Institutional Parole Assistant - SCI Camp Hill

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania • Cumberland County, PA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Are you looking for a role where your attention to detail and clerical experience help guide inmates through important steps toward reentry? As an Institutional Parole Assistant with the Department of Corrections, you will support interviews, maintain reports, and coordinate essential release documentation at the State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Camp Hill. This job gives you the chance to work closely with institutional staff while ensuring all parole procedures are followed. Your work will make a meaningful impact on the accuracy and consistency of parole operations. Senate Bill 411 merged the Department of Corrections and the Pennsylvania Parole Board. This position is within the Department of Corrections. This position supports the parole release process by assisting with interviews, preparing reports, coordinating documentation, and maintaining accurate records. Daily responsibilities help ensure that inmates are released according to law, policy, and investigative findings.

Requirements

• Four years of experience as a Clerical Assistant 2 in the Department of Corrections or Probation and Parole Board (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or One year of complex clerical experience; or An equivalent combination of experience and training.
• Meet the PA residency requirement.
• Be able to perform essential job functions.
• Pass a background investigation and meet Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Prepare release documents, maintain interview dockets, and ensure required steps are completed before release
• Meet with inmates to explain parole procedures, gather information, and provide required notifications
• Scan files, update docket systems, maintain folders, and upload documents for board review
• Examine misconduct reports, criminal histories, movement sheets, and other records to support case decisions
• Answer calls, relay information, respond to messages, and assist staff, applicants, and family members
• Open, sort, date stamp, and distribute incoming mail and prepare outgoing correspondence

What This Job Offers

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