Corrections Corporal - Tecumseh State Correctional Institution

Correctional Services - Agency 46

Tecumseh, NE

$31.520

JR2026-00029383 Corrections Corporal - Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (Evergreen) (Open)

Apply for a job, stay for a career! Competitive salary with shift differential, advancement opportunities plus benefits to include medical/dental/vision insurance, free basic life insurance, 156% state-matched retirement, 100% tuition assistance, paid vacations, holidays, and sick leave.

The Corrections Corporal selection process includes the following steps:
• Online application
• Interview
• Security background check
• Reference checks
• Medical exam
• Drug test

Additional information can be found at www.corrections.nebraska.gov. For Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodations, please contact Megan Jones at megan.jones@nebraska.gov.

DUTIES:

*Monitor inmates/offenders in a wide variety of situations and activities. Inmate/offender monitoring may either be direct or indirect through subordinate Correctional Officers.
*Enforces facility rules and regulations governing the conduct of inmates/offenders.
*Conducts and evaluates on-the-job training for newly assigned Corrections Officers, if applicable.
*Documents inmate/offender behavior, status and movement.
*Searches inmates'/offenders' person, quarters and work areas for contraband.
*Operates or monitors the operation of manual, computerized and/or electronically controlled security equipment, maintaining controlled movement of inmates/offenders, staff members and the public.
*Responsible for inmate/offender housing areas. Responsibility includes sanitation, serving meals, laundry inventory, supplies, etc. Maintains all daily control documentation, i.e. logs, counts, etc.
*May be in charge of visiting areas, ensuring compliance with rules and regulations involving those areas.
*Transports or oversees the transportation of inmates/offenders who leave the facility on any form of transportation into the community.
*Assists supervisory staff in the operation of maximum security areas, i.e. segregation units. Recommends improvements to security procedures when appropriate.
*Overtime, voluntary and mandatory, includes weekends, holidays and double shifts.

The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race, color, religion, sex. age, national origin, disability, marital status or genetics.