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This position learns and demonstrates proficiency in the role of a
Correctional Officer II during classroom and field instructions at a
Correctional Officers Training Academy (COTA). Correctional Officers
will be required to serve a 12 month probationary period.
Job Requirements:
- High School Diploma or GED, 18 years of age, no felony convictions,
valid Arizona Driver\'s License, and proof of legal U.S. residency.
- Requires possession of and ability to retain a current, valid
state-issued driver\'s license appropriate to the assignment.
Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver\'s
license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records and
must complete any required driver training (see Arizona
Administrative Code R2-10-207.12).
- Applicant must meet the minimum qualifications to be considered for
employment. Applicants will be required to submit an employment
application, and successfully complete a comprehensive knowledge
exam, oral interview, fit-pro examination, medical/physical exam,
psychological exam, background check and pre-employment drug test.
- NOTE: Applicants who successfully complete the selection
process as described above must attend and complete the Correctional
Officer Training Academy (COTA), located in Tucson, Arizona, for
seven weeks. Upon successful completion of the COTA training,
graduates receive a Certificate of Completion in Correctional
Technology with 21 college credit hours. Any existing testing
component can be modified and components can be added at any time.
Cadets not meeting all COTA requirements will be dismissed
