associate general counsel

investigator

case worker

administrative assistant

telecommunications technician

Suffolk County Sheriffs Department

Pros: Unionized, Free Cafeteria Food, Suffolk County Sheriffs Department is a great stepping stone for law enforcement, with great benefits and a pension if you stay long term. 

Cons: The Mandatory Overtime, Lack of Professionalism, and Leadership from Captains and Lieutenants. The lack of Confidentiality from the union representative is non-existent any sort of issues that require union representation is everyone’s business at the jail so it seemed, which is highly unprofessional. 

The  Training Division at the beginning of the Corrections Officer Academy, place an emphasis on professionalism and warn officer candidates (recruits) about how toxic it can be working in the county jail at times, but will turn around and be the same staff members that will trash talk the recruits amongst the other senior staff members at the jail that the recruits will start their career at which causes them to have a bad reputation before even starting. After the academy, those same recruits will have a bad stigma, as soon as they start their career in jail. The Suffolk County Sheriff Department Staff environment, is similar to a high school environment, with rumors, gossip, backstabbing, speculations, and cliques, amongst staff with more seniority, not to mention the level of arrogance coworkers have because of a star on their uniform. Typically, senior staff members won’t speak to newer officers, and highly ridicule new officers if they make mistakes, oddly, as if they never started as a new officer. The Command Staff dictate  your future. For the majority of your career your assignments, are dictated by the Shift Commanders if you don’t have a good rapport or reputation with them expect them to put you in the crappiest housing units unless you are a female officer.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Organization, helping others, learning new and innovative skills, constant training, improving old and new skills, knowledge of the law, pride in serving the public.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Uncertainty about whether the day may end in chaos, having a clear vision for bettering the overall department for the public, detainees and staff but not necessarily having the resources needed or the platform needed.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Stressful, you must be aware of your surroundings and emotions at all times. However, at times you get the opportunity to help others with their own needs and find the good in humanity.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
It was enjoyable, at times stressful but I enjoyed the experience and my colleagues. At this type of job you have to rely upon your own judgment and know your colleagues have your back.

Responsibilites include care, custody and control of inmates/detainees. We also transport inmates to and from courts, hospitals and other facilities. There are inmate work crews that go 
out with officers to do community work and improvement projects.

The Jail and HOC perform similar yet unique functions. The major difference is the time that the inmates/ detainee's remain in custody. Specifically, the detainees at the Jail have shorter lengths of stay and as a result the Jail processes a far greater number of detainees. The Jail employees focus on working with the local Police Departments and various Court systems to ensure the detainees remanded to the Sheriff's custody by the court are properly transported to the court at the correct time. The HOC inmates are sentenced for longer periods of time, not to exceed 2.5 years. The turnover is significantly less. The HOC employee's focus is more on long term activities (i.e. rehabilitation).

To start you go to the academy. Just make sure you can do push-ups, sit-ups, and run. When you graduate the academy you either go to South Bay or Nashua st jail. If you go to South Bay, you pick your job assignments every few months and there are 2 officers in every unit. If you go to Nashua st you have to pay $250 dollars of parking a month (while still getting paid the same as others going to South Bay)and the shift commander picks your assignments every few months. In the units there are only 1 Officer. Sometimes you will have to stay and work 16 hour shifts. Depending on staffing it could be from 2 times a week to all 5 days. You start low pay but get a good raise every year that around year 5 and on you are better of staying because the pay is good. To do this job you definitely have to have thick skin. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
It is a large department so tons of opportunities, pay is high, tons of overtime and details, and almost unlimited time off. It can be stressful, but it will give you tools to succeed in other professions and in life.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Learning how to utilize interpersonal communication effectively and be able to de-escalate situations.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
A lot of different personalities and can be a lot like high school but everyone has your back at the end of the day.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
It varies greatly, you can be working a housing unit, housing control, or be assigned to various other posts.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The connections you can make are solid.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
It's very political and it's a "who you know" type of environment. Senior Management tends to make decisions based off of emotions as opposed to facts or information.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Pretty easy going, at least in the HR department. But the political piece was starting to seep into the everyday processes. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Busy, but I preferred it that way in recruitment. And the work was cyclical so it was easy to prepare things in advance.

I work a 9-5 Workday. Arrive promptly at 8:50am, get settled and begin my workday. I docket attorney and Pro Se's paper work into the computer system, answer phone calls with a  variety of questions, help customers and attorneys who enter to the front desk and work alongside deputy's in helping the Serving of Summons etc. The hardest part of the job is not always being able to tell attorneys or customers what they want to hear-- Most Enjoyable part of the job is being able to provide my help and assistance to people who need it most. I can walk out of the office each day feeling successful and that I was a positive help in someones life.

making rounds, taking inmate head count, logging all inmates movement and activities, supervising meals and activities maintaining care and control for inmates. my co workers were dependable and had relationships based on trusting one another. management were very supportive and provided services to employees when needed. also growth opportunities. the hardest part was standing for long periods of time  and always being alert and aware of your full surroundings. the best part of the Job was also always being aware and alert of your total surroundings and knowing that i was making a difference in my community.

County jail facility. Solid basic training, however hiring standards are poor. No Physical fitness standards and poor backgrounds allow low quality applicants to apply. Pay and benefits are very good however forced Overtime causes family stress. Upper management is only concerned with how there viewed. Weak leadership and promotions based on no training but rather politics. 

*A typical day at work would be always on orange alert at all times. 
*A person would learn how to work with people (inmates/coworkers) 
    Care custody and control
    fire arms 
    crowd control
    CPR
    suicide prevention
    restraint use 
    self defense
    supervising control
    law as pertaining to corrections
*Work culture is serious, intense, stressful, learning and on ocassion
non-stressful
*Showing up for shift sometimes, always on alert and trying to advance.
*Most enjoyable part of the job is going home, the coworkers, time off

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
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Administrative assistant 2 salaries reported	$4,246 per month
Telecommunications technician 1 salary reported	$62,500 per year

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