Correctional Specialist-Corrections

Howard County:

Conveniently located in the heart of central Maryland between Baltimore and Washington Howard County offers the charm of a historic past mixed with the excitement of a cosmopolitan community.

• We are committed to workplace excellence in every area of County government.
• We have a highly talented diverse and inclusive workplace. Your input will not only be heard but it will be encouraged!
• We offer competitive compensation and great benefits including medical retirement and wellness programs.
• As a member of the Howard County Government team youll be helping drive our culture and directly impact what makes us an amazing place to work.

POSITION SUMMARY:

This is a professional level position that is responsible for interviewing orienting classifying and counseling inmates at the Howard County Detention Center. This position also performs a variety of collateral assignments including scheduling inmates for programming.

CLASS DESCRIPTION:

Performs professional level corrections operations work which may include supervisory responsibility under general supervision from an administrative or technical superior. Work includes interviewing counseling orienting inmates in the Detention Center; classifying inmates and developing and implementing treatment plans; and conducting education and rehabilitation programs.

*This is a Classified position meaning that it is a part of the Howard County Classified Service upon completion of a probationary period of at least six (6) months*.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Bachelors degree and minimum age of 21 years or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS:

• Eligibility for certification by the Maryland Correctional Training Commission and possession of such certificate with 1 year of appointment.
• Successful completion of required in- service training courses.
• Class C Maryland Drivers License.

• While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to stand sit and walk
• The employee is occasionally required to taste and smell.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. May be exposed to hostile situations where risk or physical injury is possible due to nature of the immediate working environment. or possible exposure to communicable disease. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

• Ability to read analyze and interpret general business periodicals professional journals technical procedures or governmental regulations.

• Ability to write reports business correspondence and procedure manuals.

• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers clients customers and the general public.

• Ability to add subtract multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers common fractions and decimals.

• Ability to compute rate ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written oral diagram or schedule form.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

TO APPLY:You must complete an employment application online to be considered for this recruitment. Resumes cannot be substituted for completion of the job application work history. No paper applications will be accepted.

Selected candidates may be subject to drug screening background screening and reference checks.

At time of application please submit a copy of any college degree coursework licenses or certifications that you have referenced on your who have education obtained outside of the U.S. may need to provide proof of the equivalent U.S. education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service such as the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services () or World Education Services: International Credential Evaluation ( County Government is not sponsoring employees in application of the H-1B Visa or providing an extension of an existing H-1B Visa. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

Howard Countyis an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and we are committed to a workplace that values diversity equity and inclusion. The County prohibits discrimination on the basis of race color religion age sex ancestry creed national origin disability status genetics marital statusmilitary service sexual orientation gender identity/expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. Applicants requiring accommodations during the hiring process should contact the Office of Human Resources directly at .Requests for accommodations should not be attached to the application.