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General information
- Occupational information. Visit a licensed AKCIS site to get cccupational outlook and average starting salary information for law enforcement and protective service occupations in Alaska, including corrections officer.
State of Alaska
Correctional officers perform security duties in an adult
correctional institution, including direction of adult prisoners.
Adult probation officers monitor the rehabilitation and
behavior of adult pre-parolees, parolees, and probationers. In
general, minimum qualifications for training and certification
under Alaska Police
Standards Council regulations must be met in order to be
employed in Alaska as a correctional officer or parole and probation
officer. See APSC:
Regulations for standards and definitions. Training officers
develop and instruct specialized and technical courses in criminal
justice in support of the Department of Corrections training
program. Correctional industries managers manage and supervise
business-oriented work and training enterprises for inmates incarcerated
in correctional centers. Youth counselors perform treatment
and security functions in juvenile residential facilities. Unit
leaders coordinate, develop, and direct programs within a
reception or residence unit for delinquent or court-ordered detention
youth and oversee the treatment, custody, care and discipline
of residents. Juvenile probation officers supervise juvenile
probationers.
- Alaska Department of Corrections. Alaska has a unified correctional system under the jurisdiction of the Alaska Department of Corrections, which operates adult correctional centers and regional jails and regional probation offices. Recruitment for DOC positions is conducted through the Alaska Division of Personnel, including its online Workplace Alaska site (see below). DOC's Human Resources page has some job resources, including recruitment information for Correctional Officer I/II.
- Alaska Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). DJJ, part of the Department of Health and Human Services has statewide responsibility for youth corrections.
- Workplace Alaska. Workplace Alaska is the online recruitment process for all classified positions Range 8 and above with the State of Alaska, including positions with the Alaska Department of Corrections. Search for Job Class Specifications to learn about corrections-related job classes, including Correctional Officer I-IV, Correctional Industries Manager I-II, Training Officer I-III, Adult Probation Officer I-IV, Juvenile Probation Officer I-IV, Youth Counselor I-II, Youth Center Superintendent I-II, and Unit Leader. See Job Posting -- By Department to check for current job postings for the Department of Corrections and the Department of Health and Human Services (for youth corrections positions). Vacancies can be searched by other criteria through the Vacancy Postings Board.
Local Jails
Correctional or jail
officers perform
security duties in jails, including direction of prisoners. In
general, minimum qualifications for training and certification
under Alaska Police
Standards Council regulations must be met in order to be
employed in Alaska as a police or correctional officer. See APSC:
Regulations for standards and definitions.
- Community jails contract with the State of Alaska to house state prisoners for limited periods. There are currently 15 community jails in Alaska operated by local departments of public safety, borough government, or city police departments. Some police departments running community jails have job information on their websites; see Alaska community jails for a list of community jails websites.