MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

(a)  Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered four year college or university with a Bachelors degree AND 6 years of full time paid New York State competitive class correction officer experience, 3 years of which must have been as Corrections Lieutenant; OR

(b)  Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered two year college with an Associate’s degree AND 8 years of full time paid New York State competitive class corrections officer experience, 3 years of which must have been as a Corrections Lieutenant; OR

(c)  Graduation from a high school or possession of a general equivalency diploma AND 10 years of full time paid New York State competitive class corrections officer experience, 3 years of which must have been as a Corrections Lieutenant; OR

(d) Any combination of training and experience equal to or greater than that specified in (a) and( b) above.

Tompkins County is Committed to Equity and Inclusion. We encourage those with similar values to apply.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

1. Candidates must possess a valid New York State Class D driver’s license at the time of application and maintain such license for the duration of employment. 

2. Must become certified as a Peace Officer within six months of appointment and maintain such certification for the duration of employment.

3. Must complete the New York State  supervisors school. 

NOTE:  Corrections Officers are Public Officers and as such would normally be required to reside in Tompkins County.  However, on June 21, 2016, Tompkins County adopted Local Law No. 2 of 2016, which waives the residency requirement of Public Officers law and states that individuals holding said positions within the County of Tompkins shall be permitted to reside either within the County of Tompkins or any other county in New York State.   The applicant must still be a United States citizen (either natural born or naturalized).