ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
REHABILITATION & REENTRY
Our mission is to enhance public safety across Arizona through modern, effective correctional practices and meaningful engagements.
The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) is committed to creating a safe, secure, and humane correctional system. With public safety top of mind, ADCRR and its more than 8,000 officers and professional staff are driven by a heart for public service and a commitment to deliver perfect effort each day. ADCRR is redefining itself as an agency whose daily work centers on transparency, accountability, and fairness.
INMATE APPEALS MANAGER
(ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES OFFICER IV)
Job Location:
Posting Details:
Salary: $84,216.00
Grade: 23
Closing Date: 05/06/2026
Job Summary:
The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is seeking an experienced legal appeals administrator. This position is responsible for the final appellate review of disciplinary and grievance appeals, including reviewing and investigating inmate grievance and disciplinary appeals, drafting and signing decision letters, and delivering the decision letter.
Job Duties:
- Reviews inmate grievance appeals and disciplinary appeals (Step 1 and Step 2)
- Ensures adequacy of proof and due process has been met in disciplinary appeals
- Investigates and reviews inmate grievance appeals, ensuring all administrative remedies are exhausted
- Assists with training for grievance and disciplinary coordinators and disciplinary hearing officers
- Drives on State business
- Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):
Knowledge of:
- ADCRR’s inmate grievance and disciplinary rules, processes, policies, and procedures - Investigating and interviewing methods and techniques
- Arizona Correctional Information System (ACIS)
Skill in:
- Written and verbal communication
- Proper English grammar and composition
- Interviewing
- Interacting with department staff
- Time management
- Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships
Ability to:
- Analyze and review facts
- Maintain objectivity
- Write clear and concise reports
- Organize facts in a logical manner
- Maintain confidentiality
Selective Preference(s):
- Familiarity with ADCRR rules, policies, and procedures
- Experience in addressing and processing inmate disciplinary and grievance appeals or tickets
Pre-Employment Requirements:
Employment is contingent on the selected applicant passing a background investigation.
If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job, then the following requirements apply. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver’s license, complete all required training, and successfully pass all necessary driver’s license record checks. The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records, and must complete all required driver training. An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R2-10-207.11).
In an effort to maintain a safe environment, all employees are required to take a Tuberculosis (TB) test during their New Employee Orientation and every year thereafter.
All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).
Benefits:
We offer an excellent and affordable comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees:
- Vacation and sick days with 10 paid holidays per year
- Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
- Robust and affordable insurance plan to include medical, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability options
- Exceptional retirement program
- Optional employee benefits such as deferred compensation plans, credit union membership, and a wellness program
- An incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program
Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page
Retirement:
Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS). Enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment.
Current ADCRR Employees: Consult with your respective Human Resources Liaison if you are in a different retirement plan than the one indicated above.
Contact Us:
The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 255-2430. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.