Criminal Justice Technician 1 (PCNs 20-5444, 20-5445)

State of Alaska • Mackenzie Point, AK

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Corrections, Division of Institutions is recruiting for multiple Criminal Justice Technician 1 positions for the Goose Creek Correctional Center (GCCC) located in Mackenzie Point, Alaska. Under the general supervision of a Staff Sergeant, the primary responsibilities of this position include computing inmate time accounting and accurately entering data into the DOC Alaska Corrections Offender Management System (ACOMS). This role involves accurately calculating prior service by researching probation files, court records, and through phone interviews. The technician will also calculate discretionary parole eligibility to determine when an inmate can apply for release from custody and assist institutional and field probation officers with questions regarding parole eligibility and release dates. Additionally, the position calculates furlough eligibility to determine the earliest possible transfer date to a community custody placement. Goose Creek Correctional Center is a minimum/medium custody facility that houses up to 1500 inmates and employs over 350 staff. You will be working in an institutional setting with inmates daily.

Requirements

• Accountability: Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions and demonstrates commitment to accomplish work in an ethical, efficient, and cost-effective manner.
• Computer Skills: Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work.
• Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.
• Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
• Problem Solving: Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.
• Any combination of education and/or work, internship, and/or volunteer experience or service from any combination of fields that sufficiently builds the above and any job-specific competencies.

Nice To Haves

• Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
• Flexibility: Is open to change and new information; rapidly adapts to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles.
• Integrity/Honesty: Contributes to maintaining the integrity of the organization; displays high standards of ethical conduct and understands the impact of violating these standards on an organization, self, and others; is trustworthy.

Responsibilities

• Computing inmate time accounting and accurately entering data into the DOC Alaska Corrections Offender Management System (ACOMS)
• Accurately calculate prior service by researching probation files, court records and through phone interviews
• Calculate discretionary parole eligibility to determine when an inmate can apply for release from custody
• Assist institutional and field probation officers with questions they may have pertaining to parole eligibility and parole release dates and predetermine the dates the inmate is required to report when the inmate is released
• Calculate furlough eligibility for all inmates to determine the earliest possible transfer date to a community custody placement such as a halfway house or a home confinement program

Benefits

• Flexible work schedules – 4/10 schedules available based on facility needs
• On-site amenities including a free on-site gym with locker rooms and showers for employee use only
• Low-cost lunches available 7 days a week
• Convenient parking in a well-lit & maintained lot with winter plug-ins

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed