Correctional Officer

Coralville, IA
Johnson County Sheriff

Salary: $49,920.00 – $67,974.40 Annually

Closing Date: 5/12/2025

Essential Functions:

  • Patrol facilities and makes security checks, conducts rounds and incarcerated individual counts; inspects all areas of the institution and grounds for safety/security deficiencies.
  • Conducts searches of incarcerated individuals, vehicles, packages, equipment, and incarcerated individuals’ cells and property for contraband items.

Requirements:

  • Graduation from high school, GED, or equivalency.
  • Psychological tests
  • A background investigation check.
  • A post-offer health screen administered by an institutional physician.
  • A urinalysis screen for drugs.
  • All new employee training during the probationary period, including local orientation, new employee orientation, and emergency preparedness training.
  • Designated positions in this job class require applicants to obtain a Commercial Driver’s License and endorsements within a period of time as determined by the appointing authority at the time of hire.