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Colorado Department of Corrections

Colorado Springs, Colorado · Corrections · 3446 officers

About Colorado Department of Corrections

We are CDOC! We hire for the 19 state prisons and parole offices in Colorado. We are Colorado's largest state agency with over 6,000 employees when fully staffed. We hire for over 160 different classification codes so there's a career here for everyone!

Vision:

Building a safer Colorado for today and tomorrow

Mission:

We are a team of dynamic and diverse professionals building a safer Colorado by cultivating transformative opportunities for those under our supervision.

Core Values:

Community Safety

Dignity, Diversity and Respect

Opportunity

Collaborative partnerships

Pay and benefits

  • Salary: $58,068 - $81,300
  • Education incentive: Tuition reimbursement for associate, bachelor's, graduate and doctoral courses, Peace Officer Standards and Training certification and non-degree certificate programs, including online courses, plus up to $4,500 a year for continuing education units and certificate courses.
  • Retirement: State Pension - Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association, with a choice of the PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus 401(k) and 457 plans. Correctional Officers I through IV who joined PERA on or after January 1, 2020 are classified as Safety Officers, which gives them an earlier retirement eligibility than general state employees.
  • Benefits: Career Development, Retirement Benefits, Tuition Reimbursement, Promotion from Within, Specialty Unit Opportunities, Wellness Programs

Open positions at Colorado Department of Corrections

Recruiters

  • Nathan Tillema, Talent Acquisition Specialist III

Agency website: https://cdoc.colorado.gov/