Correctional Officer

Summary

Begin Your Career As A Correctional Officer

Annual Salary: Starting $34,000.00 first year

12 HOUR SHIFTS

ALL UNIFORMS, WEAPONS, AND BODY ARMOR SUPPLIED BY DEPARTMENT

ANNUAL PAID VACATION-

• Year one— Fifteen days paid vacation per year until reaching ten years of service.
• Year ten— Twenty days paid vacation per year until reaching twenty years of service.
• Year twenty— Twenty-five days paid vacation per year.

IN ADDITION TO PAID VACATION RECEIVE UP TO 15 PAID HOLIDAYS PER YEAR

HEALTH INSURANCE FOR CORRECTION PEACE OFFICERS

HEALTH INSURANCE AFTER RETIREMENT AGE (another benefit no other law enforcement agency in the region offers)

LIFE INSURANCE BENEFITS (1.5 times your annual salary)

SPECIAL TUITION INCENTIVES AND DISCOUNTED TUITION AVAILABLE FROM AREA COLLEGES

FREE USE OF DEPARTMENT GYMNASIUM (24 HOURS)

LOUISIANA POST CERTIFICATION UPON GRADUATION THREE WEEK CORRECTIONS ACADEMY.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• High school diploma or GED required
• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Louisiana driver's license required
• Pass Civil Service Test

Civil service testing is available online.

SUBMIT A KENNER POLICE DEPARTMENT PRELIMINARY EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION HERE

NEXT STEPS

• Personal History Questionnaire review and interview with an applicant investigator
• Thorough background investigation
• Civil and Criminal records check
• Personal and Employment references check
• Computerized Voice Stress Analyzer (CVSA) exam
• Oral Review Board
• Psychological examination
• Drug screening / Medical examination

The Kenner Police Department is an Equal Opportunity Employer

For Additional questions feel free to contact Kenner Police Department Recruiting Officer Sgt. Ricky Pabst at (504) 712-2299 or at rpabst@kennerpd.com or Sgt. Charlotte Bates at (504) 712-2255 or at cbates@kennerpd.com

Email kpdcareers@kennerpd.com for more information.

Job Description

Begin Your Career As A Correctional Officer

Annual Salary: Starting $34,000.00 first year

12 HOUR SHIFTS

ALL UNIFORMS, WEAPONS, AND BODY ARMOR SUPPLIED BY DEPARTMENT

ANNUAL PAID VACATION-

• Year one— Fifteen days paid vacation per year until reaching ten years of service.
• Year ten— Twenty days paid vacation per year until reaching twenty years of service.
• Year twenty— Twenty-five days paid vacation per year.

IN ADDITION TO PAID VACATION RECEIVE UP TO 15 PAID HOLIDAYS PER YEAR

HEALTH INSURANCE FOR CORRECTION PEACE OFFICERS

HEALTH INSURANCE AFTER RETIREMENT AGE (another benefit no other law enforcement agency in the region offers)

LIFE INSURANCE BENEFITS (1.5 times your annual salary)

SPECIAL TUITION INCENTIVES AND DISCOUNTED TUITION AVAILABLE FROM AREA COLLEGES

FREE USE OF DEPARTMENT GYMNASIUM (24 HOURS)

LOUISIANA POST CERTIFICATION UPON GRADUATION THREE WEEK CORRECTIONS ACADEMY.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• High school diploma or GED required
• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Louisiana driver's license required
• Pass Civil Service Test

Civil service testing is available online.

SUBMIT A KENNER POLICE DEPARTMENT PRELIMINARY EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION HERE

NEXT STEPS

• Personal History Questionnaire review and interview with an applicant investigator
• Thorough background investigation
• Civil and Criminal records check
• Personal and Employment references check
• Computerized Voice Stress Analyzer (CVSA) exam
• Oral Review Board
• Psychological examination
• Drug screening / Medical examination

The Kenner Police Department is an Equal Opportunity Employer

For Additional questions feel free to contact Kenner Police Department Recruiting Officer Sgt. Ricky Pabst at (504) 712-2299 or at rpabst@kennerpd.com or Sgt. Charlotte Bates at (504) 712-2255 or at cbates@kennerpd.com

Email kpdcareers@kennerpd.com for more information.