Central Services Administrative Specialist, Principal

Working Title: Central Services Administrative Specialist, Principal

Job Class: Central Services Administrative Specialist, Principal

Agency: Corrections Dept

• Job ID : 94952

• Location : Red Wing

• Telework Eligible : No

• Full/Part Time : Full-Time

• Regular/Temporary : Unlimited

• Who May Apply : Open to all qualified job seekers

• Date Posted : 06/17/2026

• Closing Date : 06/23/2026

• Hiring Agency : Department of Corrections

• Division/Unit : Minnesota Correctional Facility - Red Wing

• Work Shift/Work Hours : Day Shift/7:00 am - 3:00 pm

• Days of Work : Monday - Friday

• Travel Required : No

• Salary Range: $24.12 - $32.54 / hourly; $50,362 - $67,943 / annually

• Classified Status : Classified

• Bargaining Unit/Union : 206 - Clerical/AFSCME

• Work Area : Capital Resources/Physical Plant

• FLSA Status : Nonexempt

• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities ( : Yes

The work you'll do is more than just a job.

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

This position exists to assist MCF-Red Wing employees and other Minnesota Department of Corrections staff with purchasing requirements and facility supply needs. It assists to maintain a consumable inventory, maintains records of facility fixed assets, and assists staff and incarcerated person (IP) with uniform ordering. It ensures centralized and secure supply storage and maintains adequate facility supplies for emergencies and routine daily operations. The position oversees all aspects of adult IP and Juvenile resident clothing issue and supervises two or more adult offender workers in the warehouse and storage facility. This position is also responsible for processing canteen for IP and Resident population.

This position has direct contact with incarcerated individuals.

Minimum Qualifications

To be qualified for and considered for this position, applicants must meet all of the minimum qualifications listed below. Ensure that your resume contains descriptions of your work experiences sufficient for comparison against the requirements stated below and indicate the beginning and ending month and year for each job held.

• Business English skills sufficient to compose and edit correspondence and reports using proper grammar, punctuation and spelling.

• English speaking skills sufficient to communicate effectively with customers, vendors, and staff.

• Customer service skills sufficient to provide prompt, courteous, and accurate information about warehouse operations and procedures to customers, vendors, offenders, and staff over the phone and in person.

• Math skills sufficient to maintain inventory, conduct purchasing requests and record keeping.

• Typing/keyboarding and word processing skills sufficient to draft and type letters, memos, and reports.

• Data entry skills sufficient to enter and update accurate inventory records into database systems, such as Statewide Integrated Financial Tools (SWIFT), Correctional Operations Management System (COMS) and ITAG.

• Database management skills sufficient to maintain, update, and retrieve information from database systems, such as SWIFT, COMS, Microsoft Word, and Excel.

• Lead work skills sufficient to train, assign work, schedule and monitor activities

Preferred Qualifications

The following qualifications are strongly desired of applicants seeking consideration for this position:

• Experience in conducting physical inventories and knowledge of inventory management.

• Experience in shipping and receiving, including quality control.

• Experience operating an electric/manual pallet jack, pallet stacker, and forklift.

• Experience working in a correctional facility warehouse setting.

The selected finalist is required to review and sign a Physical Demands Analysis (PDA) for this position and may be required to complete a tuberculosis screening. For a copy of the PDA, please email Teresa Moen at View email address on click.appcast.io .

Additional Requirements

The selection process may include screening the top candidate(s) on their criminal history, predatory offender registration, offender associations and/or other applicable background information in accordance with Department of Corrections' policy. Top candidate(s) must pass a criminal history check which includes successful completion of all sentencing and/or restitution requirements of law enforcement jurisdictions, including probation.

Employment history/reference checks, including incidents of sexual harassment, will also be conducted on the top candidate(s) in accordance with Department of Corrections' policy. This may include a review of job performance and discipline records.

New employees will be fingerprinted within the first 30 days of employment.

The Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) does not participate in E-Verify. The DOC will not sponsor applicants for work visas, including F-1 STEM OPT extensions. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is an Equal Opportunity employer/educator committed to the principles of diversity. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to all qualified applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at View phone number on click.appcast.io or email View email address on click.appcast.io . Please indicate what assistance is needed.