Full Time Correctional Officer

Salary : $25.04 - $28.07 Hourly

Location : New Ulm, MN

Job Type : Full Time

Job Number : 00159

Department : Sheriff

Opening Date : 09 / 05 / 2025

Closing Date : Continuous

Position Summary

• Provide supervision over the health, welfare, and safety of inmates, staff and public within a secured jail facility with a 56 bed capacity. Position also ensures compliance with department policy and Department of Correction's standards for a county correctional facility.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Applications will be taken until position is filled.

Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer

Brown County provides a comprehensive, balanced, and competitive benefits package as part of your total compensation.

The following outline of County-offered benefits serves as an overview and does not provide all provisions, limitations, and exclusions. If there is a contradiction between this and the official plan documents, the plan documents will prevail.

Vacation

Vacation accruals, utilization, and payouts vary within each collective bargaining agreement and / or the employee handbook. The following is the general overview of the vacation benefit for full time employees :

Years of Service Biweekly Accrual Rate (based on 80-hour pay period)

Years Completed Total Hours Per Year

Up to 4 years 101.66 hours

4 years but less than 8 years 130 hours

8 years but less than 12 years 157.30 hours

12 years but less than 16 years 185.38 hours

16 or more years 201.50 hours

Sick Leave

Full time employees may earn 8 hours of sick leave per month.

Paid Holidays

Most employee groups observe the following holidays :

New Year's Day

Martin Luther King Day

President's Day

Good Friday

Memorial Day

Juneteenth

Independence Day (Observed)

Labor Day

Veteran's Day

Thanksgiving Day

Day after Thanksgiving Day

Christmas Eve

Christmas Day

Health Insurance

Full-Time employees and employees working 30 or more hours per week may choose between single or family coverage. Eligibility begins on the first day of the month after the date of active employment.

The County has designated a base plan which is a high deductible plan with an HSA option. The County contributes monthly towards the cost of the health plan premiums with a semi-annual county contribution into employee's HSA for the single or the family coverage plan. For regular part time employees working 30+ hours / week year around, the County will pay 75% of the county share of single coverage (base plan) which may be applied towards family coverage and also contribute 75% of the employer HSA contribution.

Life Insurance

Full-Time Employees are provided with the following term life insurance benefit at no cost to them. Regular part-time employees working 30 or more hours per week are eligible for this benefit with County paying 75% of premium. Eligibility begins on the first day of the month after the date of active employment.

$20,000 term life / $20,000 AD&D

Short Term Disability Insurance

Full-Time Employees are provided with a short Term disability insurance benefit at no cost to them. Regular part-time employees working 30 or more hours per week are eligible for this benefit with County paying 75% of premium. Eligibility begins on the first day of the month after the date of active employment.

Retirement

The County and the employee contribute to PERA (Public Employees Retirement Association)

Variable Benefits Available

The following benefits are available on an elective basis at the employee's choice :

Questions regarding benefit information can be directed to Human Resources at

(507) 233-6605.

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I understand that in order for my application to receive every consideration in the selection process, I must complete all of the following supplemental questions. I understand that I will only receive credit to responses that are supported in the information I provide in my employment application and that a resume will not be accepted in lieu of an application. Please check the "yes" button if you have read and understand this.

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Do you wish to claim Veteran's Preference? Veterans Preference points are awarded to qualified veterans and spouses of disabled / deceased veterans. Points are awarded subject to provisions of M.S. 197.455. You must provide documentation (DD214 and / or VA documents) establishing you right to claim the preference. Please attach your documentation to your application.

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