Deputy Warden - Statewide

Letter to Applicants

RE: Deputy Warden - Statewide

Thank you for your interest in the Deputy Warden position(s) within the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC). These positions are located at DOC facilities throughout the State.

The selection procedure used in filling these vacancies will be as follows:

1. All interested non-career exec candidates will be required to complete this on-line Achievement History Questionnaire.

2. The Achievement History Questionnaire will be scored according to pre-determined benchmarks/ evaluation criteria and an examination results notice will be forwarded to each candidate and appear in your WiscJobs account job cart.

3. Those most qualified candidates will be invited to participate in the interview process as Deputy Warden vacancies are approved to fill.

4. NOTE: We encourage you to prepare your answers in a Word document and then copy and paste to the WiscJobs exam. WiscJobs will time out after 20 minutes and your answers may be lost if you have not saved the page you are working on. Each page needs to be saved in order to successfully record your response and move to the next page.

5. You will receive an e-mail generated by the system indicating that the process has been successfully completed. You can also check your WiscJobs job cart to verify that your materials are complete. You may re-enter your exam at any time before the deadline date in order to modify your answers, but you will need to save and finalize again in order for your answers to be updated.

Should you have any questions regarding this recruitment and exam process, please call me at (608) 240-5509 or e-mail jan.wildman@wisconsin.gov

Sincerely,

Jan Wildman

Jan Wildman, Human Resources Specialist

Bureau of Personnel and Human Resources

Instructions for Deputy Warden Achievement History Questionnaire

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Please answer each question of this examination. Do not attempt to attach a resume, letters of reference or other materials in lieu of, or in addition to, the completed questionnaire. Your eligibility on the employment register will be based on the answers you provide to the 3 questions on the succeeding pages. Resumes are not a substitute for answering the questionnaire and will not be included in the evaluation process.

2. Answers to each question should be as complete and concise as possible. If information is relevant to another question, rewrite the information for that question. Since the answers to each question will be scored separately, be sure to provide a separate and complete answer for each question. Do not reference your response to one question as the answer for part of any other question.

3. If you do not click SAVE and CONTINUE within 20 minutes in the question you are working on, WiscJobs will time out and your answers may be lost. We encourage you to prepare your answers in a Word document and then copy and paste to the exam. This will speed up your time in the exam and prevent lost answers. If you save and finalize your exam and later return to the exam to make changes, you will need to save each page and save and finalize the exam again in order to save your answers.

4. Deadline for submittal of the completed on-line application and examination materials is based on the deadline date in the announcement.

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QUESTION #1

Under the direction of the Warden you will serve as the chief operations officer of an institution. A major responsibility of this position is to develop, implement and administer the institution’s programs.

Please describe your education, training and/or experience in developing, implementing and administering various programs. Programs may include but are not limited to: security, treatment, maintenance, health services, volunteer, educational, etc.

In your response be sure to include the following:

a) Any training, degree and/or academic coursework you may have completed (include institution/organization and dates attended);

b) The names of your employer(s), the dates of your employment and your job title(s);

c) The type of setting (i.e., institution, agency, organization or facility) in which you gained your experience;

d) Your specific role (lead role or assisted others) and responsibilities in developing, implementing and administering programs. Include your level of independent decision-making in administering these programs.

e) Community based partnerships you developed or utilized to implement the program(s). (Include the name of the organization and describe the partnership).

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QUESTION #2

As the Institution Deputy Warden, you will be responsible for supervising a variety of staff of various disciplines.

Please describe your training and/or experience and education in supervising staff.

In your response be sure to include the following:

a) The names of your employer(s), dates of your employment, and your job title(s).

b) Your level of responsibility and also the level of responsibility of those you supervised.

c) The number and types of staff you supervised both directly and indirectly.

d) Your role and responsibilities as it pertained to staff development and training.

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QUESTION #3

As the Institution Deputy Warden, you are the chief operating officer managing the day-to-day activities of the institution. These activities include multi-disciplinary departments working in a team environment. Please describe your experience in coordinating and managing the day-to-day operations in a multi-disciplinary environment. Your response should include the type of setting; your specific role; and the disciplines/departments involved (i.e., security, human resources, health services, food service, social services, maintenance, education).