Correctional Officer

JobID: 3245

Position Type:
Champaign County/Correctional Officer (Sheriff)

Date Posted:
4/18/2023

Location:
502 S. Lierman (Satellite Jail)

Date Available:
ASAP

Closing Date:
Until Filled

The Sheriff’s office allows candidates to test year-round for the position of corrections deputy. Correctional officers are required to be at least 21 years of age at the time of employment and have no felony or certain misdemeanor convictions (a full list of the disqualifying misdemeanor convictions can be found on the ILETSB webpage: https://www.ptb.illinois.gov/resources/decertification/). Upon employment, correctional officers are required to live in Champaign County or a surrounding county bordering Champaign County.

Starting salary in 2022 for a correctional officer is approximately $44,491 in the first year, $47,029 after a year of service, and $51,958 by five years of service. (This contract is still being negotiated and the salary will likely increase for 2023.)

To fill out an application and schedule a test, go to https://www.nationaltestingnetwork.com . This is an offsite link, select Corrections and sign up for the Champaign County Sheriff’s Office.

What to expect at the www.nationaltestingnetwork.com website:

Upon completion of the entry level exam, all candidate scores are automatically forwarded to the Champaign County Sheriff’s Office. Candidates who attain a passing score on the entry level exam will be placed on the department’s eligibility list. The Champaign County Sheriff’s Office will contact candidates on the list and will invite them to continue to participate in other stages of the selection process as the opportunity arises, including an interview, physical agility test (for patrol deputy candidates), an in-depth background check, psychological exam, and medical exam, to include a drug screen (candidates must test negative for all illicit drugs, including marijuana).

National Testing Network is a service provided to conduct entry level testing in a standardized, professional environment. National Testing Network does not replace the Champaign County Sheriff’s Office responsibility and decision making in the testing process. All candidate results are provided to the Champaign County Sheriff’s Office where the final decisions are made.

More information on the position can be found here:

Champaign County Sheriff's Office Correctional Officer Recruitment Packet

Correctional officer applicants with at least one year of full-time corrections experience, may forego the written exam and move directly to the interview phase of the hiring process. Experienced/lateral applicants may also be able to start higher on the wage scale than an entry-level employee, based on the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

To express interest as an experienced/lateral applicant, please e-mail a copy of your resume to Teresa Schleinz at tschleinz@co.champaign.il.us. or contact her at 217-384-1205 for more information or questions.