Offender Information Specialist II

Kentucky Personnel Cabinet•Frankfort, KY

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Kentucky Department of Corrections (DOC) mission is to protect the citizens of the Commonwealth and to provide a safe, secure and humane environment for staff and offenders in carrying out the mandates of the legislative and judicial processes; and, to provide opportunities for offenders to acquire skills which facilitate non-criminal behavior. The Office of Support Services within the Department of Corrections is seeking candidates for an Offender Information Specialist II to perform sentencing calculations in order to determine parole eligibility and release of inmates, this position will also maintain various offender inmate records.

Requirements

EDUCATION: Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree.
EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: One year of experience in management, administration, legal, paralegal, or offender records.

Nice To Haves

Strong communication skills
Planning
Prioritizing
Organization
Initiative
Acute attention to detail
Time management skills
Analytical thinking
Be able to work under pressure and continue to maintain absolute accuracy in their work

Responsibilities

Calculates terms of imprisonment to ensure that inmates have served the length of time required and issuing any credits to their sentences, release dates, jail time, parole eligibility and good time adjustments.
Audits accuracy of terms of imprisonment.
Review inmate records for transfers.
Enters data regarding terms of imprisonment into the Kentucky Offender Management System and maintains the status of active and inactive probationers.
Serves as liaison for institutional staff.
Provide verbal and written information regarding the status of prisoners to officials and the public.
Furnishes records information to administrative staff, the Parole Board and Courts.
Prepares inmate furloughs, transfers, conditional release and parole lists.
Answers telephone inquiries from Probation and Parole Offices for information regarding inmate's sentences and release dates for the Pre- Sentence Investigation.
Respond to requests for information according to open records statutes.
Implement all functions associated with receiving and discharging inmates to and from the Department of Corrections.
Communicate with courts, county and state agencies, general public, inmates, institution staff, regarding inmates official record.
Interpret, adhere to and enforce all rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to inmate records.