of residents using physical force
as needed. Ability to use firearms
and, when necessary, to exercise deadly force. Ability to establish and maintain effective working
relationships with other employees.
Must be willing to maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties
and responsibilities as determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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