Security / Correctional Officer

Job Description

Job Description

Come join the Florida Department Corrections in a rewarding career as a Correctional Officer.

No prior experience is necessary, all training is provided and paid. This is a great opportunity for those looking for a new career and a change away from security jobs, the construction industry, warehouse work and those with other similar work history.

Compensation: $48,620.00/ $22 an hour .

Correctional Officers are responsible for the supervision, care, custody, control and physical restraint, when necessary, of inmates in a Correctional Institution or facility.

Career opportunities for growth, development and promotion:

• Correctional Officer
• Correctional Officer Sergeant
• Correctional Officer Lieutenant
• Correctional Officer Captain
• Correctional Officer Major
• Correctional Officer Colonel
• Assistant Warden
• Warden

Benefits:

• Paid vacation, sick leave and holidays
• Comprehensive health insurance and life insurance with accidental death and dismemberment benefits
• Supplemental Dental, Vision, Life, Disability and Hospitalization insurance
• Tuition-Free college courses
• 457 Tax Deferred Retirement Plan

Correctional Officers may also qualify for additional benefits:

• "Special Risk" Retirement benefits
• Criminal Justice Incentive Pay up to $1,560.00 annually ($130.00 per month)
• Annual uniform and shoe allowance of $325.00
• Annual salary additive of approximately $1,200 when employed in Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, or St. Lucie counties
• Annual salary additive of approximately $2,500 when employed in Palm Beach, Broward, Dade or Monroe counties.

Qualifications:

• Be at least 18 years of age (no age limit)
• Be a United States Citizen
• Possess a high school diploma or equivalent
• Possess a valid driver’s license
• Pass a drug test and physical examination
• Pass a background investigation and fingerprinting, which includes; no felony convictions; no misdemeanor involving perjury or false statement; no misdemeanor conviction of domestic violence.
• Must demonstrate good moral character as determined by a thorough background investigation.

Below are the next steps to becoming a Correctional Officer:

• Step 1 - Apply in the People First system. (Click “Apply Now” at the top or bottom of this page.)
• Step 2 - Submit a FDC Correctional Officer Supplemental Application and Willingness Questionnaire, DC2-854. (You will be emailed this form the next business day after the online application is submitted.)
• Step 3 - FDC Recruitment Center will begin the process of conducting a Background Screening.

Note: Consideration as a correctional officer applicant begins upon completion of step 1 and 2.

Please visit for additional information about working for the Florida Department of Corrections. You may also contact Mayo Correctional Institution at (386)294-7012 for assistance with your application process. If you experience problems applying online, please call the People First Service Center at 1-877-562-7287. Only electronic applications will be accepted.