Initial Posting Date:

04/01/2026

Application Deadline:

04/16/2026

Agency:

Department of Corrections

Salary Range:

$6,834 - $10,569

Position Type:

Employee

Position Title:

Institution Security Manager, Correctional Institution Manager 1 (Tillamook)

Job Description:

Institution Security Manager, Correctional Institution Manager 1 (Tillamook)

South Fork Forest Camp - Tillamook, Oregon

Oregon Department of Corrections

The Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) is seeking a highly skilled, mission-driven Correctional Institution Manager 1 to join the executive leadership team at South Fork Forest Camp (SFFC). This key leader serves as the Superintendent’s primary advisor on security operations, institutional safety, emergency response and interagency coordination with the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF).

This role offers a unique blend of correctional leadership, operational management, and statewide emergency response coordination – including oversight of Oregon’s largest AIC wildland firefighting program.

About the Job – Your Role

As the Correctional Institution Manager 1, you will provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for all institution security functions. Your responsibilities include:

Security & Institutional Operations

• Lead and oversee all institutional security functions.
• Ensure compliance with laws, policies and ACA standards.
• Supervise Lieutenants, Sergeants, Officers and staff deployment.
• Advise leadership on security, safety and sanitation issues.
• Conduct or direct investigations involving staff and AICs.
• Approve operational purchases and support daily facility needs.

ODF Partnership & Field Crew Operations

• Provide security oversight for ODF staff supervising AIC work crews.
• Support field operations including wildfire response, reforestation and trail work.
• Respond with ODF to emergencies in remote locations.

Statewide DOC Fire Program Leadership

• Lead DOC fire ground operations and annual crew readiness.
• Oversee the DOC Fire Dispatch Center.
• Coordinate deployment of 300+ AIC firefighters and 70+ DOC staff.
• Serve as primary liaison with ODF, fire camp commanders, and institutional fire teams.

Leadership & Executive Management

• Serve on the SFFC and statewide Security Management Teams.
• Act as Officer‑in‑Charge or Acting Superintendent as needed.
• Provide oversight for select AIC services and facility operations.

Why Join Us?

At SFFC, you’ll be part of a mission-driven team that supports public safety, contributes to Oregon’s wildfire and emergency response networks and provides meaningful rehabilitative opportunities to AICs. Your leadership will play a critical role in strengthening operations, enhancing emergency response, and shaping the future of the DOC and ODF partnership.

This position is management services and may be eligible for Police & Fire (P&F) benefits through Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), as defined by statute.

Minimum Qualifications

• Five years of lead work, supervision, or progressively related experience; OR
• Two years of related experience AND a bachelor’s degree in a related field.

Requested Skills

• Managing security or operational programs in a correctional or public safety environment.
• Experience supervising and evaluating staff in a structured or chain‑of‑command organization, including assigning work, reviewing performance, and supporting professional development.
• Conducting administrative, personnel, or operational investigations, including documentation, evidence review and formal reporting.
• Experience participating in or coordinating emergency response or critical incident operations, such as field deployments, incident command support, or multi-agency response.
• Overseeing program resources, including staffing schedules, procurement, budget monitoring and equipment oversight.
• Experience applying administrative rules, operating procedures, regulatory requirements, or collective bargaining agreements in daily operations.
• Experience working in a remote/satellite facility environment where your leadership isn’t onsite daily.

Application Information

• In the Work Experience section of your application make sure to include the dates and duties of all relevant positions and details to support how you meet these attributes. If you do not include education or work experience meeting the minimum qualifications, you will not be considered for the position. Only the candidates whose experience most closely matches the qualifications and requested skills of this position will be invited to interview. Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications on or before the job posting close date.
• The job posting closes at 11:59 PM (PDT/PST) on the close date. After you submit your application, be sure to respond to the two questionnaires relating to public records requests and veterans’ preference immediately following your submittal. These questions are necessary to complete the application process.
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Working Conditions

Work is performed in an adult correctional facility that houses male adults in custody. Work may include dealing with hostile, aggressive adults in custody who may make threats to self and family. adults in custody may be verbally abusive as well as mentally or emotionally abusive. Employee subject to recall 24 hours a day in the event of an emergency and may be assigned as needed.

South Fork Forest Camp is tobacco free. Use of tobacco products are prohibited within the building or on the grounds.

