Corrections Officer - Southern Facilities

Corrections Officer Positions

Be a corrections officer for the State of Michigan. Begin your career here! Start as a corrections officer or even a corrections medical officer which is just the first step. To see where this decision can take you, follow the MDOC career path link to see additional employment and promotional opportunities. These are entry-level positions. Employees in this job oversee and participate in the custody, security, and treatment of prisoners in correctional facilities.

Military veterans are encouraged to apply.

Corrections officer positions are at various locations throughout the state, corrections medical officers are located exclusively at Woodland Center Correctional Facility. See map link for the locations.

Upon hire as a corrections officer or corrections medical officer, the employees are required to successfully complete the DOC officer recruit training program designed to provide knowledge and skills required to function as a corrections officer. The training program consists of 8 weeks of academy training and two months of on-the-job training. Upon successful completion of the training and other departmental requirements, the officer will complete the probationary period at an assigned correctional facility (facilities are located throughout the state).

The employee participates in the custody, security, and treatment of prisoners or detainees while learning and developing the interpersonal skills required to perform a range of corrections officer assignments. Successful completion of the initial training program, annual training, and continuing certification as a corrections officer are required to remain employed.

Note:

These positions are considered test designated and are subject to all forms of drug and alcohol testing.

Education:

Completion of 15 semester (23 term) college credits in any field. Military veterans:
The MDOC accepts Joint Services Transcripts (JST). Please call  or  for assistance with your JST's. A DD214 is not a Joint Service Transcript.

Experience:

Corrections Officer 8 or Correction Medical Officer 8. No specific type or amount is required.

Corrections Officer 8:
Two years of full-time corrections officer experience in another local, state, federal or private correctional institution, and currently employed satisfactorily in a corrections officer position, or have left corrections officer employment in satisfactory status. OR Successful completion of basic training in the uniformed services.

Education Waiver:
Employees in possession of less than 15 semester (23 term) college credits may be eligible for participation in the Education Waiver Program, in which employees are allowed up to 24 months from the date of hire to obtain college credits necessary to satisfy the education requirement. Successful completion of the education requirement, in addition to meeting the experience requirement, is mandatory for an employee to be considered eligible for reclassification to the Corrections Officer E9.

Completion of the education requirement prior to expiration of the 24-month waiver period is required to remain employed as a Corrections Officer.

Your application for any position does not guarantee you will be contacted by the department/agency for further consideration. Failure to complete or attach any of the above items such as an official college transcript or Joint Service Transcript may result in your application being screen out.

Please note:

If you have questions or need assistance uploading and/or attaching your documents please call the Office of Career Services at .

Do not attach a resume or cover letter in lieu of an official college transcript. The Department of Corrections may screen out job applicants who have been convicted of a felony in accordance with Public Act 191 of 2017. Applicants who have been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony are ineligible for employment with the Department of Corrections until satisfactory completion of any sentence imposed, including parole or probation.

The Department of Corrections will not hire…