Adult Probation Officer 12A PCN 20-8224

What You Will Be Doing:

• Adult Probation Officers are responsible for supervising a caseload of adult felony offenders who are under the jurisdiction of the Superior court or District Courts of Alaska and have been remanded to the custody and care of the Department of Corrections.

• Maintain case files (requires case management skills) including entry to the Alaska Corrections Offender Management System (ACOMS). This includes preparing/updating an offender management plan (OMP) for each offender.

• Complete annual classification paperwork conducts classification hearings and complete furlough (halfway house) paperwork for prisoners who are eligible and appropriate for housing in Community Residential Centers.

• Prepare discretionary and mandatory parole packets for the Alaska Board of Parole and prepare prisoners for release into the community to include ensuring prisoners have complied with DNA requirements Sex Offender Registration with the Department of Public Safety and Victim Notification.

Our Mission Values and Culture:

The mission of Spring Creek Correctional Center is to provide a secure environment for staff and offenders that promotes public safety and provides an opportunity for staff development and reformative offender programming to ensure safety and efficient resources management. As the State of Alaskas only MaximumSecurity adult male facility we provide confinement for minimum medium and close custody sentenced felons including the states most violent and predatory offenders.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

• Flexible work schedules

• An opportunity to make a difference in peoples lives

• Career Development and training

• Excellent benefits; and

• Being part of a team consisting of a rewarding group of professionals

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

Who We Are Looking For:

We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:

• Teamwork: Encourages and facilitates cooperation pride trust and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit; works with others to achieve goals
• SelfManagement: Sets welldefined and realistic personal goals; displays a high level of initiative effort and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner; works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior

• Security: Knowledge of the laws regulations and guidelines related to securing personnel facilities and information including the requirements for handling transporting and protecting classified information and proper reporting of security incidents.

• The community of Seward is nestled against a backdrop of peaks and passes sculpted by Ice Age glaciers; Sewards icefree harbor has long served as a natural gateway to the vast scenic and resource riches of Alaskas huge interior.
• Residents enjoy outstanding outdoor recreation including the Kenai Fjords National Park which is dominated by glaciated landscapes. Exit Glacier is one of the many glaciers in the park and is only a short drive from downtown Seward.
• Seward is located on Resurrection Bay a fickle body of water teeming with an abundant species of fish and frolicking marine mammals.
• Seward is home to the Mt. Marathon Race which is run every July 4th. The race totals 3.1miles and climbs 3022 feet. Top finishers cross the finish line in about an hour.
• Seward schools are second to none with the Seward Elementary School being selected as a 2008 No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon School.
• The region offers fantastic marine boating fishing and hunting crosscountry skiing bird watching hiking kayaking running and biking and much much more.

Please see the Chamber of Commerces website at: for more information and visit the following sites: and/or and/or Qualifications

• Certified Highschool/GED transcripts (must be received directly from certifying institution and show date of graduation)
• Birth certificate or validpassport
• HS Foreign Equivalency Evaluation if applicable
• Naturalization certificate if applicable
• DD214 form if applicable (must show date and type of discharge and reason for separation narrative for all periods of service in each branch of the military such as the DD214 Long Form and NGB22 Form)
• Military Evaluations if applicable

• Any past evaluations received

FLEXIBLY STAFFED
This position is flexibly staffed. The level of the job offer will be based on the selected candidates credibly possessed and proven competencies. If hired at the lower level you will be promoted to the higher level after completing the training plan and demonstrating competency in the work.

EDUCATION
If postsecondary education is required to meet the minimum qualifications you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials if used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position. Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview at the discretion of the hiring manager.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the minimum qualifications listed above. If utilizing this education you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs; or an accredited U.S. postsecondary institution reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the postsecondary institution. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

WORK EXPERIENCE
If using work experience in your Applicant Profile you must also provide the employers name your job title dates of employment and whether full or parttime. Applicant Profiles will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and Minimum Qualifications are clearly met. If they are not the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.

PREA NOTIFICATION
The Department of Corrections follows and maintains federal and state requirements standards including but not limited to Prison Elimination Act (PREA) standards which apply to all public and private institutions that house adult or juvenile offenders. PREA standards preclude the department from hiring or promoting anyone who has engaged in or been convicted of any conduct which would violate PREA standards related to sexual including:

• Sexual abuse in a prison jail lockup community confinement facility juvenile facility or other institution.
• Convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force overt or implied threats of force or coercion or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse; or
• Has been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in the activity described above.

DRIVERS LICENSE REQUIREMENT

FIREARMS
This position requires the use or possession of a firearm or ammunition. In accordance with the federal Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997 (PL 104208 if you have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence you may not hold this position.

A misdemeanor crime of domestic violence is an offense that is 1 a misdemeanor under Federal or state law; and 2 has as an element the use or attempted use of physical force or the threatened use of a deadly weapon committed by a current or former spouse parent or guardian of the victim by a person with whom the victim shares a child in common by a person who is cohabiting with or has cohabited with the victim as a spouse parent or guardian or by a person similarly situated to a spouse parent or guardian of the victim. If you have ever been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence do NOT apply for this position.

CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS/APSIN/ACOMS
Please be aware this position requires the use of the Alaska Public Safety Information Network (APSIN)/Alaska Corrections Offender Management System (ACOMS). A security clearance issued by the Department of Public Safety (DPS) is necessary to use APSIN/ACOMS. DPS will deny security clearance for any applicant who has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor in this state or another jurisdiction or who may be a fugitive from justice. Additionally security clearance will be withdrawn if DPS discovers that material information was falsified or omitted at the time of the initial application for security clearance.

FINGERPRINTNOTICE
All Department of Corrections employees are required to be fingerprinted. The successful candidate must pass a criminal history check.

EEO STATEMENT
The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodation auxiliary aides or services or alternative communication formats please callorin Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 oror correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at: P.O. Box 110201 Juneau AK. The State of Alaska is an equal opportunity employer.