Correction Officer Jobs in Washington
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Community Corrections Officer 2 (Or CCO1 In-Training) - Ephrata
- Olympia, WA
- 3 days ago
Community Corrections Officer 3 - INTERNAL - Ephrata
- Olympia, WA
- 3 days ago
Correctional Officer 1, Larch Corrections Center
- Yacolt, WA
- 12 hours ago
- Tacoma, WA
- 8 hours ago
Community Corrections Officer 2 (Or CCO1 In-Training) - Walla Walla
- Walla Walla, WA
- 12 hours ago
Community Corrections Officer 2 (Or CCO1 In-Training) - Everett
- Olympia, WA
- 3 days ago
Correctional Officer 1, Cedar Creek Corrections Center
- Littlerock, WA
- 12 hours ago
Senior Service Officer Community Development Lending And
- Seattle, WA
- 20 hours ago
Correctional Officer 1, Airway Heights Corrections Center
- Airway Heights, WA
- 3 days ago
- Seattle, WA
- 3 days ago
Correctional Officer 1, Peninsula Work Release
- Port Orchard, WA
- 3 days ago
Community Corrections Officer 3 - INTERNAL - Ephrata
- Ephrata, WA
- 4 days ago
Community Corrections Officer 2 (Or CCO1 In-Training) - Ephrata
- Ephrata, WA
- 4 days ago
Community Corrections Officer 2 (Or CCO1 In-Training) - Moses Lake
- Moses Lake, WA
- 4 days ago
Correctional Officer 1, Stafford Creek Corrections Center
- Olympia, WA
- 5 days ago
Demographic Data for Washington
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Licensing / Certification
Required or preferred licenses and certifications for Correction Officer positions.
Highest Education Level
- High School or GED (28.8%)
- Bachelor's Degree (28.3%)
- Associate's Degree (17.3%)
- Vocational Degree or Certification (12.7%)
- Master's Degree (7.6%)
- Some College (3.3%)
- Some High School (1.2%)
- Doctorate Degree (0.8%)
Average Work Experience
- None (78.7%)
- 1-2 years (14.6%)
- Less than 1 year (6.8%)
Qualifications / Skill Sets
The following top skills are often required or desired to land a Correction Officer position
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- Background Investigations
- Business Correspondence
- Closing
- Communication Skills
- Community Policing
- Complaint Resolution
- Corrections
- Crime Prevention
- Criminal Justice
- Crisis Intervention
- Crisis Management
- Customer Service
- Defensive Tactics
- Documentation
- Driving
- Drug Testing
- Education Experience
- Emergency Management
- Events
- Filing
- Firearms
- High School Diploma
- Interviewing
- Investigation
- Juvenile Justice
- Law Enforcement
- Leadership
- Management
- Military Background
- Narcotics
- OC Spray
- Patrol
- Policy Administration
- Problem Solving
- Public Safety
- Recordkeeping
- Regulations
- Report Writing
- Security Training
- Special Weapons and Tactics
- Staff Supervision
- Surveillance
- Taser
- Training and Development
- Weapons
- Youth Development
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