Corrections Officer (Intelligence Officer): Centralized Mail Distribution Center #01878

Title: Corrections Officer (Intelligence Officer): Centralized Mail Distribution Center #01878

State Role Title: Security Officer III - 69113

Hiring Range: $44,982.00 - $76,438.00

Pay Band: 3

Agency: Dept of Corr - Central Admin

Location: State Farm Correctional Center

Agency Website: www.vadoc.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: Agency Employee Only - A

Job Duties

Corrections Officers contribute to the agency’s public safety mission by providing for the safety and security of the public, staff, and inmates by ensuring effective and safe custody and control along with compliance with policy and procedure. This is successfully accomplished through the use of evidence-based practices and principles that enhance effective communication strategies and role modeling as part of collaborative multi-disciplinary teams addressing offender needs. Officers provide security over adult inmates at the institution and while in transport; supervise the daily activities of inmates while observing and recording their behavior and movement to ensure their safe and secure confinement. They interact with the visitors, staff, inmates and public to maintain orderly and secure operations.

The Intelligence Officer in our Centralized Mail Distribution Center provides security and safety of DOC facilities by screening legal mail, magazines, newspapers, and religious materials for contraband; ensures the handling of all mail within applicable federal, state and departmental regulations and procedures; maintains all related documentation and reports; investigates all suspicious items received and/or observations of crimes or violations of laws, rules, regulations and policies; reports incidents to the Special Operations Drug Task Force and/or Special Investigative Unit as outlined in DOC policy; and assists the Mail Distribution Center Investigator in all security mail screening operations.

Minimum Qualifications

High School Diploma or a GED equivalent. Valid Driver’s License. Stable employment history and former corrections officer experience. Current or former DCJS certification, where certification can be reinstated by attendance at in-service and range.

Working knowledge of criminal investigation methods and techniques. Skill in interviewing suspects and witnesses to obtain pertinent data. Demonstrated ability to read and comprehend workplace policies and procedures and to prepare workplace reports and documentation. Ability to operate and interpret X-ray screening equipment. Ability to secure and preserve crime scene evidence. Ability to lawfully possess a firearm in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Must be able to lift bags and bulk packages weighing up to 50 pounds, place and retrieve documents/packages from shelves approximately six feet high. Must be able to push a wheeled carrier with mailbags and packages not exceeding 50 pounds. Must also be able to stand, walk and sit for extended times and distances.

Additional Considerations

Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and MS Office programs.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

If selected as a finalist with the VADOC, candidates can expect the following:

Background Investigation Requirements: All applicants are subject to a background investigation. Investigations may include fingerprint checks (State Police, FBI); local agency checks; employment verification; verification of education (relevant to employment); credit checks; and other checks based on the position.

Drug Testing Requirements: Applicants applying to a designated safety sensitive position are subject to a pre-employment drug screen. Marijuana use is prohibited for positions that require possession of a firearm or a Commercial Driver’s License in the performance of official duties such as Corrections Officers, Probation Officers, Tractor Trailer Drivers and others.

Application Requirements: Application and/or résumé for this position are only accepted electronically through the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Electronic Recruitment System. All applications should be submitted by 11:55pm on the closing date for the position. Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered applications and/or résumés will not be accepted. The decision to interview an applicant is based solely on the information received for this position from the electronic application and/or résumé.

Layoff Preferences: Applicants who possess an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under the Department of Human Resources Management (DHRM) Policy 1.30 Layoff (Commonwealth of VA employees only) MUST attach these forms when submitting their state application and/or résumé.

VADOC is an EEO employer and is committed to supporting workforce diversity, equitable opportunities and inclusivity. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request.

VADOC values our Veterans and encourages all to apply and receive preference in the hiring process. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other nation service alumni are also encouraged to apply. Click here for more information: Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Program - Virginia Department of Veterans Services

Contact Information

Name: Human Resources

Phone: 804-971-2142

Email: EMAILED APPLICATIONS/RÉSUMÉS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR THIS POSITION

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.