Assistant Classification Officer - Maine Correctional Center, Windham.

State of Maine•Windham, ME

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Maine Department of Corrections (MDOC) is destigmatizing corrections for the betterment of all Maine communities. Through the ‘Maine Model of Corrections’, we promote the safety of our staff, clients and residents while reducing barriers to meaningful rehabilitative opportunities. We facilitate restorative justice practices that equip justice-involved residents and clients with the skills they need to become contributing members of society, including treatment, education, and job training. We are committed to rebuilding lives and are searching for great team players, with a professional attitude and well-developed integrity and ethics, to join us in this mission. Maine Correctional Center is seeking qualified candidates for the positions of Assistant Classification Officer in Windham, ME. This is paraprofessional work involving the resident classification system for a correctional institution. Work is performed under general supervision.

Requirements

Two (2) years’ experience in a correctional, detention, law enforcement, medical or institutional setting, or closely related field, which provided a knowledge of computerized management information system operations and requirements as it relates to managing client and/or patient information.
Knowledge Of: Computerized record system development, maintenance, and security.
Knowledge Of: Advanced interviewing techniques.
Knowledge Of: Applicable portions of Maine Criminal Code and Laws.
Knowledge Of: The correctional classification system.
Ability To: Use and update data in a computerized record system.
Ability To: Communicate effectively.
Ability To: Write clearly and effectively.
Ability To: Interpret legal documents.
Ability To: Compile and maintain social and criminal case histories and criminal identification data.
Ability To: Work under stressful conditions.

Responsibilities

Interviewing incoming residents.
Developing computerized case histories and other special reports.
Overseeing or taking and recording resident identification data.
Interview incoming residents, takes fingerprints, and gathers identification data in order to obtain required resident information and prepare necessary records.
Input data into the corrections master records system to be used in the development of case histories for the Classification Committee, Probation and Parole Division, other correctional facilities, and law enforcement agencies in order to determine housing and custody levels and programs and provide required information.
Compile, calculate, and record "extra good time", "good time", and "lost time" to adjust a resident's release date.
Analyze and interpret court documents prior to initiating resident files to verify correctness and extract required information.
Sit as a member of the Classification Committee when requested or in the absence of the Classification Officer.
Prepare and distribute bi-monthly resident release sheets to all correctional institutions housing residents under the jurisdiction of parent institution.
Correspond directly with courts, district attorneys, and other judicial entities to determine the status of warrants or detainers and exchange information.
Compile data on residents for statistical reports.

Benefits

13 paid holidays
12 days of sick leave
3+ weeks of vacation leave annually
Health Insurance Coverage – The State of Maine pays 85%-100% of employee-only premiums
Health Insurance Premium Credit
Dental Insurance – The State of Maine pays 100% of employee-only dental premiums
Retirement Plan – The State of Maine contributes up to 18.86% of pay to the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS), on behalf of the employee.
Gym Membership Reimbursement – up to $40 per month
Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness
Living Resources Program – employee assistance program
Parental Leave – six weeks of fully paid parental leave
Voluntary Deferred Compensation – MaineSaves 457(b) account