Protective Services Specialist 2 (PCN 20-8681)

Anchorage, AK - USA

Hourly Salary: USD 32 - 32

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description

The Department of Corrections Division of Health and Rehabilitative Services is recruiting for a Protective Services Specialist 2 located at the Anchorage Central Office in Anchorage Alaska.

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You Will Be Doing:

This position under the supervision of the Reentry Program Manager will:

Be responsible for providing the delivery of a wide range of social services that meet the needs of individuals who will be or have been recently released from incarceration.
Employ their knowledge of resources and systems to contribute to new and on-going initiatives geared towards supporting prisoner reentry.
Work directly with individuals released from incarceration as well as with other stakeholders and DOC staff involved in supporting the reentry process.
Work alongside others in Reentry Education and Vocational Service (REVS) while also working with other DOC staff to support the reentry process.

Our Mission Values and Culture:

REVS operates under the Health and Rehabilitative Services Division whose core values are respect for all integrity in honoring those we serve compassion in doing our jobs without judgment of inmates or their families teamwork safety and growth that demonstrates a desire for knowledge and self-improvement. The Protective Services Specialist 2 position will be an integral part of the team working to support the efforts of REVS and of the Division.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

REVS team members work with a wide variety of people to conduct core functions and deliver programming statewide including engaging externally with community non-profits partners vendors educational organizations vocational training partners as well as with numerous departmental staff statewide to conduct routine business. Team members have opportunities to build strong relationships internally and externally which may lead to further opportunities and advancement. REVS staff perform work and oversee initiatives that are integral to the success of the department that support public safety and that directly support health and rehabilitation of incarcerated individuals.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

The REVS team operates in an office located in downtown Anchorage and in an environment that is collegial and collaborative that can become fast-paced and deadline driven. Most work will be conducted from an office setting during routine business hours however there are opportunities to meet with stakeholders and partners in the community and make visits to correctional facilities.

Who We Are Looking For:

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

Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding friendliness courtesy tact empathy concern and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult hostile or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity race gender disabilities and other individual differences.
Problem Solving: Identifies and analyzes problems; weighs relevance and accuracy of information; generates and evaluates alternative solutions; makes recommendations.
Computer Skills: Uses computers software applications databases and automated systems to accomplish work.

Minimum Qualifications

Competency Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions

This job class uses competency based minimum qualifications. Please ensure your application (through work history volunteer experience (duties summary) training education licenses certifications etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge skills abilities and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

Competency Description

The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge skills abilities (KSAs) tasks and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations as opposed to specific tasks and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competencys description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA task and behavior needed to successfully meet the competency but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation.

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in

Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: Uses a logical systematic and sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on ones knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.
Customer Service: Works with clients and customers (that is any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces including the general public individuals who work in the agency other agencies or organizations outside State government) to assess their needs provide information or assistance resolve their problems or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.
Integrity/Honesty: Contributes to maintaining the integrity of the organization; displays high standards of ethical conduct and understands the impact of violating these standards on an organization self and others; is trustworthy.
Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding friendliness courtesy tact empathy concern and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult hostile or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity race gender disabilities and other individual differences.
Oral Communication: Expresses information (for example ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example technical sensitive controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others attends to nonverbal cues and responds appropriately.
Writing: Recognizes or uses correct English grammar punctuation and spelling; communicates information (for example facts ideas or messages) in a succinct and organized manner; produces written information which may include technical material that is appropriate for the intended audience.

equivalent to those typically gained by

Training in a social science behavioral science health science guidance and counseling or a closely related field and/or progressively responsible professional experience providing assistance information or referrals to the general public related to social services health care or legal services; in child adult family or group case management licensing or probation services; or providing care or services to delinquent juveniles.

Typically gained by means the prevalent usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job.

Training and education in this guidance are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom on-line self-study and on-the-job) from accredited and unaccredited sources and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs.

Progressively responsible means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity difficulty or level of responsibility.

Professional experience means work that is creative analytical evaluative and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the professions principles concepts theories and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to ones own judgment.

Special Note:

Some positions require a valid Alaska drivers license and/or a background investigation including fingerprinting. These requirements will be indicated at the time of recruitment.

Additional Required Information

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

If selected for an interview the applicant must provide the following:

Last three (3) performance evaluations
Three (3) professional references

LEGAL EMPLOYMENT

The States online recruitment system Workplace Alaska requires applicants to certify that they have a legal right to accept employment in the United States. It is the responsibility of the employee to maintain the appropriate documentation to accept or continue legal employment. The State of Alaska does not function in the role as an employer sponsor.

EDUCATION

If post-secondary 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.

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. post-secondary 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 post-secondary institution. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

WORK EXPERIENCE

If using work experience not already documented in your application also provide the employer name your job title dates of employment and whether full-or part-time. Applications 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 Rape 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 assault 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.

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 beenconvicted 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.

FINGERPRINT NOTICE

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 call 1- or 465-4095 in Juneau or (TTY) or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at: P. O. Box 110201 Juneau AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal-opportunity employer.

WORKPLACE ALASKA APPLICATION QUESTIONS & ASSISTANCE

Questions regarding application submission or system operation errors should be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 1- (toll-free) or if you are in the Juneau area. Requests for information may also be emailed to

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Jonathan Pistotnik
Reentry Program Manager

Required Experience:

Job DescriptionThe Department of Corrections Division of Health and Rehabilitative Services is recruiting for a Protective Services Specialist 2 located at the Anchorage Central Office in Anchorage Alaska.Watch Alaska DOCs video here: Alaska DOC HARS video here: You Will Be Doing:This position under...