Employment Opportunities
Have a heart for service? Join our team!
The Missouri Department of Corrections works to improve lives and make Missouri communities safer. We manage and supervise justice-involved Missourians on probation, in prison and on parole. In 90 locations throughout the state, we employ 11,000 people in more than 200 job classifications.
We have an urgent need for corrections officers, probation and parole assistants and cooks.
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Veterans in the Department of Corrections
Working in Probation & Parole
Working in Missouri Prisons
Shaneal Richmond
"Helping the residents -- that really makes me feel good at the end of the day, knowing that I did something good."
Title: Probation & Parole Assistant
Starting position: Corrections Officer I
Hometown: Fulton
Education: Criminal justice
Vince Rost
"After you've been a probation and parole officer for a while, when you have that person who calls you back and says, 'Hey, I'm being successful. Thank you very much for the things that you did,' that is very fulfilling."
Title: Probation & Parole Unit Supervisor
Starting position: Probation & Parole Officer
Hometown: St. Charles (born 1969), Hermitage (graduated 1987)
Education: Master's degrees in human resources development & criminal justice administration
Previous jobs: Plastics production manager, U.S. Navy senior chief gunner's mate
Benefits
- Pre-service and in-service training
- Paid holidays
- 10 hours annual leave per month
- 10 hours sick leave per month
- Health insurance (medical, vision, dental for employees and family)
- Paid life insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- Missouri State Employee Retirement System
- Deferred compensation plan
- Cafeteria plan
- Uniforms provided when required
- Access to credit union
- Direct deposit of paycheck
- Employee health, wellness and safety initiatives
- MOST 529 College Savings Program
Application
Download a Department of Corrections application.
Positions Available Statewide
Myles Strid
"Corrections requires drive, integrity and bravery. I can't think of a group of people I would rather serve with."
Title: Major
Starting position: Corrections Officer I
Hometown: Fulton (originally Columbia)
Education: Associate’s degree in criminal justice administration
Previous job: Vending machine service technician
Mimi Nazu
"Teamwork is essential. I feel that I am cared about, appreciated and considered family."
Title: Functional Unit Manager
Starting position: Corrections Officer I
Hometown: Jefferson City (originally the Congo)
Education: Master’s degree in public administration
Previous job: Certified nursing assistant in a nursing home