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Correctional Supervisor (Captain)

Salary

$55,203.20 - $92,185.60 Annually

Location

Clarinda - 51632 - Page County, IA

Job Type

Full-time

Job Number

26-00831

Agency

248 Corrections - Clarinda Correctional Facility

Opening Date

09/29/2025

Closing Date

10/9/2025 11:59 PM Central

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Job Description

Supervises correctional officers and senior correctional officers on a shift within an adult correctional institution; performs related work as required.

Supervises and evaluates the work of subordinates; recommends personnel actions related to selection, disciplinary procedures, performance, leaves, grievances, work schedules, and assignments; administers personnel policies and procedures.

Conducts security/safety inspections of all buildings/grounds, makes periodic contact with various security posts within the institution, and maintains offender count sheets.

Investigates misconduct reports; interviews offenders involved and makes recommendations to the appropriate committee for disposition; may serve as a member of the institutional adjustment or disciplinary committee.

Conducts orientation and in-service training sessions for subordinates and assists them with any problems they may encounter; attends staff conferences and committee meetings.

Conducts and documents administrative investigations into allegations of employee misconduct.

Prepares and maintains a variety of records and reports.

Directs correctional officers in searches of offenders, yards, incoming and outgoing vehicles, cell houses, living unit, merchandise, and supplies for the presence of contraband.

Observes, evaluates, and reports offender behavior to treatment team, security director, and/or counselor; participates in the coordination of the institutional treatment function and monitors offender behavior in accordance with treatment team, Unit Manager, Treatment Director and Counselor recommendations; counsels/advises offenders individually or in a group and oversees/participates in group therapy sessions.

Oversees the admittance, fingerprinting, and processing of offenders; patrols yards, grounds, and buildings and oversees/assists subordinates in quelling disturbances and altercations.

Is responsible for the shift as a shift supervisor or a unit supervisor.

This position will be 9:00 pm to 7:00 am with days off to be determined.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

1) Three years of full-time work experience in correctional or law enforcement officer work, one year of which must have been as a correctional officer in a juvenile or adult community/ institutional corrections or jail security program.

2) All of the following (a and b):

a. One year of full-time work experience in correctional or law enforcement officer work; and

b. A combination of a total of two years of education and full-time experience (as described in number one), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in penology, police science, psychology, sociology, or social work equals one year of full-time experience.

3) Eighteen months of full-time work experience as a counselor of offenders in a community/ institutional corrections or jail security program.

4) A combination of a total of eighteen months of education and full-time experience (as described in number three), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in penology, police science, psychology, sociology, or social work equals one year of full-time experience.

5) Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes any of the following:

a. Six months of full-time work as a Senior Correctional Officer;

b. One year of full-time work as a Correctional Counselor or State Industries Technician; or

c. Two-and-a-half years of full time work as a Correctional Officer or Correctional Food Service Coordinator.

For additional information, please click on thislink to view the job description (https://das.iowa.gov/sites/default/files/hr/documents/class\_and\_pay/JobClassDescriptions/CorrectionalSupervisor-86411.pdf) .

Additional Qualification Requirements

Some positions in this class may require an applicant to have the ability to pass a background investigation.

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Do you understand that the information provided on your application and resume must be truthful, honest, and accurate to the best of your knowledge?

Knowingly misrepresenting the facts when submitting any information related to an application, examination, certification, appeal, or any other facet of the selection process will result in your disqualification from this application and future employment with the state of Iowa.

+ Yes - I understand and agree

+ No

02

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

Have you filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. §611 et seq?

+ No - I have NOT filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. §611 et seq

+ Yes - I HAVE filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. §611 et seq

03

Do you have at least three years of full-time work experience in correctional or law enforcement officer work, one year of which must have been as a correctional officer in a juvenile or adult community/institutional corrections or jail security program.

+ No, I do not have Three years of full-time work experience in correctional or law enforcement officer work, one year of which must have been as a correctional officer in a juvenile or adult community/ institutional corrections or jail security program.

+ Yes, I have Three years of full-time work experience in correctional or law enforcement officer work, one year of which must have been as a correctional officer in a juvenile or adult community/institutional corrections or jail security program

04

Do you have one year of full time experience in correctional or law enforcement work? IF YES - How many years do you have of a combination of experience as described above AND/OR accredited college or university course work in penology, police science psychology, sociology, or social work ? Thirty semester hours of college course work equals one year of work experience.

+ I do not have one year of the required correctional officer or law enforcement work

+ I have less than two years of the combined education and experience

+ I have two years or more or the identified work experience

05

Do you have one year of full-time work experience in correctional or law enforcement officer work; AND a combination of a total of two years of education and full-time experience (as described in number one), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in penology, police science, psychology, sociology, or social work equals one year of full-time experience.

+ No, I do not have one year of full-time work experience in correctional or law enforcement officer work; and a combination of a total of two years of education AND full-time experience (as described in number one), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in penology, police science, psychology, sociology, or social work equals one year of full-time experience.

+ Yes, i have one year of full-time work experience in correctional or law enforcement officer work; AND a combination of a total of two years of education and full-time experience (as described in number one), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in penology, police science, psychology, sociology, or social work equals one year of full-time experience.

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How many months of full time work experience do you have as a counselor of offenders in a community/ institutional corrections or jail security program?

+ I do not have any of the identified experience

+ I have less than 18 months of the identified experience

+ I have 18 months or more of the identified experience

07

How many months do you have of a combination of experience (described in question one) AND/OR accredited college or university course work in penology, police science, psychology, sociology, or social work? Thirty semester hours of accredited college course work equals one year of experience.

+ I do not have any of the combined education and/or experience

+ I have less than 18 months of the combination of education and/or experience

+ I have 18 months or more of the combination of education and/or experience

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86411MQ-Are you a current State of Iowa employee (Executive Branch)? IF YES - How many months do you have of full time work in the classification of Senior Correctional Officer?

+ I am not a State of Iowa employee

+ I do not have any of the identified experience

+ I have less than six months of experience as a Senior Correctional Officer

+ I have six months or more of experience as a Senior Correctional Officer

09

Are you a current State of Iowa employee (Executive Branch)? IF YES - How many years of experience do you have in the classification of Correctional Counselor or State Industries Technician?

+ I am not a State of Iowa employee

+ I do not have any of the identified experience

+ Less than one year of experience as a Correctional Counselor or State Industries Technician

+ One year or more of experience as a Correctional Counselor or State Industries Technician

10

Are you a State of Iowa employee (Executive Branch)? IF YES - Do you have at least 2 and one half years in the classification of Correctional Officer or Correctional Food Service Coordinator?

+ I am not a State of Iowa employee

+ I do not have any of the identified experience

+ I have less than 30 months experience as a Correctional Officer or Correctional Food Service Coordinator

+ I have 30 months or more experience time work as a Correctional Officer or Correctional Food Service Coordinator.

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Do you have a combination of a total of eighteen months of education and full-time experience (as described in number three), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in penology, police science, psychology, sociology, or social work equals one year of full-time experience.

+ Yes I have combination of a total of of eighteen months of education and full-time experience (as described in number three), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in penology, police science, psychology, sociology, or social work equals one year of full-time experience.

+ No, I do not have a combination of a total of eighteen months of education and full-time experience (as described in number three), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in penology, police science, psychology, sociology, or social work equals one year of full-time experience.

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Employer

State of Iowa

Agency

248 Corrections - Clarinda Correctional Facility

Address

2000 N 16th St

Clarinda, Iowa, 51632

Website

https://doc.iowa.gov/find-facility/iowa-prisons-cbcs/ccf

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