The State of Michigan is currently looking to fill Corrections Officer positions in prisons across the Upper Peninsula.
General Information
Entry level position. Corrections Offiers oversee and participate in the custody, security, and treatment of prisoners in correctional facilities.
View the class specification at: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/CorrectionsOfficer_11989_7.pdf
Employees are required to successfully complete the approved training program designed to provide knowledge and skills required to function as a corrections officer. An applicant must finish an approved six week corrections officer training program that yields a certificate of completion. The final two weeks of the training program are completed after hire as a Corrections Officer 8.
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.
Education
Candidate must have completion of 15 semester/23 term college credits in one or a combination of the following areas: correctional administration, criminal justice, criminology, psychology, social work, sociology, counseling and guidance, educational psychology, family relations, pastoral counseling, or law enforcement.
Salary
$16.00 - $24.51 hourly
$1,280.00 - $1,960.80 biweekly
$33,280.00 - $50,980.80 annually
Benefits Included.
