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. 

Review the most recent examination for information on the minimum qualifications:

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Albany to Utica

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

Utica to Rochester

Central Region Recruitment Officer
[email protected]
315-975-7165

Watertown to Plattsburgh to Syracuse

Officer Charles Clemons
[email protected]
315-730-9447

Rochester beyond Buffalo

Officer LaTonya Ayers
[email protected]
585-397-0375

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

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

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

Officer Christopher Barreto
[email protected]
845-548-4248

For general information, call the office responsible for Correction Officer recruitment at 518.485.9500.