INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATOR (CORRECTIONS MAJOR)

Corrections Major

This position is located in the Secretary's Office - Adult Services / Internal Affairs section. At the Louisiana Department of Corrections, our mission is to promote public safety and strengthen communities through fair, professional, and responsive corrections services. We are committed to protecting the people of Louisiana with integrity, accountability, and a deep respect for the rights and dignity of all. This is an opportunity for you to become part of a dedicated team supporting public safety, where professionalism, resilience, and teamwork are essential.

This Corrections Major position, located in the Internal Affairs Division of DPS&C Headquarters, will fulfill the role of an administrative and criminal investigator. This job is a perfect fit for a professional investigator, who communicates with government employees and prison inmates to question and evaluate processes in various environments, to provide detailed reports for state officials.

Minimum qualifications include four years of experience in a correctional, behavioral, or penal institution with responsibility for the security, custody, rehabilitation, or classification of offenders, or in law enforcement or security plus one of the following : possession of a high school diploma or GED; one year of experience in any field; or six months of law enforcement experience as a POST certified peace officer. Two years of this experience must have been in a position equivalent in scope of responsibility or complexity of work performed to a Corrections Lieutenant in the State service. Necessary special requirements include a current driver's license and being at least 18 years of age. An applicant who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence or a felony, or who is under indictment on a felony charge will be disqualified until relief from the disabilities imposed by state and federal laws is granted. In accordance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) an applicant who has been found to have engaged in any form of sexual abuse will be disqualified.

Job duties include interviewing State Employees, inmates, and civilians related to their case assignment, and completing detailed written reports for the Chief of Operations at DOC Headquarters. This position has a Special Entrance Rate (SER) of $26.37 per hour. This position also offers premium pay : a rate between $1.00 and $2.00 an hour for each regular hour worked, based on years of service with DOC, in addition to regular pay. Note regarding the advertised pay range : The maximum amounts listed are the maximum salary amounts a person can make at each level over their career and NOT the amount we are allowed to pay a new hire.