The Department of Corrections administers Wisconsin’s state prisons, community correctional centers, and juvenile corrections programs. It supervises the custody and discipline of all prisoners in order to protect the public and seeks to rehabilitate offenders and reintegrate them into society.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: Certification or eligibility for certification from the Wisconsin Technical College System in #850 Adult Basic Education and #801 Communication Skills or #809 Social Sciences. Applicants do not need to possess current licensure from WTCS, rather you must possess the credits and work experience (listed below) that would find you eligible to obtain certification once you are hired (you will obtain actual certification after date of hire).

Eligibility for WTCS Certification #850 includes: Applicant must meet one of the three areas listed below in order to move forward in the selection process 1) Bachelor’s degree in elementary education (this excludes Art, Music, or Physical Education) or 2) Bachelor's degree in special education or 3) Bachelor's degree in any area as long as you have 20 credits in Communication, History, Math, Science, Reading, or Social Science AND a total of 6 semester credits of teaching methods, including at least one credit in reading methods. The 6 semester credits of teaching methods and reading methods must be completed prior to application in order to be found eligible. The 20 credits need to be from one single area listed above, not a combination of all. Please ensure your transcript shows that your degree was granted and the date. Music, Art, Physical Education, and Business are not considered academic areas.

Eligibility for WTCS Certification #801 includes: Bachelor’s degree with twenty semester credits in any combination of English, Reading, Journalism, Speech (not drama or theater) or Communications, including at least twelve credits drawn from the areas of A) reading, B) literature and/or composition and C) speaking

Eligibility for WTCS Certification #809 includes: Bachelor's degree with at least a minor or twenty semester credits drawn from the recognized social science disciplines of Psychology, Sociology, Political Science, Economics, History, Anthropology, Geography, or Philosophy, with a minimum of twelve credits in the discipline being taught.

All candidates must have one year (2,000 hours) of paid work experience outside the field of education. This work experience can come from multiple jobs, as long as it totals one year. You must indicate if the experience was full time or part time in order for us to calculate the one full time year.

Additional information on WTCS certification can be found on their website at http://systemattic.wtcsystem.edu/certification/occexp/index.htm.

Please send all application materials in one complete packet. Send all application materials to DOC; BPHR; Attn: Jayne Swingen; 3099 E Washington Ave; Madison, WI 53707.

NOTE: Incomplete application materials will not be processed. If you are missing your transcripts or your resume does not clearly list your work experience outside the field of education, you will be not eligible to move forward in the selection process. All application materials must be submitted at this time.  There will be no re-evaluations of materials after the deadline. 

NOTE: Applicants do not need to possess current licensure from the Wisconsin Technical College System, rather you must possess the credits and work experience (listed below) that would find you eligible to obtain certification once you are hired (you will obtain actual certification after date of hire).