Correction Officer

CORRECTION OFFICER

Correction Officer Job Duties:

Correction Officers directly oversee the safety, security, and supervision of incarcerated individuals at the Erie County Correctional Facility (ECCF). Correction Officers are responsible for understanding and knowing all applicable laws and facility rules to maintain order. Incarcerated individuals at the ECCF are held pre-trial and post-sentencing for crimes ranging from misdemeanor offenses to violent felonies.

Correction Officers undergo 14 weeks of training consisting of Correctional Law, Penal Law, New York State Minimum Standards and Regulations, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, automated external defibrillators, first aid, suicide prevention, weapons qualification, defensive tactics, as well as many other areas. They respond to all emergency situations in the facility and are trained in emergency response procedures. Correctional Officers are recertified in their training annually.

Correction Officers maintain discipline; enforce rules and regulations; maintain constant alertness for attempts to escape, inmate disturbances, or other unusual incidents. They report any such incident to the sergeant or other officers immediately and initiate corrective action.

Correction Officers process incarcerated individuals into custody at the ECCF. They are responsible for the care, custody, and control of incarcerated individuals. While incarcerated individuals are attending programs, such as religious services, library, visitation, recreation, education, and work details, Correctional Officers maintain security. They are required to submit detailed written reports and paperwork at the completion of each shift.

Correction Officers also provide security within the Correctional Facility and outside movement during medical clinic transports and outside work details. They are required to thoroughly search incarcerated individuals, cells, housing areas, mail, packages, and all workspace areas in which incarcerated individuals have access, for dangerous contraband.

RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS:

CANDIDATES MUST HAVE BEEN LEGAL RESIDENTS OF ERIE COUNTY FOR AT LEAST ONE MONTH IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE OF THE WRITTEN TEST AND MUST BE LEGAL RESIDENTS OF ERIE COUNTY AT THE TIME OF APPOINTMENT. The eligible list resulting from the examination will be used to fill future Correction Officer positions in the Erie County Sheriff’s Office.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Candidates must meet the following requirements on or before the date of the written test: Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma.

Candidates must have attained their twenty-first (21) birthday at the time of the original appointment.