DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS Employer Reviews

was good place to work but working withoffenders is extreamly dangerous

The Department of Corrections is a challenging but rewarding place to work. You work with inmates from all over and none of them want to be there so getting them to do their job is a daily challenge. It tests you leadership ability to the maximum but after a while you adapt to and learn how to get them to do their work. The co-workers always look out – more... for each other because it can be a dangerous environment. Working their has taught me to be much more observant of my surroundings and now I see things I might have missed before.The most enjoyable part of the job is seeing how what you do affect people and seeing them appreciate the work you do. – less

A typical day working in a correctional facility would be to monitor the movement and activities of adult men on a daily basis. I learned that being alert is one of the most important parts of the job because you are constantly being watched by the inmates just as much as we are watching them. They always come up with things to take your focus off of – more... them. Management was very helpful in providing the right tools and necessary information to ensure that the job was performed properly. I made friends with all those who started the position with me and also found the more seasoned co-workers to be very helpful. The hardest part of the job was being a pod are of 98 men to just myself. To be be honest there was really nothing enjoyable about the job aside from receiving a paycheck. – less

Great stepping stone, valuable training and will recommend it for anyone e

it is easy job every day which i enjoy it a lot ,, it is great environment and security place

I enjoy working with people, however in a incarcerated environment it can be very low energy. I learned that you never know a persons background issue and how it can have an effect on decisions they make. Co-workers were ok.

The time in travel in addition to the hours is very hard for family life. The work itself is not difficult physically, but can be mentally draining at times. You must be observant and ready for any changes daily. I enjoy my interaction with my co-workers daily.

Day starts with briefing from supervisors. You get assigned a dorm with three other officers. One dorm consist of at least 60 inmates were one correction officer handles thirty on their own. The supervisors hangout in what i will call the operation room were they take naps, watch t.v, get to leave compound to get meals and never check their officers – more... working. – less

This was a position that I held that I was interested in the law enforcement field. It was not a safe environment for me to work in.

Great Career, just was unable to be transfered closer to home when my son was deathly ill, so i was forced o resign to be able to stay close to home to take care of my son.

A typical day would be getting the job done,incident free ,clearing the count. I have learned a lot about inmate behaviors, conflict resolution crisses intervention.My co-workers were very helpful and loyal. the hardest part of the job was sometimes responding to codes. The most injoyable part of the job was to know the job was done,the count was clear,nobody – more... got injured and the inmates were safe and secure. – less

It was good for the benefits and the work schedule was not bad but a lot of discrimination from management against women.

each day brought new challenges, I learned to work with others, the management was cordial, kind, patient and caring., My coworkers were learned, intelligent and precise in their everyday decisions. The hardest part of the job was when needs were not met. The most enjoyable was learning about others and what makes them happy.

Working for the Dept of Corrections was amazing. I have learned a lot and was able to develop my self greatly. My co-workers were all fantastic people and we really got on well. The hardest part of my job was seeing the children having to visit their parents in Prison and how much they miss them in their lives and how much the parents miss in their – more... lives. The most enjoyable part of my job was being able to make a difference in a persons life changing their way of thinking and they way they lived before. – less

 Communication & Administrative Skills
 Handles Confidential Records and Manages Accounts
 Effectively Balances Team & Individual Responsibilities  Performs at High Levels of Accuracy
 Effectively Manages Time & Balances Several Demands
scheduling emergency Transport teams with minimal staffing on site was probably the hardest part of the job.
most – more... enjoyable part was the constant change in activities. – less

A correctional officer’s day at work could be safe and quiet one minute, then completely the opposite the next. On an easy day, while assigned to watch over a housing unit full of 72 male inmates, an officer could possibly get attacked and get taken as a hostage at any moment. Safety awareness and precautions along with learning defensive tactics are – more... tools that are taught in the academy. Most importantly, establishing a good rapport with the inmates is also imperative. Inmates can take control away from the officer if they really want to. – less

A definate learning experience with regard to co-workers, staff and inmate contact. The hardest part of my job was seeing minor inmate offenders on a regular basis for the first several years of my career with the department. The most enjoyable was assisting staff with everyday concerns/challenges, conducting new employee orientation and processing – more... of payroll. – less

I have always been interested in working for the prison system so when the chance came for me to work for them I took it. It was nothing like I had experience before so I didn’t know what to expect but the six weeks training prepared me enough to get a feel of what I could expect. There was nothing typical about working in a prison but if I had to pin – more... point a typical situation it would be always being aware of my surroundings. I was my own supervisor when in a pod I managed the inmates and inmate workers in my unit. The hardest part of my job was separating work life from home life. I would treat everybody like criminals but what I enjoyed the most was driving mobile and being able to carry a shotgun and pistol . – less

Working in the prison system was not a good place for me I did not like being locked in a facility with prisoners. It is not a kind of job that I like being in different places every day.

A typical day consisted of interviewing the clients and ensuring all their information was correctly inputted into the database.
Over the years with this company, I learned that patience is definitely a strong virtue to have.
At the beginning the management was poor, but continued to get better along the way.
I worked with a variety of people, some – more... were kind, some were complainers, but I managed to get along with majority of them rather well.
The hardest part of my job was not being able to find residence for a dislocated client.
The most enjoyable part of my job was the success stories of the clients who left and were able to reconnect in the community. – less