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Operations Support

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

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

OSA Vision and Mission Statement

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

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


Equal Employment Opportunity

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

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


Training and Professional Development

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

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

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

New Employee Training

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

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

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

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

• 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 ...



Work/Life Services

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

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

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

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

• Physical Fitness Fitness is very important for good health.

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

• Domestic Violence What is domestic violence?

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

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

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




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