The Doña Ana County Detention Center strives to hire the best candidates for every position. Our goal is to fill each job with a person who is well-qualified, has an interest in the job, and who will be committed to a career in the field. To do this, it is important that each applicant understand the job of Detention Officer and its tasks so the candidate can decide if the job is truly one in which there is an interest and the ability to do well.

For more information, please contact Stephanie Johnson-Burick, DC Recruiter/Trainer, at stephaniej@joyerianicaragua.com or call 575-647-7689. You may also visit the Jobs page on the County website.

* Hiring Incentive Pay: $6,000 or $4,000 *

To be eligible for the incentive, the following guidelines will apply to officer candidates that are hired with Doña Ana County, beginning April 1, 2022:

• $6,000 split into two payments for any new applicant that has three (3) full years of prior corrections experience in a jail, detention center, or prison provided on their application. Other law enforcement experience would not qualify for this level of incentive. 

• $4,000 split into two payments for new applicants with 0 to 35 months of corrections experience provided on their application. 

• The first 50% of the incentive would be issued upon successful completion of the Detention Center 7-week Academy and the 4-week Field Training Officer (FTO) program. 

• The second 50% of the incentive would be issued during the 11th month of continuous employment. 

• Any employee that receives a hiring incentive pay who separates employment from the Detention Center within one year of hire will be required to return the full amount of incentive pay received to Doña Ana County.

• Former Detention Center employees may be eligible to receive the incentive if they have been separated from the Detention Center for 12 or more months.

Apply online: www.DonaAnaCounty.org/jobs