What are the responsibilities and job description for the Corrections Supervisor JDC position at Hennepin County?
Description
The Department of Community Corrections and Rehabilitation's (DOCCR) Juvenile Detention Center is seeking to hire multiple Corrections Supervisors. These positions will provide resident management, staff management, incident management, emergency response, administrative tasks, communication, documentation, security, and supervision.
Current Hennepin County employees who refer a candidate hired into an open competitive position may be eligible for a $500 referral bonus. For more information visit the employee referral program page.
Location and hours:
These positions are located on-site at the Juvenile Detention Center at 510 Park Avenue, Minneapolis, MN. These positions require working a flexible schedule including non-traditional hours to support 24/7 operations with rotating duty supervisor responsibilities.
New Employee Orientation (NEO) for all new benefit-earning employees is in-person in downtown Minneapolis. Details about NEO will be provided upon hire.
About These Position Types
These are full-time, benefit earning positions.
These positions are internally classified as a Corrections Supervisor.
Click here to view the job classification specification.
In These Positions, You Will
The Department of Community Corrections and Rehabilitation works to enhance community safety, promote community restoration, and reduce the risk of re-offense. Department staff and volunteers serve Hennepin County at more than 20 service locations ranging from correctional facilities to probation reporting offices and occupational training centers, delivering sustainable correctional services to more than 26,000 adult and juvenile clients. It is the largest community corrections organization in Minnesota. Learn more at www.hennepin.us/corrections.
About Hennepin County
Hennepin is the largest county government organization in Minnesota. Our employees work every day to improve the health, safety and quality of life for our residents and communities. All of our jobs align with our mission to serve residents through transformative services that reduce disparities, eliminate inequities, and create opportunity for all and our vision of a community where all people are healthy, all people are valued, and all people thrive.
Our employees receive a combination of generous benefits and positive workplace culture not found at other organizations. This includes meaningful work that impacts our community, competitive pay, work-life balance, a variety of benefits and opportunities to grow. Learn more at www.bridge.hennepin.us/eligibility (login as Guest).
Hennepin County envisions an organization where our commitment to diversity is fundamental in providing excellent service to our community.
Your future. Made here.
This posting may be used to fill current and future vacancies.
Watch this video for application best practices and tips.
Under facility licensing requirements, positions at the Juvenile Detention Center are required to undergo a Department of Human Services Background Study (MS 245C.13). Convictions for certain crimes will have an effect on your ability to be hired according to the disqualification schedule listed in Minnesota Statute 245C.15. Individuals convicted for any level of Criminal Sexual Conduct are disqualified from being hired into any position within the DOCCR under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA). Other past involvement with the criminal court system will not automatically disqualify you from working at the DOCCR; individual circumstances are reviewed and evaluated confidentially. If you do not know your exact conviction information, you can refer to your sentencing order or contact the county where you were convicted.
Invitations to interview will be based on an assessment of education and experience. Job offer will be contingent on passing a pre-employment physical, drug test, employment history/reference check, criminal background check including fingerprinting, and driver's license check prior to employment.
Lidy Vu
Lidy.Vu@hennepin.us
Why work here?
Hennepin County Embraces The Total Rewards Philosophy. We Want Our Employees To Succeed – Not Only At Work But As They Move Through Life And Its Milestones. We Offer Advantages And Opportunities Others Can't – Including
Employee Benefits Summary
Visit our benefits page to learn more: bridge.hennepin.us/eligibility.
If you are a current Hennepin County employee please be aware that any change in job classification may affect your current benefits (such as a conversion from Vacation/Sick Leave to Paid Time Off and/or enrollment in a Health Care Saving Plan.) Information about the impact of job changes on benefits can be found here.
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Each applicant must complete this supplemental questionnaire as a part of the application screening process. The supplemental questionnaire will be used as an evaluation of your knowledge, skills and experience. Provide complete information for each question. Do not write "see resume" as it is not an acceptable answer. The experiences you indicate in your responses will be reviewed and used to determine your eligibility to move forward in the selection process. Please select "yes" if you have read and understand.
These positions are located on-site at the Juvenile Detention Center at 510 Park Avenue, Minneapolis, MN. These positions require working a flexible schedule including non-traditional hours to support 24/7 operations with rotating duty supervisor responsibilities.
New Employee Orientation (NEO) for all new benefit-earning employees is in-person in downtown Minneapolis. Details about NEO will be provided upon hire.
A valid driver's license and the ability to obtain a Hennepin County Driver's Permit.
Are you able and willing to meet these requirements?
Which of the following best describes your education and experience related to this position? Check all that apply.
Describe your relevant education including area(s) of study, school(s) attended, semester and/or quarter credits completed, and degree(s) earned. If you do not have relevant education, type "None" in the space provided.
05
How many years of experience do you have as a correctional officer, juvenile correctional officer, and/or a provider of direct care to high-risk youth in a residential, detention, and/or corrections facility?
Describe your experience as a correctional officer, juvenile correctional officer, and/or a provider of direct care to high-risk youth in a residential, detention and/or corrections facility, referencing jobs listed on your application/resume. If you do not have this experience type "None" in the space provided.
07
Have you completed the Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Corrections Professional Certificate Program from Metro State University?
In which of the following correctional evidence-based practices (EBP) tools have you been trained and/or certified? Check all that apply.
Do you have experience and/or training in the area of Evidence Based Practices (EBP) as it relates to providing services to high-risk youth?
Describe your experience and/or training in the area of EBP as it relates to providing services to high-risk youth, referencing jobs listed on your application/resume. If you do not have this experience type "None" in the space provided.
11
How many years of experience as a lead worker and/or supervisor do you have in a residential/correctional facility?
Describe your lead worker and/or supervisory experience in a residential/correctional facility, referencing jobs listed on your application/resume. If you do not have this experience type "None" in the space provided.
13
Do you have experience using data to develop and achieve program goals?
Describe your experience using data to develop and achieve program goals, referencing jobs listed on your application/resume. If you do not have this experience type "None" in the space provided.
15
Have you worked with customers or clients from a variety of diverse backgrounds?
Describe your experience working with customers or clients from a variety of diverse backgrounds, referencing jobs listed on your application/resume. If you do not have this experience type "None" in the space provided.
17
Please choose the one recruitment source that best describes how you first learned about this job opening. Please review all possible choices before making your selection. Your response to this question helps us evaluate the effectiveness of our recruitment methods.
For the recruitment source selected above, please provide the specific name of the person, website, or media source.
The Department of Community Corrections and Rehabilitation's (DOCCR) Juvenile Detention Center is seeking to hire multiple Corrections Supervisors. These positions will provide resident management, staff management, incident management, emergency response, administrative tasks, communication, documentation, security, and supervision.
Current Hennepin County employees who refer a candidate hired into an open competitive position may be eligible for a $500 referral bonus. For more information visit the employee referral program page.
Location and hours:
These positions are located on-site at the Juvenile Detention Center at 510 Park Avenue, Minneapolis, MN. These positions require working a flexible schedule including non-traditional hours to support 24/7 operations with rotating duty supervisor responsibilities.
New Employee Orientation (NEO) for all new benefit-earning employees is in-person in downtown Minneapolis. Details about NEO will be provided upon hire.
About These Position Types
These are full-time, benefit earning positions.
These positions are internally classified as a Corrections Supervisor.
Click here to view the job classification specification.
In These Positions, You Will
- Supervise and manage facility operations, ensuring smooth coordination across departments and adjusting programming as needed based on staffing and building conditions.
- Direct and manage emergency response efforts by implementing protocols, coordinating evacuations, and overseeing staff and resident protection during crises.
- Perform administrative duties, including reviewing reports, maintaining logs, conducting inspections, and ensuring compliance with policies and procedures.
- Maintain communication with supervisors, staff, and administrators while documenting incidents and observations.
- Manage and supervise staff, including overseeing Juvenile Correctional Officers (JCOs), conducting performance reviews, providing coaching, supporting development, and handling disciplinary investigations.
- One of the following:
- Four years or more of experience as a correctional officer, juvenile correctional officer, or providing direct care to high-risk youth in a residential, detention, and/or corrections facility.
- Two years (60 semester/90 quarter credits) or more of full-time college or vocational/technical coursework in corrections, law enforcement, or related criminal justice or behavioral/social science field and two years or more of full-time equivalent work experience as a correctional officer, juvenile correctional officer, or providing direct care to high-risk youth in a residential, detention, and/or corrections facility.
- Bachelor's degree or higher in one of the fields listed above.
- Note: Completion of an Evidence Based Practice Corrections Professional Certificate may be substituted for one year of relevant coursework or relevant experience.
- Note: One year of experience as a lead worker in a correctional facility may be substituted for two years of the required work experience.
- A valid driver's license and the ability to obtain a Hennepin County driver's permit.
- Experience:
- In the area of Evidence Based Practices (EBP) as it relates to providing services to high-risk youth.
- Using data to develop and achieve program goals.
- Collecting and analyzing data to adequately evaluate programs and outcomes.
