Deputy Director of DPDS Commitment Records

If you are looking for an exciting career with great benefits pension generous leave competitive salary and the opportunity for advancement and professional growth apply to join the DPSCS team today!

The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) is seeking dedicated candidates to fill important roles within our department. We are one of the largest departments in Maryland with nearly 12000 employees and a budget of more than $1 order to fulfill our mission of promoting safety we have increased security at our institutions while leading the way in innovative restorative justice projects that will help offenders reintegrate into society upon release.

As a member of the DPSCS team you can have a fulfilling career while also enjoying a wide range of benefits such as medical and dental coverage paid time off (i.e. vacation sick leave) becoming vested in the State pension supplemental retirement options and even joining the Maryland State Employees Credit Union.

The main purpose of this position is to assist the Director of the Commitment Records Unit by identifying analyzing and resolving administrative managerial and operational day to day office procedures and concerns. Act as the liaison between DPDS and criminal justice agencies on documentation operational procedure policies that may affect the security and public safety mission of the Division of Pretrial Detention and Services.

Assist the Director in establishing policies goals and objectives for the central records unit.

Serves as the liaison between the DPDS and federal state county and municipal police departments sheriff offices correctional facilities parole and probation agencies correctional institutions detention centers.

Assist in planning directing and evaluating the daily operations of the Central Records Office which include the following:

Entering data into the Offender Case Management System (OCMS) computer system;

Processing pretrial mental health sentenced and federal Incarcerated Individual commitments;

Processing writ detainers warrants indictments commitment and added charge documents;

Processing subpoenas; Processing of extradition bail release and other court orders;

Conducting warrant checks via NCIC MILES JIS and CHASE; Processing hit confirmations;

Computing sentence diminution credits and release dates; Preparing Incarcerated Individual records for bail review trial and other court proceedings;

Preparing Incarcerated Individual records for transfer to other correctional and law enforcement jurisdictions;

Maintaining active and inactive Incarcerated Individual records; Verifying Incarcerated Individual records; Resolving discrepancies in Incarcerated Individual commitment and criminal history data;

Microfilming and repositioning Incarcerated Individual records;

Disseminating criminal history information to the public and to criminal justice agencies; Identifying Incarcerated Individuals for parole hearings and sentence commutations;

Producing and disseminating population reports and statistical data; and a range of other records keeping and data processing activities.

Education: Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.

Experience: Six years of administrative staff or professional work.

Notes:

1. Candidates may substitute 30 college credit hours from an accredited college or university for each year up to four years of the required experience.

2. Candidates may substitute the possession of a Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university and two years of experience in administrative staff or professional work for the required experience.

3. Candidates may substitute the possession of a Masters degree from an accredited college or university for the required experience.

4. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer involving staff work related to the administration of rules regulations policy procedures and processes or overseeing or coordinating unit operations or functioning as a staff assistant to a higher ranking commissioned officer on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

5 years of experience reviewing verifying and interpreting WRITS Court Orders Sentence Commitments Court and/or Immigration Detainers court releases court transfer orders and intake/bail review summaries to determine and resolve issues involving the calculation of prison sentences in accordance with applicable laws and the regulations and policies of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.

5 years of experience supervising staff in the Public Safety Sector.

The ideal candidate must be fluent in spoken and written English. The ideal candidate must effectively and respectfully communicate with diverse populations providing services to individuals with different beliefs behaviors and interpersonal styles in confinement or community settings. Professional working fluency in Spanish Mandarin Korean or any other language is a plus.

As an employee of the State of Maryland you will have access to outstanding benefits including: health insurance dental and vision plans offered at a low cost.

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Personal Leave - new State employees are awarded six (6) personnel days annually (prorated based on start date)

Annual Leave - ten (10) days of accumulated annual leave per year
Sick Leave - fifteen (15) days of accumulated sick leave per year
Parental Leave - up to sixty (60) days of paid parental leave upon the birth or adoption of a child
Holidays - State employees also celebrate at least twelve (12) holidays per year

Pension - State employees earn credit towards a retirement pension

Online applications are highly recommended. However if you are unableto apply online the digital application supplemental questionnaire and required documents maybe emailed to materials must be received in our office by the closing datefor the recruitment. Onlyadditional materials that are requested will be accepted for thisrecruitment.

If you are having difficulties with submitting your onlineapplication please contact the DBM Recruitment and Examination Division or .

We thank our Veterans for their service to our country.

People with disabilities and bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply.

As an equal opportunity employer Maryland is committed torecruiting retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of theStates diversity.