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DOC has been asked by the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) and the Oregon Employment Department (OED) to participate in a pilot project for iMatchSkills®
iMatchSkills is a web-based system we are now using to recruit Correctional Officers.
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How Does It Work?
Job seekers from all over Oregon and across the nation register for work with iMatchSkills
( www.iMatchSkills.com ). Job seekers specify the type of work or occupation(s) they want, detail where they gained their level of experience and/or training, and identify their skill knowledge within the given occupations. Additionally, applicants indicate where they are willing to work. iMatchSkills uses this information to match you to open jobs.
Where Do I Start?
The first thing to do is register for iMatchSkills.  Here job seekers have an easy to use web-based interface that allows you to self register and provide information including skills, experiences and education history and other information.
View online tutorial that overviews the self registration process.
Click Here: iMatchSkills Tutorial 
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Are there Correctional Officer Announcements open to apply to right now?
Visit our announcement page to view all our open announcements.
Click Here: Open Announcements
Are there tips in matching to the Correctional Officer announcements?
Matching Tips:
- The most important step in the registration process for those who are interested in this job listing, but have no experience as a correctional officer is to enter "Correctional Officers" on the Occupations page and select "None" for experience. This shows you are interested in this type of position and will help you match to open correctional officer job listings.
- After you have selected your skills, click on 'Match Me to Jobs,' at the left side of the screen.
- From the list of occupations you have selected in iMatchSkills make sure only the Correctional Officers box is checked in "Use In Match", and then click 'Run Match'.
- Click 'View' and then click 'Interested' and follow the instructions listed to complete the application process.
If you have difficulty registering or matching to this job in iMatchSkills, you may call toll free (866-925-7804) for assistance.
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Major Duties and Working Conditions
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Employment Disqualifiers
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Minimum Qualifications For Correctional Officer
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Correctional Officer Position Locations
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Correctional officer is the entry level for those seeking a career in correctional security. The Oregon Department of Corrections offers an additional four security classifications that require increasing levels of leadership skills: corporal, sergeant, lieutenant, and captain.
Nature of the Work
Correctional officers are responsible for overseeing individuals who have been convicted of a crime and sentenced to serve time in a prison facility. Correctional officers maintain security and inmate accountability to prevent disturbances, assaults, and escapes.
Most correctional officers are employed in 1 of 14 State Department of Corrections prisons, watching over the approximately 13 thousand offenders who are incarcerated there at any given time. Although prisons can be dangerous places to work, prison populations are more stable than jail populations, and correctional officers in prisons know the security and custodial requirements of the prisoners with whom they are dealing.
Regardless of the setting, correctional officers maintain order within the institution and enforce rules and regulations. To help ensure that inmates are orderly and obey rules, correctional officers monitor the activities and supervise the work assignments of inmates. Sometimes, officers must search inmates and their living quarters for contraband like weapons or drugs, settle disputes between inmates, and enforce discipline. Correctional officers periodically inspect the facilities, checking cells and other areas of the institution for unsanitary conditions, contraband, fire hazards, and any evidence of infractions of rules. In addition, they routinely inspect locks, window bars, grilles, doors, and gates for signs of tampering. Finally, officers inspect mail and visitors for prohibited items.
Correctional officers report orally and in writing on inmate conduct and on the quality and quantity of work done by inmates. Officers also report security breaches, disturbances, violations of rules, and any unusual occurrences. They usually keep a daily log or record of their activities. Correctional officers cannot show favoritism and must report any inmate who violates the rules. Should the situation arise, they help the responsible law enforcement authorities investigate crimes committed within their institution.
In prison facilities with direct supervision cellblocks, officers’ work unarmed. They are equipped with communications devices so that they can summon help if necessary. These officers often work in a cellblock alone, or with another officer, among the 50 to 100 inmates who reside there. The officers enforce regulations primarily through their interpersonal communications skills and through the use of progressive sanctions, such as the removal of some privileges.
In the highest security facilities, where the most dangerous inmates are housed, correctional officers often monitor the activities of prisoners from a centralized control center with closed-circuit television cameras and a computer tracking system. In such an environment, the inmates may not see anyone but officers for days or weeks at a time and may leave their cells only for showers, solitary exercise time, or visitors. Depending on the offenders’ security classification within the institution, correctional officers may have to restrain inmates in handcuffs and leg irons to safely escort them to and from cells and other areas and to see authorized visitors. Officers also escort prisoners between the institution and courtrooms, medical facilities, and other destinations outside the institution.
What is it like being a correctional officer? A correctional officer provides ongoing supervision of inmates through observation and person-to-person supervision. Correctional officers protect the public daily by keeping our prisons secure and by role modeling appropriate behavior.
Correctional officers are credited with creating a safe environment by preventing incidents such as escapes, assaults, and contraband trafficking. Specific duties vary and may include being assigned to towers, gate control, housing units, segregation, recreation, mobile patrol, special details, mail room, inmate work crews, and hospital watches - just to name a few.
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