Georgia Department Of Corrections Announces Job Openings As Agency Looks To Fill Crucial Personnel Vacancies

The state’s Department Of Corrections is now hiring.

The state agency oversees and manages the state’s corrections system which includes a network of 34 state prisons, 4 private prisons, 17 transitional centers, and dozens of county and substance abuse facilities across Georgia.

Georgia’s correctional agency has struggled with personnel issues for several years, including low retention, as roughly two-thirds of the current active workforce has less than three years of experience and approximately 83% of newly hired correctional officers quit within their first 12 months on the job.

The ongoing struggle to attract and retain capable staff to manage and maintain control inside the state’s correctional facilities presents a danger to not only the remaining staff members but to inmates as well.

The gap in manpower has also drawn alarming headlines over inmate violence and deaths inside the prisons along with reports of widespread contraband entering the secure facilities.

This has accompanied federal scrutiny amid calls for the agency to ramp up its efforts to entice dedicated new workers to the agency in order to keep the facilities safer.

According to the agency, it is now hiring:

Correctional Officers

Counselors

Food Service

Administration

Maintenance

Educators

Interested parties can begin the process of starting a new career with the Georgia Department Of Corrections by clicking the link below:

Visit Ga DOC Job Listings