Corrections Agent

Salary Range:  $17.56 to 25.51 per hour; $36,665 to 53,265 per year

Work Locations:  Positions may occur with the Department of Corrections and county agencies at various locations throughout the state.

Job Duties:  Provide investigative services to the court/releasing authority and supervisory and/or referral services to offenders in order to protect public safety and facilitate law-abiding behavior.

Job duties include completing assessments of offenders in order to determine/recommend appropriate supervision levels; preparing case plans; supervising offenders to monitor behavior and compliance with probation/releasing authority conditions; completing progress reports and apprehension/detention orders; and testifying in court as needed.

Corrections Agent positions also prepare diagnostic, pre- and post-dispositional investigation reports on offenders to be used by the courts, correctional staff and releasing authority to make appropriate sentencing, case planning and releasing decisions.

Minimum Qualifications:  To qualify for consideration, you must have:  A Bachelor’s degree in Corrections, Criminal Justice, Criminology, Counseling, Counseling Psychology, Law Enforcement, Psychology, Social Work or Sociology;

AND

Completed a full-time internship (minimum duration of one semester or 10 weeks or 400 hours) with the Minnesota Department of Corrections as a Corrections Agent or Corrections Security Caseworker or in county court services as a Probation Officer;

OR

A minimum of 400 hours (approximately three months) of work or volunteer experience as a Corrections Agent, Corrections Security Caseworker or in county court services as a Probation Officer;
(NOTE:  To qualify, the above intern/work experience must include the preparation of pre-sentence investigation (PSI) reports and/or offender case summaries, in addition to providing case management services to offenders.)

OR

Two years experience supervising offenders in a correctional environment.

Other qualifications include:

The ability to document and maintain case records.
Human relations skills sufficient to represent the Minnesota Department of Corrections or county in the community; maintain effective working relationships; and work with a diverse and adversarial/resistive offender population.
Oral and written communication skills, sufficient to speak in public, testify in court, and write clear and concise reports.
The ability to make case decisions, set priorities and schedule/use time effectively.
Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license.

Preferred Qualifications:  In addition to the internship or volunteer work experience:

1. Experience working in court services; OR
2. Experience working as a probation officer; OR
3. Experience supervising offenders in a correctional environment.

Selection Process:  The selection process is a resume-based, skill-matching process. Once you submit your resume to the Resumix applicant database, skill terms are extracted from the text of your resume.  When a vacancy occurs, a resume search is done in the database to locate applicants with the skills needed to perform the duties of the vacant position.  If your skills match the required skills of the position, the department may contact you.

If you have already submitted a resume to the Resumix applicant database within the last 12 months that clearly identifies your education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, you do not need to submit another.  However, to ensure consideration for a particular vacancy, you are strongly encouraged to apply to the vacancy once you verify that your resume is up-to-date and complete.
                                                                                                       
How to Apply:  You are strongly encouraged to submit your resume through the online Resume Builder. You may copy and paste in your existing resume or let the software create a resume for you. You may edit your resume later should your contact information or experience change. The Resume Builder also collects your work preference information so we can match you with future job openings that meet your interests.

If you wish to apply with a paper copy, submit your application form and typed resume to: Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB), 200 Centennial Office Building, 658 Cedar Street, St. Paul, MN 55155-1603.  Faxed resumes will NOT be accepted.  Your paper application and resume will be entered/scanned by MMB into the Resumix applicant-tracking database and maintained for 12 months or until hired.

Please note that a criminal history check will be conducted on the successful candidate for a position prior to the start date, and new employees must be fingerprinted within the first 30 days of employment.

Link to Application Form