Corrections Officer

The Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office is currently hiring for full-time Correction Officers. The starting wages are $21.42 to $28.44 an hour depending on experience with credit of up to 15 years’ experience in the field plus stipends for education and night shift differential. Our current pay scale is:

PAY SCALE                                                  STIPENDS

<1 year $21.42                                                                   Night shift $0.50

1 year step          $22.05                                                   Associate Degree             $0.60

3 year step          $23.00                                                   BA/BS Degree                    $0.80

5 year step          $24.05                                                   MA/MS Degree                 $1.00

7 year step          $24.86

9 year step          $25.71

11 year step       $26.44

13 year step       $27.44

15 year step       $28.44

We offer 12 hour fixed shifts (nights or days) in a fifteen day work rotation where you will have every other weekend off and be compensated for a 42 hour work week plus overtime opportunities. Androscoggin County offers medical and dental insurance, 20 year Maine State Retirement Plan 50% no age, 457b plan, 13 paid holidays, Paid Uniform Allowance and a great team working environment.

Applicants must be 18 years of age, have a high school diploma or GED, and possess a Maine driver’s license with no major convictions. Applicants will also need to successfully pass a background investigation to include:

No convictions or conduct for Murder, Class A, Class B, Class C, or Class D crime; or convictions for any violation of the Maine Criminal Code, chapters 15 (theft), 19 (falsification in official matters), 25 (bribery or corrupt matters) or 45 (drugs), or a conviction for any equivalent crime in another jurisdiction outside the State of Maine.
Shall be of good moral character, as determined by a thorough background investigation;
Shall complete a state and federal criminal records check through the submission of fingerprints to the State Bureau of Identification and the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
Where a greater portion of the new curriculum is now “hands-on” the candidate must be deemed medically suitable to participate in the corrections training program by having medical personnel sign the MCJA Medical Form.

Resumes and/or applications will be accepted until the positions are filled. Applications are available on our website at www.androscoggincountymaine.gov. Please send your application or resume to Hillary Nadeau at hnadeau@androscoggincountymaine.gov.

If you would like some general information or to discuss what the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office has to offer, please contact Major Jeffrey Chute at (207) 753-2500 ext. 1835.