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Correction Officer Trainee

  • Correction Officer Trainee/NS
  • Correction Officer Trainee (Spanish Language)/NS

Correction Officer Trainees are required to participate in, and satisfactorily complete, requirements of a 12-month training program before advancing to Correction Officer. As part of the program, you will attend the Correctional Services Training Academy for a minimum 8-week formal training program.

Correction Officers are responsible for the custody and security, as well as for the safety and well-being of incarcerated individuals in state correctional facilities, shock incarceration correctional facilities, work release centers and a drug treatment campus. 

Salary and Benefits

Salary (Effective April 1, 2025)

Correction Officer Trainee (Grade 13) and Correction Officer (Grade 14)
  • $58,159 - Starting salary (during Academy training and first year), $61,365 after one year to $75,903 after 7 years.
  • Appointees may be eligible for ADVANCED PLACEMENT UPON APPOINTMENT to full performance level Grade 14 with starting salary up to $75,903.
Additional monetary compensations provided:
  • Inconvenience Pay  
  • Location Pay  
  • Pre-Shift Briefing  
  • Expanded Duty Pay  
  • Hazardous Duty Pay  

Benefits

  • 104 hours of vacation annually, up to a maximum of 156 hours, depending on length of service.
  • 104 hours annually paid holiday time.
  • 40 paid personal leave hours annually.
  • Paid sick leave accumulating at the rate of 104 hours per year.
  • Excellent health, dental, and optical insurance coverage.
  • All uniforms and equipment are provided.
  • Excellent retirement benefits.

Minimum Qualifications & How to Apply

Learn more about the Correction Officer position, view an exam announcement to see the minimum qualifications, and learn how to apply:

CIVIL SERVICE COrrection officer info

Recruitment: Statewide Military Liaison

 

Statewide Military Liaison
Robert Hicks
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Officer Robert Hicks

[email protected]

518-903-2933

Recruitment: Capital Region

 

Albany to Utica
Ryan Phelps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Officer Ryan Phelps
[email protected]
518-429-8390

Recruitment: Central Region

 
Utica to Rochester

Officer Heather Wright
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Officer Heather Wright
[email protected]
315-939-0580

Recruitment: Northern Region

 
Watertown to Plattsburgh to Syracuse

Correction Officer Recruitment
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Officer Ryan Amo
[email protected]
315-975-7165

Recruitment: Western Region

 
Rochester Beyond Buffalo
Jessie Roland-Bystrak

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Officer Jessie Roland-Bystrak
[email protected]

Recruitment: Southern Region

 
Hudson Valley to New York City
(East of the Hudson River)
Correction Officer Recruitment

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Officer Beatriz Urciuoli
[email protected]
845-467-7848
 

 

Hudson Valley to New York City
(West of the Hudson River)

Correction Officer Recruitment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Officer Quantae Davis
[email protected]
845-925-5307

Independent Advisory Board

Correction Law §8(3) establishes the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision’s authority to conduct a psychological screening on applicants for employment as a Correction Officer. The Independent Advisory Board serves to review candidates who have been deemed ineligible for appointment following the psychological screening and wish to appeal.