Release Management Specialist

Agency

Adult Correction

Division

General Counsel

Job Classification Title

Administrative Specialist II (S)

Position Number

Grade

NC09

About Us

The NC Department of Adult Correction is one of the largest state agencies with more than 14000 employees. It is responsible for safeguarding and preserving lives and property through prevention protection and preparation as well as the care custody and supervision of all adults sentenced for violating North Carolina laws. This department includes state prisons with custody healthcare and facility operations staff as well as probation/parole officers who supervised sentenced people in the community. Other divisions include Administration Health Services Rehabilitation & Reentry Special Operations and the Post-Release Supervision & Parole Commission. We have a mission that matters!

Description of Work

The Administrative Specialists II primary duty for this position will be to ensure the quality assurance second tiering is performed for all release approvals. The Release Management Specialist position is responsible for managing offender release approvals on both a daily and monthly basis. This position ensures that all release dates are processed accurately efficiently and in compliance with NCDAC established policies and procedures. This position is responsible for contacting the prison units staff about missing information documentation and resolve for court dispositions to be entered for clarification purposes before the release approvals can be entered into the OPUS system.

This position is responsible for the daily release approval of any priority releases received from the auditing section of Combined Records and coordinates the offenders approval or disapproval for release with the Auditing Section. This position is responsible for contacting Prison units by phone or email to request missing judgment and commitments and fingerprints are forwarded to Combined Records for accurate sentence audit and release date purposes.

This position requires knowledge of the policies and procedures governing the confidentiality of offender records and the Department of Adult Correction prisons policies and procedures laws and regulations. This position is required to keep abreast of any new changes within the Department of Adult Correction and the prisons which could affect the release approvals of offenders. This position also will be responsible for processing release approvals that require complex analysis such as sex offenders and complex parole reinstatement cases.

This Administrative Specialist II will be responsible for handling any priority releases and addressing any emergent issues related to releases. The position may be designated as on-call / callback on a rotating basis to address questions or issues that arise outside of normal business hours.

The position will perform other duties as assigned.


Note to Current State Employees

State employees are encouraged to apply for positions of interest even if the salary grade is the same as or lower than their current position. If selected for this position a new salary will be recalculated taking into consideration the quantity of relevant education and experience funding availability and internal equity. Based upon these factors a pay increase MAY result.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences

Pay Range is $39671 to $69426

This is a full-time position (40 hours per week) with State Benefits

Management Preference

• Knowledge and application techniques pertaining to personal computers and a minimum of 3 years experience with the Offender Population Unified System (OPUS) and OmniDocs.
• Substantial knowledge of policies and procedures related to release management.
• Ability to assist the supervisor in training delegating tasks and assisting with special projects.
• Ability to adapt to frequent shifts in job priorities especially when emergencies arise.

Minimum Education and Experience

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an equivalent combination of education and experience. If that language appears below then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience OR a combination of both. See the Education and Experience Equivalency Guide for details.

High school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and four years of related administrative experience;

OR

Equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Applicants seeking Veterans Preference must attach aDD-214 Member-4 Form(Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to their applications.
• Applicants seeking National Guard Preference must attach a NGB 23A (RPAS) if they are a current member of the NC National Guard in good standing. If a former member of the NC National Guard who served for at least 6 years and was discharged under honorable conditions they must attach either a DD256 or NGB 22.
• If applicants earned college credit hours but did not complete a degree program they must attach an unofficial transcript to each application to receive credit for this education.
• If applying for a position certified through the NC Dept. of Justice - Criminal Justice Standards Division click this link for specific certification requirements: Correctional & Probation/Parole Officer Certification.
• The NC Dept. of Adult Correction must adhere to the US Dept. of Justice Final Rule on the National Standards to Prevent Detect and Respond to Prison Rape. Click this link for information on hiring and promotion prohibition requirements for all positions in the NC Dept. of Adult Correction: PREA Hiring and Promotion Prohibitions.
• Per NC General Statute 143B-972.1 applicants hired into a position certified as a criminal justice officer or justice officer are required to electronically submit fingerprints to the NC State Bureau of Investigation for a state and national criminal history record check and enrollment in the FBIs Next Generation Identification System: Criminal Justice Record of Arrest and Prosecution Background Service (RAP Back). This is in addition to submitting fingerprints during the application process.
• If you were ever charged with a criminal offense at some point in your life you will be required to provide certified and true copies of warrant(s) and judgment(s) for each offense (other than a minor traffic violation) as a condition of employment even if documentation and charges have previously been reported to this agency.

EEO Statement

The State of North Carolina is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and dedicated to providing employees with a work environment free from all forms of unlawful employment discrimination harassment or retaliation. The state provides reasonable accommodation to employees and applicants with disabilities; known limitations related to pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions; and for religious beliefs observances and practices.

Recruiter:

Lisa Warren Byrd

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