Correctional Officer Opportunities for Growth and Promotion

There are a wide variety of specialized assignments available to correctional officers:

Classification Officer
Logistics Officer
Work Release Officer
Quality Control Officer
Programs Officer (Rountree Facility)
Special Response Team Member
Background Investigator
Correctional Training Officer
Training Coordinator
M.I.O.C.R. (Mentally Ill Offender Crime Reduction)
Peer Support Member
Honor Guard
Hostage Negotiator
Bomb Team (Post Blast Investigator)

Correctional officers have the opportunity to receive specialized training to become instructors in first aid, CPR, defensive tactics, fire safety, and peer counselor.

Promotional opportunities for correctional officers include Supervising Correctional Officer and Correctional Sergeant.