This employee is responsible for preventing escapes from confinement by proper control of keys, tools and contraband and documenting the unusual incidents as they occur. During “work stoppage”, he/she would be required to fill any post assigned in the institution. This position may require a physical exertion to respond to adults in custody out of control behavior, restraint of an adults in custody; break up a fight and/or come to the aid of/defense of another person.

This employee is a member of a management team where conversations and paperwork are generated of a sensitive nature. This employee must have the ability to keep this information confidential.

Will be expected to share the mission, vision and core values of the department; requires active modeling of pro-social behaviors in support of a workplace environment respectful of human dignity, social responsibility, personal growth, and transition readiness; must be able to acknowledge that everyone is capable of positive change, that incarceration provides a powerful opportunity to effect positive change, and that the future public safety of Oregon depends on maintaining environments where such change is valued and nurtured.

About the Department

The Oregon Department of Corrections is responsible for over 12,000 adults in custody in 12 state prisons throughout Oregon. It advises and evaluates counties regarding administration of probation and parole programs supervising more than 24,000 offenders in Oregon communities. The mission is to protect communities, promote accountability, and transform lives.

The Oregon Department of Corrections serves a diverse and changing population of people who are incarcerated and on supervision. We commit to creating an organization both reflecting the diversity of the population we serve and ensuring all employees thrive in a culture of safety, trust, and belonging. We strive to be an anti-racist corrections system. Welcoming, inclusive, and respectful of all people. Free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.

The Department offers a variety of programs and opportunity to create a safe and healthy environment to for our staff, volunteers, and adults in custody. Joining the Oregon Department of Corrections is joining a team working for the benefit of our communities through innovative and proven correctional practices.

Benefits

The salary range listed above is for non-PERS qualifying applicants. PERS qualifying applicants may be eligible for an adjusted range to reflect an additional 6.95%.

The State of Oregon provides a generous benefit package, which includes:

• Family health, vision, and dental insurance
• Vacation, sick leave, and 11 paid holidays
• 21 days paid military leave for national guard and reserve components
• Optional short and long-term disability
• Term life insurance
• Fully paid retirement program
• Oregon Saving Growth Plan
• Flexible spending accounts for health and childcare
• And more

About the Process – What to Expect

• After the application deadline, a recruiter will review submissions for education and experience to identify candidates who best fit the minimum qualifications and requested skills.
• Top candidates will be referred to the hiring manager.
• The hiring manager will review your application and schedule interviews.
• Interview will be held with a panel of stakeholders who have completed panel assessment training. Scores will be determined based on predetermined questions and scoring guides. Preferences points will be applied in compliance with relevant laws and bargaining agreements. There may be multiple rounds of interviews.
• Final candidates will have a background check, PREA check, and reference checks.
• A Classification and Compensation analyst will review the Workday Application of the successful candidate to determine starting wages. Learn more about Equal Pay.
• A job offer will be extended through Workday to the successful candidate. Congratulations, and welcome to the team!

Requirements for Employment

The successful candidate for this position must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint-based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility. Due to CJIS requirements related to system access, there may be some felony convictions that could disqualify you for this position. However, having a felony record does not exclusively restrict you from being considered as an applicant. CJIS clearance is done at the conditional job offer. If you have questions about whether or not your criminal record could disqualify for you, please contact the recruiter for more information.

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (EDI&B) is embedded in the Department of Corrections core values. The department strives to be a model employer committed to promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Ensuring legal compliance, efficiency, and exceeding expectations to deliver the best public services.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran or protected veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics. Additional information can be found from The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Know Your Rights.

The Oregon Department of Corrections is responsible for complying with the Federal Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA 42 U.S.C. 1997). PREA prohibits the Oregon Department of Corrections from hiring, promoting, or contracting with anyone, (that will have direct contact with residents), who has engaged in, been convicted of, or been civilly or administratively adjudicated for engaging in sexual abuse in confinement settings. Learn more about PREA.

Eligible Veterans and Oregon National Guard servicemembers (current and former) who meet the qualifications of the position will be awarded candidate preference. For more information, please visit Veterans Resources. Please note – if you are a veteran, you will receive a task in Workday to upload your documents immediately after you submit your initial application. You will have up until 24 hours after the posted application deadline to submit the appropriate documentation.

The State of Oregon does not request or require your age, date of birth, attendance or graduation dates from an educational institution during the application process.

Questions

If you have questions about the position, selection process, or need accommodations to participate in the recruitment process please contact the recruiter and reference the requisition number.

Recruiter: Maria Arellano, [email protected]

Reference Number: 197570

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