Offender Information Specialist II

Kentucky Personnel Cabinet • Frankfort, KY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

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

• Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree.
• One year of experience in management, administration, legal, paralegal, or offender records.
• Administrative, legal, paralegal, law enforcement, or offender records work experience will substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.
• Current or prior military experience will substitute for the required college on a year-for-year basis.
• 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.
• Reviews 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.
• Provides 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.
• Responds to requests for information according to open records statutes.
• Implements all functions associated with receiving and discharging inmates to and from the Department of Corrections.
• Communicates with courts, county and state agencies, general public, inmates, institution staff, regarding inmates official record.
• Interprets, adheres to and enforces all rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to inmate records.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive