The Idaho Department of Correction incarcerates and supervises more than 22,000 felony offenders.
IDOC employs about 2,000 staff members. They include correctional officers, probation and parole officers, rehabilitation specialists, teachers and support staff.
Our Mission, Vision and Values guide what we do.
Public safety is our focus.
We help keep the people of Idaho safe by operating secure correctional facilities, supervising probationers and parolees, and providing offenders with opportunities to become productive, law-abiding citizens.
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The Idaho Department of Correction offers a competitive benefits package. For a complete list of all benefits please visit the Division of Human Resources! If you have additional questions, contact our benefits coordinator at 208-658-2029 or hr@idoc.idaho.gov.
State of Idaho employees receive their retirement benefits through the Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho - also known as PERSI. Both the PERSI 401K and the PERSI 457 plans are voluntary. The PERSI base plan is required of all eligible state employees. You can find a full explanation of all retirement plans at the PERSI website.
Click here for an indepth look at the steps to becoming a correctional officer. Please watch our current openings for a Correctional Officer announcement in a location where you would like to work.
Step 1: Apply Online. Complete and pass two written exams.
Step 2: Background Investigation Questionnaire. At this point, if you are not selected as a candidate to move forward, you will receive an email or letter stating you are no longer being considered for the position.
Step 3: Select candidates will be contacted for an interview. If you are not selected in this final stage, you will be contacted.
Step 4. Top candidates will be extended a conditional offer for employment. The conditions include passing additional background investigation including fingerprinting and other additional testing including medical, hearing and physical agility.
The minimum qualifications to be eligible for a Correctional Officer include:
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Go to the Division of Human Resources website, choose the positions you are interested in and sign up to receive job alerts to be sent to your personal e-mail!
It is a disqualification for security positions if you have been convicted of any felony charge. To be hired for any non-security position if you have a felony conviction, the Director's approval is required. For questions regarding hiring and criminal convictions please contact Background Investigators at 208-658-2023 or hr@idoc.idaho.gov.
The state verifies payroll every two weeks. State employees receive their paychecks every other Friday. When you receive your first or last paycheck depends on where the pay period falls after the verification process is completed.
Idaho Department of Correction employees are provided with the tools needed to succeed as Correctional Officers. We Offer 11 weeks of paid training including New Employee Orientation, Job Shadowing, POST Academy and Field Training. Click here for details about the training provided for Correctional Officers at IDOC.
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