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A screening of potential applicants for correctional officer will be offered next weekend at the Smith Unit in Lamesa by a TDCJ (Texas Department of Criminal Justice) recruiter. Pre-employment testing and interviews for those applicants will get underway at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, May 4. The starting salary for a correctional officer is $36,000. In addition, full-time correctional officers who are hired and accept assignment at select units, including the Smith Unit, are eligible for a $5,000 recruiting bonus. To be scheduled for preemployment testing, go to the TDCJ website – www.tdcj.texas.gov – and select “Schedule CO Pre-Employment Screening” tab under Online Services. Then ...

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Lamesa Press-Reporter

P.O. Box 710
Lamesa, TX 79331
806-872-2177