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Deputy Director of Institution Operation

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Deputy Director of Institution Operation

Salary

$124,051.20 - $176,384.00 Annually

Location

Des Moines - 50319 - Polk County, IA

Job Type

Full-time

Job Number

26-01436

Agency

238 Corrections - Central Office

Opening Date

12/02/2025

Closing Date

12/14/2025 11:59 PM Central

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Point of Contact

[email protected]

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Job Description

The Iowa Department of Corrections is seeking a strategic leader to serve as the Deputy Director of Institution Operations.

The job class is Deputy Corrections Program Administrator.

In this executive role, you will provide comprehensive oversight of the state's prison system, directly supervising Wardens along with various staff to ensure operational safety, security, and compliance.

As a key member of the Executive Management Team, you will drive policy development, culture, wellness, recruitment/retention, oversee budget planning, and represent the Department in legal and regulatory matters.

E-Verify and Right to Work

The State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States. The State of Iowa also complies with the federalRight to Worklaws, which protect employees’ rights to work without being required to join a labor organization. For more information, please visitwww.e-verify.gov.

NOTE: Positions in this class are “at will” and exempt from the screening and referral requirements of the Iowa Department of Administrative Services – Human Resources Enterprise. See: To apply

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree in criminal justice or corrections and experience equal to six years of full-time progressively responsible management work in an adult correctional facility, community based corrections programs, or related criminal justice experience;

OR

graduation from an accredited four year college or university and experience equal to eight years of full-time progressively responsible management work in an adult correctional facility, community based corrections programs, or related criminal justice experience;

OR

an equivalent combination of education and experience substituting eighteen semester hours of graduate level coursework in a behavioral science or management for each year of the required experience to a maximum of two years.

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/DeputyCorrectionsProgramAdministrator-06444.pdf)

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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.

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Have you graduated from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree in criminal justice or corrections and have experience equal to six years of full-time progressively responsible management work in an adult correctional facility, community based corrections programs, or related criminal justice experience

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Have you graduated from an accredited four year college or university and have experience equal to eight years of full-time progressively responsible management work in an adult correctional facility, community based corrections programs, or related criminal justice experience

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Do you have an equivalent combination of education and experience substituting eighteen semester hours of graduate level coursework in a behavioral science or management for each year of the required experience to a maximum of two years.

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Employer

State of Iowa

Agency

238 Corrections - Central Office

Address

Jessie Parker Building

512 E 12th St

Des Moines, Iowa, 50319

Website

https://doc.iowa.gov/

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