Build a career with purpose at the Idaho Department of Correction. Every role at IDOC plays a part in creating safer communities and changing lives. Whether you are 18 years old and just starting out or you are an experienced professional seeking a new challenge, we offer opportunities in a wide range of security and non-security careers. At IDOC, you will find competitive pay, excellent benefits, opportunities for advancement, and the chance to make a lasting positive impact on our communities and those we supervise.
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IDOC is an equal opportunity employer.
Advancement Opportunities
Your career doesn’t have to stop with your first position. Many of our leaders started in entry-level roles and advanced through training, mentorships, and professional development. At IDOC, we’re committed to helping our employees grow.
Benefits at a Glance
The State of Idaho offers a robust total compensation package, including medical, vision, and dental insurance; PERSI retirement benefits; paid sick, vacation, and parental leave; and 11 paid holidays per year. For additional information related to benefits and/or State programs, please visit Idaho’s Department of Human Resources website.
Inside the Facilities
Advancement Opportunities
IDOC provides staff with not only paid training to do their job but also the opportunities to grow personally and professionally by becoming a trainer, joining a specialty response team, or participating in our Courageous Leadership academy and the Idaho’s Certified Public Manager program.
Correctional Officer Duties
What do Correctional Officers do?
Correctional Officers are the Division of Prison’s front-line employees. Working in the institutions, they are involved in the day-to-day operations of the prison. Searching cells for contraband, monitoring the movement of incarcerated residents inside and between facilities, and generally supervising and maintaining security within the facility.
IDOC’s Mission, Vision and Values are designed to inspire staff to make a difference in resident’s lives. Correctional Officers work with residents on a daily basis and are in the best position to make that difference.
Correctional Officer Duties Include:
- Supervise incarcerated residents in work, living, and recreation situations
- Protect staff and residents using a variety of trained techniques, including verbal communication, de-escalation techniques and physical control of resistive residents, as necessary
- Response to emergency situations involving staff and residents
- Assist with facility operations and ensure staff and residents adhere to department policy and security procedures
- Conduct multiple daily counts of residents to ensure safety and security; maintain count reports and daily logs
- Deliver food to resident eating areas, escort or transport residents and property to facilities or within parts of the institution
- Review and complete of institutional forms, court documents, various reports and count sheets with attention to detail and accuracy
- Inventory and search of resident property; search of housing unit living areas and resident common use areas; conduct unclothed body and/or pat searches of residents
Watch and see where Correctional Officers work and what they do. Starting pay for a Correctional Officer at IDOC is $24.60 per hour plus benefits.;
The Correctional Officer position is the first step to a rewarding career in Corrections. Along with promotional opportunities in Prisons and Probation & Parole there is an abundance of opportunity to learn, grow and challenge yourself on a personal and professional level.
Learn the steps to becoming a Correctional Officer and to apply online
Duties
Correctional Officers work inside Idaho’s correctional institutions tending to the overall safety and security of the facility. Correctional Officers interact with incarcerated residents daily and can make the biggest impact on an offender’s experience while in the care and custody of Idaho Department of Correction.
Correctional Officers are the difference-makers.
Questions?
Contact an IDOC Recruiter!
careers@idoc.idaho.gov or 208-658-2027
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Probation & Parole Positions
Build a rewarding career today
Probation and Parole Officer, Seniors employ a balance of principles related to counseling, case management, and law enforcement to ensure the safety of our communities and clients who are on adult felony probation and parole. Trained in the principles of evidence-based practices, Probation and Parole Officers build rapport with clients and utilize community resources to assist clients in moving toward long-term behavioral change.
There are job opportunities available in the following locations:
- District 1 – Coeur d’Alene
- District 2 – Lewiston
- District 3 – Caldwell
- District 4 – Boise
- District 5 – Twin Falls
- District 6 – Pocatello
- District 7 – Idaho Falls
Probation & Parole Officer Duties
Probation & Parole Officers encompass community protection, accountability, facilitation of rehabilitation and partnerships to help our clients succeed. Probation & Parole ensures that officers are trained and we continue to look at new resources and education to provide the best service possible.
While public attention often focuses on prisons, the majority of those placed in IDOC custody are supervised in the community and are not incarcerated.
Community supervision and interventions are more cost effective than prison for lower-risk clients. The focus for Probation and Parole is to lower risk through treatment and programming.
Duties
Clients on probation or parole, living in our neighborhoods and working in our local businesses, require supervision and guidance to keep them focused on the goal of overcoming the criminogenic factors that involved them in the criminal justice system.
Probation and Parole Officers assist clients in meeting this goal and enforcing individual requirements set forth by courts and the Commission of Pardons & Parole.
Officers are required to assess the individual risk of clients and assign them to an appropriate supervision level. Probation and Parole Officer duties include:
- conducting home visits,
- curfew checks and employment verifications,
- coordination of services with treatment providers,
- collection of cost of supervision and restitution payments,
- testifying in court proceedings,
- investigating alleged violations,
- filing reports of violation with the court or the Commission of Pardons & Parole.
Training
Probation and Parole Officers receive specialized training at the Peace Officer Standards and Training Academy. Once Probation and Parole Officers successfully complete academy, they are POST-certified Peace Officers for the State of Idaho.
Probation and Parole Officers also participate in quarterly training in a variety of areas, including safety protocols, firearms, arrest techniques, policy reviews and other related topics.
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Maintenance Career Opportunities
Maintenance, HVAC, Plumbing, and Electrical Career Opportunities
IDOC is a robust agency with career options in a variety of fields including: maintenance, HVAC, plumbing, and electrical. These positions are vital in ensuring our facilities, equipment, and systems are running properly and efficiently.
You can put your trade skills to use in an environment where it can make a difference! These positions play an important role in incarcerated resident rehabilitation. By guiding, training, and mentoring residents in trade work, you can make a real difference in their lives.
Check out our current openings and apply today.