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Corrections Hiring Process
Click on the links below for more information about each phase of the selection process.
Hiring Process - Phase I
In order to be considered for employment with the Gwinnett County Department of Corrections, applicants must submit an application and background questionnaire to the Gwinnett County Department of Human Resources. Applicants who meet employment requirements remain in the hiring process, whereas others are notified in writing of the reason(s) they will not be considered for employment.
Preliminary Orientation
During orientation, applicants receive a background booklet and authorization/consent forms; which must be completed, notarized, and returned by a specified date. Returned background booklets are screened and if the information provided does not exclude an applicant from further consideration, he/she is scheduled for the Behavioral Personnel Assessment Device (B-PAD).
B-Pad Video (Behavioral Personnel Assessment Device)
The B-Pad is a test of the applicant's interpersonal competence in dealing with different types of people in various job-specific situations. Applicants respond verbally to video simulations as if actually responding to real situations. Applicants must successfully pass the video test in order to continue in the hiring process.
Required Documentation
Applicants are required to provide the following documents:
- Certified copy of birth certificate (or naturalization documentation)
- Official transcripts (sealed) from high school/college
- Copy of high school diploma or GED
- Copy of driver's license
- Certified copy of driving record
- Copy of social security card
- Documentation relating to adoption, marriage, bankruptcy, divorce, etc.
- Military DD214 for each term of service (if applicable)
Failure to provide all requested documents results in removal from the hiring process. Furnished documents cannot be returned to an applicant, even if he/she is not hired.
Applicants who do not have an associate’s or bachelor’s degree must take the Georgia POST Entrance Exam. This is offered at any technical college in Georgia. Prior POST entrance exams through the State of Georgia are acceptable.
A comprehensive background investigation is conducted on each applicant in order to establish evidence of good moral character and identify patterns of unacceptable conduct. Applicants are fingerprinted as a means of verifying identity and criminal history information. The background investigation continues throughout the hiring process.
Oral Interview
The interview is designed to assess an applicant’s mental and emotional fitness to function successfully as a correctional officer. Each applicant is asked a series of questions regarding work experience, education and perspective in dealing with convicted offenders. The interview process also allows an applicant to demonstrate knowledge, skills, and abilities considered basic to effective job performance as a correctional officer.
Applicant Register
An applicant who successfully completes Phase I of the hiring process has his/her name placed on an applicant register for a period of one year. Applicants named on the register are eligible to receive a conditional job offer and if a conditional job offer is given and accepted, the applicant begins Phase II of the hiring process. Applicants do not advance to Phase II unless a conditional job offer is given and accepted.
Hiring Process - Phase II
Polygraph
The polygraph examination verifies that the applicant has provided accurate information during the hiring process.
Drug Screen and Medical Assessment
Applicants receive a complete physical examination and drug test to ensure they can function as a correctional officer. Through the Gwinnett County Wellness Center, applicants receive a complete physical examination and drug test to ensure they can function as a correctional officer.
Psychological Evaluation
The psychological evaluation consists of a written and oral examination. A series of written tests measure various personality and psychological factors related to the corrections field. The results of the written tests provide the psychologist with information for the interview, which measures psychological suitability to supervise and manage offenders.
Final Job Offer
Applicants who successfully complete Phase II receive a final job offer. Once the final job offer is accepted, the applicant receives an official hire date when he/she becomes a Gwinnett County employee.
For job recruitment, call 678.407.6010 or email at Shawntez.Williams@GwinnettCounty.com.
