Madison County Sheriff's Office - If You Have Always Wanted to Be a Correction Officer Now is Your Chance!

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Nov 18, 2022

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If you have always wanted to be a Correction Officer now is your chance. The Written Civil Service Exam has been eliminated in Madison County. All applicants need to do is take a "training and experience" questionnaire online.

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Press Release: November 17, 2022 - Corrections Officer Civil Service Written Exam Eliminated in Madison County

Madison County Sheriff Todd Hood and Madison County Board Chairman John M. Becker announced today that the written examination for corrections officers has been eliminated and replaced with an online questionnaire process.

Madison County has joined a pilot program by the New York State Civil Service Department that changes correction officer testing from a written, multiple choice exam that is administered in person, to a “training and experience” questionnaire that is taken strictly online.

“Eliminating the obstacle of a civil service exam requirement is a much needed change, now we can more easily recruit individuals for these positions,” said Sheriff Hood. “Across the state, sheriff’s office are hurting for staffing, especially in the corrections division. How can we guarantee the safety of our community, as well as our officers, if we cannot appropriately staff our jails? Increased regulations by New York State and the inability to hire due to waiting on civil service exams results have truly hurt our staffing levels to the point where we are in a crisis.”

“Thank you to County Administrator Mark Scimone and Personnel Officer Eileen Zehr for working with New York State to add us to this existing pilot program,” said Chairman Becker. “We believe that by eliminating this obstacle is a step in the right direction. Madison County is looking into other ways to support our current employees and recruit new individuals to the position.”

The application deadline for the written correction officer exam scheduled for December was originally set for November 4, but with the adoption of the new online model, has been extended to November 29. Applicants who meet the minimum requirements will have to complete the ‘training and experience’ questionnaire between December 15, 2022 and January 15, 2023.

Those who already applied for the written exam will be notified of the change in testing procedure by the Madison County Personnel/ Civil Service Office. The fee for the civil service exam was previously waived, and there is no fee for this Training and Experience exam.

To apply, please visit: https://madison-portal.mycivilservice.com/exams or www.madisoncounty.ny.gov.