Salary: $7,725.47 Monthly
Location : Newcastle, WY
Job Type: Permanent Full-time
Job Number: Department: Department of Corrections
Division: Wyoming Honor Conservation Camp
Opening Date: 08/14/2025
Closing Date: 8/29/ :59 PM Mountain
FLSA: Exempt
Job Classification: COAW12
Description and Functions GENERAL DESCRIPTION: The Wyoming Department of Corrections is seeking an Associate Warden for the Wyoming Honor Conservation Camp. This position is responsible for the administration, supervision, coordination, and monitoring of all programming staff assigned to the facility. Responsible for all programming phases, including staff and inmate orientation, direction, training, supervision, performance evaluations, and constant monitoring of the facility's programming plan. Manages the development of inmate programming and collaborates with staff regarding inmate classification/reclassification, programs, job assignments, program reviews, and the handling of minor and general disciplinary reports and grievances. The Associate Warden is an at-will employee and serves at the discretion of the Director of Corrections.
Human Resource Contact: l ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: The listed functions are illustrative only and are not intended to describe every function which may be performed in the job level.
- Directs all work activities in the division, program, or work system in the absence of an administrative superior.
- Instructs, directs, and advises subordinate managers, supervisors, and others as appropriate.
- Receives, discusses, and resolves questions and problems presented by subordinate supervisory or management staff regarding work processes, policies, organization, or methods.
- Examines and evaluates methods in program management and operation; determines effectiveness in achievement of program objectives and goals, and compliance with policy.
- Analyzes and evaluates work procedures, methods, and rules for a work unit.
- Writes policy and operating procedures for a division or section of work system or agency, subject to guidelines and regulations set forth by superior and by laws and regulations;
- Develops goals, objectives, and general activity guidelines for a work system, within a framework of general purposes, goals, and mandates set forth in law or policy and under the direction of a superior in the agency;
- Attends supervisory or work system management staff meetings; gives and receives information, participates in problem-solving and decision-making; conducts and participates in in-service training and staff development programs for regularly employed staff.
- Writes detailed reports based on research, investigation, or inquiry, in prescribed format or on established forms provided; examines evidence of law or regulation violation.
- Makes analyses, evaluations, and determinations; recommends enforcement action; designs and constructs treatment programs for a treatment unit, section, or group (e.g., behavioral modification programming, establishments of positive peer culture or guided group interaction programs).
- Counsels with individuals in accordance with individual treatment plans and specific methodologies and techniques; confers with other staff members, specialists, consultants, and members of the treatment or training team, discussing, planning, and determining courses of action in patient or client care, training, treatment, or case determination.
Qualifications PREFERENCES: Preference will be given to candidates with a Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 3 years of high-level supervisory experience in a correctional setting, including working as an Associate Warden or higher.
KNOWLEDGE: - Knowledge of unit management concepts, human relations, curriculum development, institutional health standards, corrections training programs, and implementation of such, inmate behavior, production inmate work, educational programming, and recreational programs.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Education: Bachelor's Degree (typically in Criminal Justice)
Experience: 2-4 years of progressive work experience in a Correctional Setting with acquired knowledge at the level of a Correctional Captain or Program Manager
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: REQUIRED: All candidates must have/or be eligible to obtain Certified Correctional Executive Certification within eighteen (18) months of employment.
OR Education & Experience Substitution: 5-7 years of progressive work experience in a Correctional Setting with acquired knowledge at the level of a Correctional Captain or Program Manager
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: REQUIRED: All candidates must have/or be eligible to obtain Certified Correctional Executive Certification within eighteen (18) months of employment.
Necessary Special Requirements PHYSICAL WORKING CONDITIONS: - Lifting/grasping up to 20 pounds without assistance on an occasional to regular basis
- Walking on cement floors on an occasional to regular basis
- Walking up and down stairs on an occasional basis
- Stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching on an occasional basis
- Reaching on a regular basis
- Typing/Repetitive motion on a frequent basis
- Talking/hearing on a frequent basis
- Seeing: the visual ability to perform an activity such as analyzing data and figures, viewing a computer terminal, and extensive reading
- Occasional travel
NOTES: - FLSA: Exempt
- This position is an at-will position and serves at the discretion of the Director of DOC.
- The State of Wyoming is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively supports the ADA and reasonably accommodates qualified applicants with disabilities. No eligibility notice will be sent to applicants who meet the minimum qualifications.
- The Wyoming Department of Corrections is a Drug-Free Workplace. All staff are subject to drug testing while employed by the WDOC. The Wyoming Department of Corrections is a Tobacco-Free Workplace and prohibits the taking, carrying, possessing, or introducing of smoking materials, smokeless tobacco, or tobacco substitutes on or into WDOC facilities and grounds.
- The Wyoming Department of Corrections is in compliance with the Federal Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) of 2003. It is the policy and practice of WDOC to protect inmates/offenders from personal abuse, corporal punishment, personal injury, disease, property damage, harassment, and the elimination of prison rape. Successful Applicants for employment must pass a background/reference check and drug test prior to appointment.
- WDOC offers a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, and life insurance, paid vacations and sick leave, paid holidays, a tuition reimbursement program, Wyoming State Retirement, a 457 deferred compensation program, and longevity pay.
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(AA) Which of the following best describes your highest completed level of education to date or within the next three (3) months? (Transcripts may be required.)
- High School Diploma/GED/or Equivalent
- Some college Coursework, No Degree Received
- Associate's Degree
- Associate's Degree and additional coursework
- Bachelor's Degree
- Bachelor's Degree and additional coursework
- Master's Degree
- Master's Degree and additional coursework
- Doctorate Degree
- Doctorate Degree and additional coursework
- None of the Above
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(AA) Which of the following Quarter/Semester credit hours best describes your completed college education to date or within the next three (3) months? (Transcripts may be required.)
- 45+ Quarter hours/30+ Semester hours
- 90+ Quarter hours/60+ Semester hours
- 136+ Quarter hours/91+ Semester hours
- 180+ Quarter hours/120+ Semester hours
- 225+ Quarter hours/150+Semester hours
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(COAW12) Which of the following best describes your work experience in Correctional Security programs? Experience definition: (This experience includes, but may not be limited to, the following: full-time experience as a Correctional Captain or Program Manager of a Correctional institution.)
- No relevant experience.
- Less than one (1) year of relevant experience.
- One (1) to less than two (2) years of relevant experience.
- Two (2) to less than four (4) years of relevant experience.
- Four (4) to less than five (5) years of relevant experience
- Five (5) or more years of relevant experience.
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(AA) Describe your relevant experience below.
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(COAW12) I acknowledge that this position requires Certified Correctional Executive Certification within eighteen (18) months of employment.)
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Do you have a Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 3 years of high-level supervisory experience in a correctional setting?
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Do you have experience working as an Associate Warden or higher?
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(A1) Where did you hear about this opportunity?
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- I am not a veteran
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(AA) VETERANS' PREFERENCE: If you are a war veteran as defined in section 101, Title 38, United States Code or are the surviving spouse of a war veteran who receives survivor benefits from the federal government based on the veteran's military service, and wish to claim veterans' preference, please attach the appropriate documentation substantiating your claim. Indicate below your appropriate veterans' preference status. By requesting veterans' preference, you are certifying that you meet the statutory requirements as described in the above disclosure.
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(A) Please be advised that an incomplete application WILL NOT be considered for employment. An attached resume' is not required and is not an acceptable substitution for a completed application. Some State of Wyoming agencies use E-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities at have read and understand the above statement.
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