Institutional Superintendent

Institutional Superintendent

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Institutional Superintendent

Salary

$81,057.60 - $168,417.60 Annually

Location

Waterloo - 50703 - Black Hawk County, IA

Job Type

Full-time

Job Number

Agency

Opening Date

04/14/2026

Closing Date

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Point of Contact

joel.mcanulty@iowa.gov

To Apply

Positions in this class are exempt from the screening and referral requirements of the Iowa Department of Administrative Services - Human Resources Enterprise For consideration - all applicants must submit an application through this site.

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Job Description

This is a non-merit position with the Iowa Department of Corrections. Candidates must follow the instructions in the "To Apply" section.

As the First Judicial District Director for Community-Based Corrections, this position serves as the executive leader responsible for the strategic oversight and operational management of a multi-faceted correctional district, encompassing residential facilities and probation and parole offices.

Central to this role is the stewardship of organizational culture and employee wellness; the Director is responsible for cultivating a resilient, inclusive work environment that prioritizes staff's mental and physical health while fostering a mission-driven culture of professional excellence.

By integrating wellness into the district's foundation, the Director ensures that the workforce is supported and empowered to provide a safe, humane, and effective continuum of care for justice-involved individuals.

E-Verify and Right to Work

The State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States. The State of Iowa also complies with the federalRight to Worklaws, which protect employees' rights to work without being required to join a labor organization. For more information, please visitwww.e-verify.gov.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Graduation from an accredited four year college or university and the equivalent of five years of full-time management experience in a correctional, mental health, intellectual disability or juvenile correctional or training facility;

an equivalent combination of education and experience substituting the equivalent of one year of the above type full-time work experience for each year of the required education to a maximum substitution of four years;

an equivalent combination of education and experience substituting the equivalent of one year (twenty-four semester or equivalent hours) of graduate level course work in penology, the social/behavioral sciences, business administration or public administration, for each year of the required full-time experience to a maximum substitution of two years.

For additional information, please click on thislink to view the job description. (https://das.iowa.gov/sites/default/files/hr/documents/class\and\pay/JobClassDescriptions/InstitutionalSuperintendent-15272.pdf)

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Knowingly misrepresenting the facts when submitting any information related to an application, examination, certification, appeal, or any other facet of the selection process will result in your disqualification from this application and future employment with the state of Iowa.

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Have you graduated from an accredited four year college or university AND have the equivalent of five years of full-time management experience in a correctional, mental health, intellectual disability or juvenile correctional or training facility?

• I have the required education and experience

• I do not have the required education and experience

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Do you meet A and B: A - Do you have five years of full-time management experience in a correctional, mental health, intellectual disability or juvenile correctional or training facility? AND B - Do you have a TOTAL of four years of post high school education and full-time management experience in a correctional, mental health, intellectual disability or juvenile correctional or training facility? 30 semester hours equals one year of experience.

• I meet A AND B

• I do not meet A AND B

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Do you meet A, B and C A - Graduation from an accredited four year college or university; B - Three years of years of full-time management experience in a correctional, mental health, intellectual disability or juvenile correctional or training facility; C - A TOTAL of two years of graduate level course work in penology, the social/behavioral sciences, business administration or public administration and full-time management experience in a correctional, mental health, intellectual disability or juvenile correctional or training facility. 24 semester graduate credits equals one year of experience.

• I meet A, B and C

• I do not meet A, B and C

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State of Iowa

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Jessie Parker Building

Des Moines, Iowa, 50319

Website

https://doc.iowa.gov/

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