# Correctional Officer 3 — Corrections · Alaska Jobs

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# Correctional Officer 3

Corrections

- **Location** — Palmer, AK
- **PCN** — 20-5691
- **Salary** — $37.31 Hourly (Range 14)
- **Type** — Full Time
- **Open to** — Department Employees Only
- **Bargaining unit** — Correctional Officers
- **Timing** — Year-round
- **Posted** — 2026-09-11
- **Closes** — 2026-09-28
- **Source** — Workplace Alaska (State of Alaska) (synced)

Job Description

The Department of Corrections, Division of Institutions, is recruiting for a Correctional Officer 3 for the Palmer Correctional Center (PCC) located in Sutton, Alaska.

***This position is open to Department Employees only***

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Watch Alaska DOC’s Correctional Officer video here:

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What You Will Be Doing:

This is a 42 hour work week responsible for the daily monitoring of prisoner phone calls, reviewing and capturing camera recordings for incidents that occur to include PREA, Special Incident Reports and Discplinary infractions, scanning prisoner mail for potential contraband, gathering information related to security threat groups, investigating inmates and members of the public attempting/planning to introduce contraband into the facility. Prepares random urinalysis testing and facility searches as required by policy. Works with various law enforcement agencies to include but not limited to AST, Wasilla Police Department, Palmer Police Department, Anchorage Police Department, US Marshals, FBI, US Immigration and ATF. Review and screen incoming mail and inmate emails flagged by the mail room staff, provide presentations to new staff, create staff ID’s and maintain required logs.

Our Mission, Values, and Culture:

The mission of the State of Alaska Department of Corrections is to promote public safety. Our Division provides secure confinement, access to reformative programs, and offender management planning that promotes successful community reentry.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

In joining the Palmer Correctional Center, not only will you be an important part of a team but also have the opportunity for continued learning and growth.

Convenient parking with winter plug-ins and a scenic drive to work while avoiding the congested commute to Anchorage!

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

Palmer Correctional Center is a medium and minimum custody facility located in Sutton which houses up to 500 inmates and 107 employees. Choosing to live and work in the charming Matanuska-Susitna Valley comes with a multitude of benefits such as a smaller hometown feel, access to every amenity, and an often shorter and less stressful work commute; just to name a few.

Who We Are Looking For:

We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:

Adaptability: Adjusts planned work by gathering relevant information and applying critical thinking to address multiple demands and competing priorities in a changing environment.

Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: Uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.

Supervision: Plans, distributes, and monitors work assignments; sets task priorities; evaluates work performance and provides feedback to others on their performance; ensures that staff are appropriately selected, utilized, and developed, and that they are treated in a fair and equitable manner. Assignments include the authority and responsibility to recommend or independently take action to employ (i.e., appoint, transfer, promote), discipline or discharge, or adjudicate grievances of direct reports.

Minimum Qualifications

Successful completion of the Alaska Correctional Officer Academy, or equivalent program accredited by the Alaska Police Standards Council

AND

One year of experience performing duties which support the custody, security, and rehabilitation of prisoners in an adult correctional institution. The required experience is met by service as a Correctional Officer II with the State of Alaska or the equivalent elsewhere.

Special Note:

At the time of employment: be 21 years of age and a United States citizen or a United States National; have a high school or home school diploma recognized or certified by a state or a local school district within a state as having met that state's graduation requirement; or have a General Educational Development certificate.

Appointment to Correctional Officer 3 is conditional, pending successful completion of a thorough background investigation, psychological evaluation, drug screening, and medical examination.

This class series is considered technical/paraprofessional for purposes of evaluating minimum qualifications.

Possess a valid driver's license issued within the United States at time of appointment.

Some positions may require possession of a Commercial Driver's License with appropriate endorsements issued within the United States.

Positions in this job class are required to possess special certification(s) or additional training directly related to the primary function of the specific position as noted in the Position Description of record.

Employees must be willing to work shift assignments and on-call availability may be required.

Individuals not continuously employed since February 9, 1991, by the State of Alaska Department of Corrections in a "correctional officer," "probation officer," or "parole officer" position, as defined by 13 AAC 85.900, are subject to requirements established by Alaska Police Standards Council (APSC). As a condition of continued employment, these individuals must obtain a basic correctional officer certificate issued by the APSC within 14 months of hire.

Any employment action that resulted in discharge, resignation in lieu of discharge, or discipline, must be disclosed at the time of application to vacancies within this classification. Applicants who fail to provide this information will be deemed to be ineligible for interview or further consideration. Applicants with an employment action that makes them ineligible for certification under APSC regulations will be ineligible to receive an interview or further consideration.

For purposes of the minimum qualifications for this job class, "misdemeanor" means:

1) A crime classified as a misdemeanor in Alaska at the time the crime was committed.

2) A crime committed in another jurisdiction for which there was a conviction in that jurisdiction by a civilian or military court is a "misdemeanor" conviction if the crime has elements similar to those of a misdemeanor under Alaska law at the time the offense was committed.

3) An offense punishable as a misdemeanor in Alaska or under the law of another jurisdiction, that results in a completed suspended imposition of sentence, expungement of record, or a pardon, is considered a "misdemeanor" conviction unless the offense was committed by the person before the age of 21.

A qualified applicant may not:

Have been convicted of any felony or a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence by a civilian court of Alaska, the United States, another state or territory, or by a military court.

Have been convicted during the past ten (10) years by a civilian court of Alaska, the United States, another state or territory, or by a military court of a crime of dishonesty or moral turpitude, of a crime that resulted in serious physical injury to another person, or of two or more driving under the influence offenses.

Have illegally manufactured, transported, or sold a controlled substance during the past 10 years, provided you were under 21 years of age at the time.

Have illegally used a Schedule IA, IIA, IIIA, IVA, or VA controlled substance during the past 5 years, provided you were at least 21 years of age at the time.

Have used marijuana during the last year, provided you were at least 21 years of age at the time.

Have been denied certification by the Alaska Police Standards Council or the responsible certifying agency in any other issuing jurisdiction unless the denial, revocation, or surrender has been rescinded by the council under 13 AAC 85.270 or by the responsible certifying agency of the issuing jurisdiction.

Have ever used a controlled substance while employed as a certifiable m

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