Correctional Sergeant

(Illustrative only)
• Supervises all correctional personnel on an assigned shift;
• Performs interviews of new inmates to determine potential problems;
• Insures appropriate staffing is maintained at all times;
• Makes regular inspections of facility;
• Reports an unsafe, unsanitary or unhealthy condition immediately for rectification; • Attends to the feeding, care and continued safe retention of prisoners;
• Keeps records and files reports as necessary.

Two (2) years of permanent or contingent permanent competitive class status as a Correctional Officer; OR One (1) year of permanent or contingent permanent competitive class status as a Correctional Supervisor.

A test designed to evaluate knowledge, skills and /or abilities in the following areas. Preparing written material- These questions test for the ability to present information clearly and accurately, and to organize paragraphs logically and comprehensibly. For some questions, you will be given information in two or three sentences followed by four restatements of the information. You must then choose the best version. For other questions, you will be given paragraphs with their sentences out of order. You must then choose, from four suggestions, the best order for the sentences.
- These questions test for knowledge of the Minimum Standards for state, county, and local correctional facilities that are promulgated by the New York State Commission of Correction in areas such as the admission/discharge, care, custody, movement, correctional treatment, security, supervision, and discipline of all persons confined in these systems. Coordinating Appropriate Responses to Emergencies, Disturbances, and Other Unusual Situations- These questions test for knowledge in such areas as: anticipating possible correctional emergency situations, respon allocating staff where needed; notifying supervisors of situations when appropriate; acting within rules to alleviate problems as quickly as possible with minimum use of force; investigating the causes of incidents; submitting reports on incidents. Supervising Incarcerated Individual Correctional Programs, Services, Visitation Areas, and Correctional Staff- These questions test for knowledge in such areas as: coordinating programs with civilian staff; ensuring that all employees relate well to involving outside groups (e.g., Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, etc.) and ensuring full cooperation from employees. The questions may also deal with such areas as: understanding new concepts and developments in the field of Corrections, and evaluating employees' capabilities and limitations on the job.
THE USE OF CALCULATORS IS ALLOWED FOR THIS EXAMINATION.