- Working with customers or clients from a variety of diverse backgrounds.
- Using various software and databases to pull and present data, including Excel, CSTS, PowerPoint, MGA database, and Power BI.
- Creating and presenting complex information in large and small group settings, and in plain language.
- Leading committees, projects, and/or teams about reform and organization change.
- Supervising individuals.
- Knowledge of:
- The purpose and use of secure detention and detention alternatives, as well as the principles and language of juvenile detention reform.
- Best practices in juvenile justice and juvenile detention alternatives initiatives, in conjunction with evidence-based practices.
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion best practices in efforts to reduce racial inequities and racial disparities.
- Ability to:
- Plan and direct the work of others; develop effective interpersonal relationships.
- Communicate clearly both verbally and in writing.
- Motivate, train, and supervise direct reports.
- Develop programs and procedures; design and implement administrative methods and techniques.
- Effectively manage conflict.
- Develop and support professional growth opportunities for individuals and the division.
The Department of Community Corrections and Rehabilitation works to enhance community safety, promote community restoration, and reduce the risk of re-offense. Department staff and volunteers serve Hennepin County at more than 20 service locations ranging from correctional facilities to probation reporting offices and occupational training centers, delivering sustainable correctional services to more than 26,000 adult and juvenile clients. It is the largest community corrections organization in Minnesota. Learn more at www.hennepin.us/corrections.
About Hennepin County
Hennepin is the largest county government organization in Minnesota. Our employees work every day to improve the health, safety and quality of life for our residents and communities. All of our jobs align with our mission to serve residents through transformative services that reduce disparities, eliminate inequities, and create opportunity for all and our vision of a community where all people are healthy, all people are valued, and all people thrive.
Our employees receive a combination of generous benefits and positive workplace culture not found at other organizations. This includes meaningful work that impacts our community, competitive pay, work-life balance, a variety of benefits and opportunities to grow. Learn more at www.bridge.hennepin.us/eligibility (login as Guest).
Hennepin County envisions an organization where our commitment to diversity is fundamental in providing excellent service to our community.
Your future. Made here.
This posting may be used to fill current and future vacancies.
Watch this video for application best practices and tips.
Under facility licensing requirements, positions at the Juvenile Detention Center are required to undergo a Department of Human Services Background Study (MS 245C.13). Convictions for certain crimes will have an effect on your ability to be hired according to the disqualification schedule listed in Minnesota Statute 245C.15. Individuals convicted for any level of Criminal Sexual Conduct are disqualified from being hired into any position within the DOCCR under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA). Other past involvement with the criminal court system will not automatically disqualify you from working at the DOCCR; individual circumstances are reviewed and evaluated confidentially. If you do not know your exact conviction information, you can refer to your sentencing order or contact the county where you were convicted.
Invitations to interview will be based on an assessment of education and experience. Job offer will be contingent on passing a pre-employment physical, drug test, employment history/reference check, criminal background check including fingerprinting, and driver's license check prior to employment.
- Final candidates may be required to complete a drug test that may include testing for cannabis. In addition, Under Minn. Stat. 144.445, subd. 2, an applicant or employee commissioned at the Hennepin County correctional facilities (Juvenile Detention Center and Adult Corrections Facility) are required to undergo tuberculosis (TB) testing.
Lidy Vu
Lidy.Vu@hennepin.us
Why work here?
Hennepin County Embraces The Total Rewards Philosophy. We Want Our Employees To Succeed – Not Only At Work But As They Move Through Life And Its Milestones. We Offer Advantages And Opportunities Others Can't – Including
- Meaningful work
- Public service
- Competitive pay
- Work-life balance
- Generous benefits
- Opportunities to grow
- Commitment to your success
Employee Benefits Summary
Visit our benefits page to learn more: bridge.hennepin.us/eligibility.
If you are a current Hennepin County employee please be aware that any change in job classification may affect your current benefits (such as a conversion from Vacation/Sick Leave to Paid Time Off and/or enrollment in a Health Care Saving Plan.) Information about the impact of job changes on benefits can be found here.
01
Each applicant must complete this supplemental questionnaire as a part of the application screening process. The supplemental questionnaire will be used as an evaluation of your knowledge, skills and experience. Provide complete information for each question. Do not write "see resume" as it is not an acceptable answer. The experiences you indicate in your responses will be reviewed and used to determine your eligibility to move forward in the selection process. Please select "yes" if you have read and understand.
- Yes
- No
These positions are located on-site at the Juvenile Detention Center at 510 Park Avenue, Minneapolis, MN. These positions require working a flexible schedule including non-traditional hours to support 24/7 operations with rotating duty supervisor responsibilities.
New Employee Orientation (NEO) for all new benefit-earning employees is in-person in downtown Minneapolis. Details about NEO will be provided upon hire.
A valid driver's license and the ability to obtain a Hennepin County Driver's Permit.
Are you able and willing to meet these requirements?
- Yes
- No
Which of the following best describes your education and experience related to this position? Check all that apply.
- A bachelor's degree or higher in corrections, law enforcement, or related criminal justice or behavioral/social science field
- Two years (60 semester/90 quarter credits) of full-time college or vocational/technical coursework in one of the fields listed above and two years or more of full-time equivalent work experience as a correctional officer, juvenile correctional officer, or providing direct care to high-risk youth in a residential facility, detention, and/or corrections facility
- Four years or more of experience as a correctional officer, juvenile correctional officer, or providing direct care to high-risk youth in a residential facility, detention, and/or corrections facility
- Two years or more of experience as a lead worker in a correctional facility
- Completion of an Evidence-Based Practice Corrections Professional Certificate from an approved school and have three years or more of relevant coursework or experience
- None of the above
Describe your relevant education including area(s) of study, school(s) attended, semester and/or quarter credits completed, and degree(s) earned. If you do not have relevant education, type "None" in the space provided.
05
How many years of experience do you have as a correctional officer, juvenile correctional officer, and/or a provider of direct care to high-risk youth in a residential, detention, and/or corrections facility?
- I do not have this experience
- Less than 1 year
- 1 year or more, but less than 2 years
- 2 years or more, but less than 3 years
- 3 years or more, but less than 4 years
- 4 years or more, but less than 5 years
- 5 years or more
Describe your experience as a correctional officer, juvenile correctional officer, and/or a provider of direct care to high-risk youth in a residential, detention and/or corrections facility, referencing jobs listed on your application/resume. If you do not have this experience type "None" in the space provided.
07
Have you completed the Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Corrections Professional Certificate Program from Metro State University?
- Yes
- No
In which of the following correctional evidence-based practices (EBP) tools have you been trained and/or certified? Check all that apply.
- A.R.T. (Aggression Replacement Training)
- Beyond Trauma
- Carey Guides
- Case Planning
- Core Correctional Practices
- D.B.T. (Dialectical Behavior Therapy)
- Decision Points
- Motivational Interviewing 1
- Motivational Interviewing 2
- Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (LS-CMI)
- Thinking for a Change
- Truthought Therapy
- Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS-SCMI)
- None of the above
Do you have experience and/or training in the area of Evidence Based Practices (EBP) as it relates to providing services to high-risk youth?
- Yes
- No
Describe your experience and/or training in the area of EBP as it relates to providing services to high-risk youth, referencing jobs listed on your application/resume. If you do not have this experience type "None" in the space provided.
11
How many years of experience as a lead worker and/or supervisor do you have in a residential/correctional facility?
- I do not have this experience
- Less than 1 year
- 1 year or more, but less than 2 years
- 2 years or more, but less than 3 years
- 3 years or more, but less than 4 years
- 4 years or more, but less than 5 years
- 5 years or more
Describe your lead worker and/or supervisory experience in a residential/correctional facility, referencing jobs listed on your application/resume. If you do not have this experience type "None" in the space provided.
13
Do you have experience using data to develop and achieve program goals?
- Yes
- No
Describe your experience using data to develop and achieve program goals, referencing jobs listed on your application/resume. If you do not have this experience type "None" in the space provided.
15
Have you worked with customers or clients from a variety of diverse backgrounds?
- Yes
- No
Describe your experience working with customers or clients from a variety of diverse backgrounds, referencing jobs listed on your application/resume. If you do not have this experience type "None" in the space provided.
17
Please choose the one recruitment source that best describes how you first learned about this job opening. Please review all possible choices before making your selection. Your response to this question helps us evaluate the effectiveness of our recruitment methods.
- College or university (job board, career services, or instructor)
- Community or nonprofit organization (counselor, job board, etc.)
- Employee or recruiter of Hennepin County (supervisor/manager, colleague, or Human Resources)
- Friend or family member that is not a Hennepin County employee
- Hennepin County job notification emails
- Indeed.com
- Job fair or networking event
- Print advertisement (flyer, postcard, billboard, transit ad, etc.)
- Professional association (ASCE, APWA, ISACA, etc.)
- Social media (Handshake, Facebook, X, Instagram, etc.)
- hennepin.jobs or governmentjobs.com
For the recruitment source selected above, please provide the specific name of the person, website, or media source.
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