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Warden

Posted on Jan. 9, 2026

Carson City, United States of America
112333.0 - 163339.0 USD (yearly)

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Job Description

MDOC is proud to employ nearly 1,500 veterans and actively serving military members across the department. The Department has many benefits and services available to support our military and veteran employees, spouses, and families. Learn more about what makes MDOC a Gold-Level Veteran Friendly Employer here.

This position serves as the Warden at the Carson City Correctional Facility (DRF). Duties include development and oversight; organizing and enforcing procedure and policy for security; assuring the regular inspection of all buildings, grounds, security equipment, fire fighting equipment and maintenance equipment; responding to prisoner grievances at Step II; assuring the appropriate security and program classification of prisoners, assuring standards of security, safety and humane treatment of prisoners as set forth in applicable administrative rules, developing and monitoring the implementation of operating procedures to carry out the requirement of department of policy directives; and interacting with the "external environment" (i.e., news media, representatives of the executive and legislative branches of state government, the judiciary, etc.). This position also directs implementation of the mission, the visions and goals of the department and the facility through an administrative structure of a Deputy Warden, Captains and other supervisory staff. He/she works with various labor organizations to resolve problems, conducts disciplinary conferences, and initiates disciplinary action as appropriate for rule violations or directs staff to take corrective action for performance problems. The Warden also oversees the expenditure of the facility budget, assuring the operation within the allotted allocations.

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Required Education and Experience

Education

Possession of a bachelor's degree in any major.

Experience

Five years of professional experience including two years of experience as a professional manager or equivalent experience.

Alternate Education and Experience

Education level typically acquired through completion of high school and five years of experience equivalent to a Corrections Shift Supervisor 13 or Corrections Security Inspector 13 may be substituted for the education and experience requirements.

Additional Requirements and Information

New hires to the MDOC along with previous MDOC employees that are returning after being away from the department for more than two years will complete Non-Custody New Employee Training (NCNET) either 40 hours or 80 hours of initial in-person training based on their level of offender contact and job classification. All new employees will complete additional online training to successfully complete their non-custody new employee training.

Employment in the state classified service demands a high degree of loyalty and imposes high ethical standards on employees to ensure the integrity of state government and maintain effective services. All employees must meet these ethical standards and all appointing authorities are obligated to enforce these ethical standards.

As part of this effort all employees are required to report any possible conflict of interest, please review the information and be prepared to respond to questions related to the information in your application. Ethical Standards and Conduct (Note: you do not need to fill out the form)

Certain positions may require a criminal history background check.

The Department of Corrections may screen out job applicants who have been convicted of a felony in accordance with Public Act 191 of 2017. Applicants who have been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony are ineligible for employment with the Department of Corrections until satisfactory completion of any sentence imposed, including parole or probation.

All required documents must be attached and submitted at the time of application for further consideration. Applications must be submitted through NEOGOV to be considered.

Interested applicants who are attaching transcripts must attach a copy of your official college transcripts indicating the specific type of degree earned and the conferred/graduation date. (Un-official or web-based transcripts will not be accepted.) More information regarding what constitutes an official transcript can be found here (Download PDF reader) (Download PDF reader). If you have questions or need assistance uploading and/or attaching your documents, please call the Office of Career Services toll free at 1-800-788-1766.

For Questions about this posting please refer to job posting # 4702-25-0019 AN and/or email at Nortona@michigan.gov.

Accommodations
If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or selection processes, please contact the ADA coordinator (Download PDF reader) for the agency that posted this position vacancy.

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