Departmental Technician; Trainee -E9 - NET Technician

Position Overview

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This position serves as the Departmental Technician for the New Employee Training Section of the Training Division. It supports the Officer Recruit Training Database, the ORT Certification process, and the State of Michigan Learning Center (SOMLC) New Employee Training Tracking and Assignment tool. The role performs complex assignments, including analyzing data and using that data to prepare reports and certification documents for the Training Administrator, Director, the Legislature, and the Michigan Correctional Officers’ Training Council.

It reviews NET policies and procedures, makes recommendations for updates and changes to Training Division leadership and Policy and Rules Development Unit as directed, and reviews and revises forms used in NET that are related to policy and procedure. Additionally, the position will develop and deliver surveys to training participants and make recommendations to the Training Manager on how to improve NET programming, including Non-Custody New Employee Training (NCNET) and Officer Recruit Training (ORT).

The role also ensures contract compliance for those entities providing contractual services to the Green Oaks Training Center.

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Typically acquired through completion of high school.

Departmental Technician 7:
One year of experience performing administrative support activities equivalent to the 7-level in state service.

Departmental Technician 8:
One year of experience performing administrative support activities equivalent to the 8-level in state service, or one year of experience as a technician or paraprofessional equivalent to the entry level in state service.

Departmental Technician E9:
One year of experience as a supervisor of administrative support activities equivalent to the 9-level in state service, or one year of experience performing administrative support activities equivalent to the 9-level in state service, or two years of experience as a technician or paraprofessional, including one year of experience equivalent to the intermediate level in state service.

Departmental Technician (Trainee) 7:
Two years of experience in a 7 level or higher non-administrative support ECP Group One classification, or one year of experience as a first-line supervisor in an ECP Group Three classification.

Departmental Technician 7:
Completion of two years of college (60 semester or 90 term credits) may be substituted for the experience requirement.

Departmental Technician 8:
Possession of a bachelor’s degree may be substituted for the experience requirement.

Departmental Technician E9:
Possession of a bachelor’s degree and one year of job-related experience may be substituted for the experience requirement.

Your application for any position does not guarantee that you will be contacted by the Department for further consideration. Only those applicants interviewed may be notified of the results.

The Michigan Department of Corrections is not an E-Verify employer and does not sponsor visa applications.

New hires to the MDOC, along with previous MDOC employees returning after more than two years away, will complete Non-Custody New Employee Training (NCNET) of either 40 or 80 hours of initial in-person training based on their level of offender contact and job classification. All new employees will complete additional online training to successfully complete their non-custody new employee training.

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