Niagara County Accepting Applications for Correction Officer Positions

Niagara County is now recruiting for corrections officers and is continuing a program that replaced the civil service written exam with a three-component process that includes an evaluation of training and experience, a physical fitness screening test and a medical screening.  Interested candidates have until May 20 to complete the application and then have between June 1 and June 30 to fill out an extensive online questionnaire that covers their training, experience, any special skills and so on.  All applications will be graded by New York State to create the hiring list.

In addition, due to issues in recruiting candidates, the Niagara County Legislature has modified the residency requirement so beyond Niagara County residents, residents in the contiguous counties of Erie, Genesee and Orleans are now welcome to apply.   If hired, candidates then have six months to move into Niagara County.

Those who want more information or wish to apply should go to https://niagara-portal.mycivilservice.com/exams.  The starting salary range for this position is $26.02 -- $36.96 per hour.