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Careers in Corrections

Corrections Officer Information and Application
To apply for a position as a Corrections Officer for the Michigan Department of Corrections,

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Operations Support Administration (OSA)
The Operations Support Administration was created in 2006 to improve efficiency. This Administration ...

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OSA Vision and Mission Statement

Requirements for Employment
To obtain employment with the Michigan Department of Corrections there are various methods in which ...

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Current Openings
Job listings reflect current MDOC openings as they are reported to the Department of Civil Service.

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Equal Employment Opportunity

• Equal Employment Opportunity Office
The goal of the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)Office is to provide for a diverse, non-discriminatory ...

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• Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
The State of Michigan and the Department of Corrections will provide equal employment opportunity

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Training and Professional Development

• Training Division
The jobs involved in supervising offenders in Michigan's prison system require substantial training. I ...

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• Annual Training Requirements
All employees of the Michigan Department of Corrections are required to attend and successfully complete ...

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• Leadership Training Unit
The Leadership Training Unit provides a wide array of training to the Department's current and future ...

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New Employee Training

• 2 Phases of Officer Recruit Training (ORT)
The ORT Curriculum is as follows:

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• Officer Recruit Training (Corrections Officers)
The officer recruit training program is required by State Statute (P.A. 415) and Department policy. ...

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• New Employee Training in the MDOC
New employee training ranges from orientation for contractual employees to 640 hours for custody ...

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• Non-Custody New Employee Training (All Other Employees)
The curriculum for the non-custody new employee training program is divided into five (5) ...

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• Field Agent New Employee Training
(Parole and Probation Agents)

The field agent new employee training program is divided into three (3) phases. Phase 1 is the initial ...

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Work/Life Services

• About Us
The mission of Work/Life Services is to help Department of Corrections (DOC) employees

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• Family
Working in a correctional facility can be very stressful on an officer's family and friends.

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• Childcare
Raising children isn't easy, and it's especially hard for families of Corrections officers.

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• Eldercare
Are you a member of the "Sandwich Generation?"

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• Physical Fitness
Fitness is very important for good health.

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• Mental Fitness
Jobs in a correctional facility are often intense and demanding.

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• Domestic Violence
What is domestic violence?

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• Financial Services
Did you know that most of us spend 10 percent more than we make each month?

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• Legal Services
There are many reasons why employees may need legal services.

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• Work/Life Articles
Marital Stress, Shift Work Demands, Tip Sheet on Work/Life Balance, Managing Change...(and many more)

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