Sentence Administrator

Job Information

Job Title: Sentence Administrator

Job Requisition ID: 88228

Ministry: Public Safety and Emergency Services

Location: Edmonton

Full or Part-Time: Full-Time

Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week

Permanent/Temporary: Permanent

Scope: Open Competition

Closing Date: October 14 2026

Classification: Administrative Support 5

Salary: $2192.15 to 2773.77 bi-weekly ($57215- $72395/year)

The Public Safety & Emergency Services is responsible for all provincial correctional and remand centers young offender programs and community corrections across the province. To learn more about what our ministry is all about follow the link at Sentence Administration Unit manages and accurately interprets complex legal documents pertaining to holding and releasing of inmates received from various stakeholders including courts policing agencies sheriffs the judiciary etc.

For more information on Correctional Services please visit: Responsibilities

Are you a detail-oriented professional with exceptional interpersonal skills Do you thrive in fast-paced environments where independence and precision are key If so we have an exciting opportunity for you at the Edmonton Remand Centre!

Reporting to the Sentence Administration Supervisor or Chief Sentence Administrator you will play a vital role in the justice system by:

Administering court orders and calculating sentences.

Ensuring inmates appear in court as required.

Ensuring that the detention of the accused is lawful by interpreting. complex legal documents and other information received from courts police and judicial stakeholders.

You must maintain a high level of knowledge to incorporate the many policy and legal rules associated with calculating sentences and must accumulate information from the JOIN (Justice on-line Information Network) system and CPIC (Canadian Police Information Centre) system to determine detention and release eligibility. Together with information gathered from legal documents as well as these systems and in conjunction with a high level of working knowledge you must administer dispositions to carry out the intention of the court.

In addition to the above outlined duties you will be responsible for:

Maintaining offender warrants files.

Comprehending and correctly interpreting legal documents.

Preparing managing and updating inmate legal files.

Complex sentence calculations including Conditional Sentence Orders.

Liaising with Sheriffs and Court stakeholders to coordinate the transportation of inmates to their court dates.

Assisting internal and external stakeholders while applying the Protection of Privacy Act (POPA) Act.

Data entry within the ORCA system (Offender Records and Correctional Administration).

General administrative responsibilities.

The Job Description is provided for further details on this position.