- The first thing you will need to do is to come in for testing.
- You should expect to be at our testing center 5-8 hours.
- Test day begins by completing basic paperwork and taking a 60 question Correctional Officers entrance exam and Oral Board.
- Once you pass the Correctional Officers exam, you will then be made a Conditional Job
Offer. Fingerprinting, other forms and three psychological exams will follow.
- Once you complete the full day of testing, you will need to complete a background
questionnaire, and turn in all required documents.
- From this point on we will keep you informed at each step of the process.
- Once clearing background investigations we will then schedule you for a medical exam and physical agility test.
- Once you pass your medical/physical we then send out your psychological exams (taken on day one).
- The psychological exams are scored, generally within 24 hrs results are received.
- If you pass, you are then scheduled for your pre-employment drug screening, the final step in the process.
- Once you clear your drug screening you are placed into a pool of
other applicants for the prison you chose and as soon as we have an opening at
that prison we will make you a final job offer and arrange for your academy
start date at COTA(Correctional Officer Training Academy).
- Proof of Age and United States Citizenship or lawful Permanent
Residency i.e.: Birth Certificate, U.S. Passport or Immigration for I-1551
- Your High School Diploma
or equivalent
- You Military Discharge papers, showing type of discharge i.e., DD-214 long form
- Valid driver license
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