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Correctional Officer and Medical Technical Assistant Recruitment Handbook

NCJ Number
192690
Date Published
2001
Length
80 pages
Annotation
This handbook contains a recruiter's checklist, authorized recruitment tools, and other data for use in interviews with a potential Correctional Officer or Medical Technical Assistant.
Abstract
The document is divided into 12 sections: (1) California Department of Corrections Mission, Recruitment Goals, and Objectives, Roles and Responsibilities; (2) Team Selection/Standards; (3) Correctional Officer & Medical Technical Assistant Selection Process & Timeframe; (4) Basic Correctional Officer Academy; (5) Correctional Officer & Medical Technical Assistant Apprenticeship Programs; (6) Recruiters Checklist & Authorized Recruitment Tools; (7) How To Be an Effective Recruiter; (8) Benefits Information; (9) Most Frequently Asked Questions; (10) Contact Information/Regional Guides; (11) Institution Monthly Recruitment Activity Report; and (12) Miscellaneous Reference Documents. Section 3, Correctional Officer & Medical Technical Assistant Selection Process & Timeframes, contains descriptions of minimum and additional qualifications for both jobs, requirements specific to Medical Technical Assistants, types of application, and data concerning the written test, Veterans Preference Credits, vision test, physical abilities test, psychological test, background investigation, and medical examination.