For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.

Correctional Officers maintain and supervise offenders in State correctional facilities in a controlled humane environment. This position may be at a Maximum-Security Prison.

Incumbents perform the full range of duties described in the series concept. In addition, Senior Correctional Officers serve as lead workers for lower-level correctional staff by assigning and reviewing work, providing on-the-job training, and providing input regarding performance and disciplinary actions as required. Senior Correctional Officers assist lower-level personnel in verifying duty logs at the end of the shift, reviewing misconduct reports submitted by lower-level personnel for completeness and accuracy before submittal to higher level officers and assisting the Sergeant in supervising the work of correctional staff in the safe custody, discipline, and welfare of offenders on an assigned shift. This is the advanced journey level class in this series.

There is no written test. No previous applications or scoring can be transferred to this announcement. You must apply to this announcement to be considered for any Sr. CO promotions for the next 12 months. Qualifying will be done through application evaluation based on work history and experience. You must update your work history to list all current positions. If claiming veteran status, you must attach a copy of your DD214 to your profile in NVAPPS/NEATS. If claiming disabled veteran status, you must attach all supporting documentation from the VA stating disabled veteran status. It must be attached to your profile to be considered. Your information must be accurate at time of application. Supplemental information will not be accepted after announcement closes. Per NAC 284.313 (2), It is the responsibility of an applicant to apply for any recruitment for which he or she is interested. You must apply when the announcement is open, and no accommodations will be made for vacations or other issues that prevent you from applying. The first list will be pulled if requested at the 14-day mark. You may apply anytime but will only be considered on staffing requisitions made after your application submitted date. The State of Nevada is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action in recruitment of its employees and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages. *** THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE***

In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements: