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North Dakota Corrections & Rehab
Young Adult Corrections Officer
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A Correctional Officer, Detention Officer, or Jailer supervises people being held in correctional facilities, including those awaiting trial, in detention, and inmates who are serving sentences. Maintains order and security within a jail or prison, conducts inspections and searches, enforces regulations, and supervises activities and visits.
$59,833 / year median in North Dakota
+8% projected growth
Job Description
Summary of Work Work involves providing case management services to offenders 18 to 24 years of age that have been sentenced to ND Parole and Probation. Duties and Tasks Develop and maintain professional working relationships with the courts, social service agencies, human service centers, and other relevant agencies within the community. Compile and analyze information to assess the needs of young adults. Develop, implement, and monitor individual treatment programs. Provide structured supervision with 18-24 year olds. Arrange, facilitate, and monitor placements. Provide crisis intervention and follow-up to emergency services for young adults. Assess need for individual counseling referrals and coordinate with service providers. Prepare documentation for revocation hearings. Prepare documents and maintain files to complete case documentation required by the central office, court, county social services, and other agencies involved in the young adult program. Complete time logs as part of targeted case management. Minimum Qualifications Young Adult Corrections Officer requires a bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, counseling, sociology, criminal justice, juvenile justice, or other closely related field and two years of work experience providing case management services to delinquent youth, 18-24 year olds or offenders. A master's degree in one of the above fields may substitute for one yar of the work experience requirement. Start date 9/3/2026. About Team ND "Far and away the best prize life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." - Theodore Roosevelt More than 7,500 talented, hard-working people across sixty-three agencies have come together as Team North Dakota. At Team ND, we are driven to succeed through gratitude, humility, curiosity and courage. Our purpose is to empower people, improve lives, and inspire success. Join us in being legendary.