Limited Term Employees must be residents of the State of Wisconsin.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the U.S., a lawful permanent resident, or an alien authorized to work in the U.S. without DOC sponsorship) at the time of application.
The Department of Corrections may conduct pre-employment drug screens. Any applicant who is offered employment in a position which requires a pre-employment drug screen must pass the screen as a contingency of employment.
The Department of Corrections will conduct criminal background checks on applicants prior to selection. Upon hire, all new DOC employees are subject to fingerprinting.
Wisconsin State Statutes limit LTE jobs to no more than 1,039 hours of work within a 12-month period. Limited term jobs vary in duration, and work hours may be full- or part-time depending on individual program needs, budgets and seasonal demands. As a limited term employee, if you work 1,039 hours or less during a 12-month period, you may be eligible to continue in the position for another 1,039 hours or less during the next year or until the job ends.
LTEs are immediately eligible for the Workers Compensation, unemployment insurance and Social Security programs. Once an LTE qualifies for enrollment in the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS), they will become eligible for health, life, wage, dental and vision insurance coverage. Upon eligibility for WRS enrollment, a benefit packet will be sent as notification to the LTE in order to provide insurance details and enrollment information.
Eligibility criteria can be found in Chapter 3 of the WRS Administration Manual.
