Correctional Officer – Western Region

State of North Carolina

Correctional Officer maintaining safety, custody, and supervision at North Carolina state correctional facilities. Conducting searches, monitoring offenders, managing records, and escorting incarcerated people.

Posted 8/5/2026full-timeNorth Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $32,639 - $57,117 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates the ability to maintain safety and supervision of offenders while conducting thorough searches and monitoring activities. Possesses the necessary qualifications and training to effectively manage offender assignments and respond to behavioral or medical concerns.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Basic Correctional Officer Training (BCOT)Criminal Justice Standards ComplianceValid Driver’s LicenseAbility to Work Rotating ShiftsExperience as a Correctional Officer

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Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills

Conducting SearchesMonitoring Offender ActivityMaintaining RecordsEscorting OffendersIdentifying Behavioral Concerns

Soft Skills

SupervisionAttention to DetailCommunication

Tools & Technologies

Surveillance Systems

Industry Keywords

ContrabandOffender CustodyCriminal Background CheckDrug ScreeningMedical EvaluationsPsychological Evaluations

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Maintain safety, custody, and supervision of offenders
Conduct searches of offenders, visitors, cells, and facility areas for contraband
Monitor offender activity in person and through surveillance systems
Maintain offender counts, housing assignments, and required records
Escort offenders within and outside the facility
Supervise offender work assignments
Identify and report behavioral, medical, or safety concerns
Work assigned rotating, fixed, or split shifts, including days, nights, weekends, holidays, and mandatory overtime as required
Complete six weeks of Basic Correctional Officer Training (BCOT)
Serve at correctional facilities in the listed western-region counties

Requirements

What you’ll need

Meet Criminal Justice Standards requirements under 12 NCAC 09G .0302
Pass a criminal background check
Produce a negative drug screening result
Successfully complete medical and psychological evaluations
Possess a valid driver’s license
Ability to work any shift, including rotating, fixed, or split shifts
Ability to work days, nights, weekends, holidays, and mandatory overtime as required
Trainee: High School or GED diploma, or equivalent combination of education and experience
Correctional Officer I: High School or GED diploma, or equivalent combination of education and experience
Correctional Officer II: High School or GED diploma and one year of experience as a Correctional Officer, or equivalent combination of education and experience
Correctional Officer III: High School or GED diploma and two years of experience as a Correctional Officer, or equivalent combination of education and experience
Complete education history, including high school, in the application
Provide full work experience details
Education must be from appropriately accredited institutions
New hires must complete six weeks of Basic Correctional Officer Training (BCOT), including a required overnight weekday stay at the training facility
Applicants seeking Veteran’s Preference must attach a DD-214 Member-4 Form
Applicants seeking National Guard Preference must provide the specified NGB or DD forms where applicable

Benefits

Comp & perks

Paid training
Stable employment
Advancement opportunities within public safety
$3,000 sign-on bonus may be available
$1,000 referral bonus may be available for referrals by current Department of Adult Corrections employees
Step pay plan
Transition to higher-level officer roles as opportunities arise
Ability to transfer across the state between institution locations
Internal promotional opportunities and growth
State employee benefits
Part-time shift options available
Room and board provided during six-week BCOT training
Transportation to BCOT available upon request
Veterans’ Preference and National Guard Preference
Reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and other covered conditions