Salary : $5,361.00 - $10,854.00 Monthly
Location : Jackson, LA
Job Type: Promotion
Job Number: 409-25-045
Department: DOC-Dixon Correctional Institute
Opening Date: 06/23/2025
Closing Date: 6/30/2025 11:59 PM Central

About this Job
Louisiana Department of

Public Safety & Corrections -

Corrections Services
DIXON CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE

Jackson, LA

• The incumbent of this position will serve as the Corrections Assistant Warden 2 at Dixon Correctional Institute (DCI). Dixon Correctional Institute, a 2-A facility housing 1800 (Rated Capacity 1,924) adult male offenders of minimum, medium, and maximum security custody offenders, while the state houses additional offenders in local jail facilities, detention centers, and work release centers and employs over 475 individuals as well as numerous staff employed on a contractual or voluntary basis which includes.

Minimum Qualifications

Three years of supervisory-level experience in a correctional institution, penal institution, or prison enterprises plus one of the following:

1. Six years of full-time experience in any field; or
2. A bachelor's degree.

OR

A master's degree plus two years of supervisory-level experience in a correctional institution, penal institution, or prison enterprises; OR

A doctorate plus one year of supervisory-level experience in a correctional institution, penal institution, or prison enterprises.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:
An applicant who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence or a felony, or who is under indictment on a felony charge will be disqualified until relief from the disabilities imposed by State and Federal laws is granted.

In accordance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) (Part 115:17) of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations an applicant who has been found to have engaged in any form of sexual abuse; engaged in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force, or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable or refused will be disqualified.
Job Specification
The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

• Supervises and controls the inside movement of offenders, including initial assignment and transfers within the institution. Oversees the custody and control of offenders and staff assigned to specialized housing and programs. Makes administrative decisions regarding the transfer of offenders in the category of special security risk or for other security reasons.
  
  Responsible for ensuring appropriate staffing for security. Administers the security, medical, treatment or administration programs or any combination of these programs at an adult correctional facility.

Position-Specific Details:

THIS POSITION WILL BE FILLED BY DETAIL

OF A PERMANENT CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE OF

LA DPS&C - CORRECTIONS SERVICES (Adult DOC)
This position may be filled as:

• PROMOTION: This position may be filled as a detail. Should the position become available, the employee may be permanently promoted to this position

Exams and License Requirements

• No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

• Any qualifying experience that is based on college credit/college hours should have an accompanying transcript for verification.
• Failure to provide your qualifying work experience may result in your application not being considered.

How To Apply:

To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities.
REVIEW YOUR APPLICATION TO MAKE SURE IT IS CURRENT.

• IMPORTANT: In the supplemental questions section, applicants must authorize the HR Office of DPS&C-Corrections Services to contact prior employers to check references under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), to be considered for employment, by answering 'YES' to the PREA question.
• Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
• Please list your security experience separately by job title so that years of higher levels of supervisory security experience may be calculated. Ex. Corrections Cadet/Sergeant/Master Sergeant, Corrections Lieutenant, Corrections Captain, etc.
• There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed. The hiring supervisor/manager has 90 days from the closing date of the announcement to make a hiring decision. Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected.
• Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
  • This Agency is a Drug Free Workplace.
  • This is a 24 hour facility.
  • Applicants may be required to work shift work
• To view and apply to any of our other postings we currently have available, click HERE.

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections - Corrections Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any non-merit factor including disability.
For information about this job posting contact:

Christy Rossin

Dixon Correctional Institute

Human Resources Department

5568 Hwy 68 Jackson, LA 70748

[email protected]

Ph: (225) 634-6208

Fax: (225) 342-5968
Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:
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Parental Leave - Up to six weeks paid parental leave
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Holidays and Leave - State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

• New Year's Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
• Mardi Gras,
• Good Friday,
• Memorial Day,
• Independence Day,
• Labor Day,
• Veteran's Day,
• Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

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01

Are you currently a permanent classified employee of the Department of Corrections/Corrections Services (Adult DOC)?

• Yes
• No

02

If you have previous employment in a community confinement center, jail, lockup or prison, the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) requires Corrections Human Resources to contact those employers prior to hiring any applicant for information on substantiated allegations of sexual abuse or any resignation during a pending investigation of an allegation of sexual abuse.Do you authorize the Human Resources Office of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Corrections Services, to contact any of your prior employers, whether listed on your employment application or not, to ascertain information required by the Prison Rape Elimination Act, Part 115 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations? I understand that prior to any offer of employment by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections that such information must be obtained. IMPORTANT: I also understand that if I do not authorize such contact, I will not be eligible for employment with the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.Should I be appointed from this announcement, I also understand that this authorization will remain valid for the duration of my employment with the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.Questions should be directed to Human Resources as noted in the Supplemental Information section of this job posting.

• Yes, I understand. You may contact my employers, past or present.
• No. Do not contact my employers, past or present, and DO NOT CONSIDER ME as a candidate for employment.

03

Have you reached your eighteenth birthday at the time of application?

• Yes
• No

04

Do you possess a valid driver's license?

• Yes
• No

05

Do you possess a High School diploma or GED equivalency?

• Yes
• No

06

Have you ever been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence or felony or under indictment of a felony charge?

• Yes
• No

07

Have you ever been on probation or sentenced to jail/prison as a result of a felony conviction or guilty plea to a felony charge?

• Yes
• No

08

If 'YES', give the law enforcement authority (city police, sheriff, FBI, etc), the offense, place and disposition of case. If 'NO', enter N/A.
Required Question