Criminal Justice Technician I/II (PCN 20-6031)

Salary

$22.77 - $25.88 Hourly

Location 

Juneau, AK

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

42995

Department

Corrections

Division

Pretrial, Probation and Parole

Opening Date

11/14/2023

Closing Date

12/14/2023 5:00 PM Alaska

Division

Pretrial Probation and Parole

Position Open To

All Applicants

Bargaining Unit

General Government

Range

12/14

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Job Description

 

The Department of Corrections, Division of Pretrial, Probation and Parole, is recruiting for a Criminal Justice Technician 1/2 position in Juneau, Alaska.

 

 

What you will be doing:
This position provides technical and administrative support for the Juneau Pretrial, Probation and Parole Office, which includes performing installation of electronic monitoring equipment, entering information into departmental databases, and obtaining urinalyses of same-sex defendants. Additionally, you will be responsible for supporting law enforcement professionals in the monitoring of probationers and defendants by completing intakes and office visits, maintaining records, updating APSIN and ACOMS databases, and filing violation reports.
CJTs perform a variety of a paraprofessional work in support of commissioned, certified, or other law enforcement professional staff, under general direction; and assist in administrative duties in support of maintaining a functioning office.

Our organization, mission and culture:
The mission of the Division of Pretrial, Probation and Parole is to enhance community safety. We utilize proven practices and effective supervision to improve the successful community reintegration of probationers and parolees. You will help in the administration of various levels of community supervision. Criminal Justice technicians play an integral part in the fulfillment of our mission

The benefits of joining our team:
By joining the Juneau Pretrial, Probation and Parole office you will be an integral team member in making our communities safer.  The Department of Corrections offers flexible work week schedules, paid time off, paid training and many opportunities for advancement.

The working environment you can expect:
The Juneau field office is a fast paced office supervising clients in various stages of release to the community. You will be interacting regularly with defendants and offenders while collecting information and relaying instructions to them.

Who we are looking for:
The ideal candidate will possess the following strengths, skills, and abilities:

• Experience reading and comprehending State statutes, regulations, and procedures and applying them to specific situations
• Strong written, verbal, and detail-oriented communication skills with the ability to communicate complex information
• The ability to compile information and compose documents without errors
• The ability to work independently with minimal supervision while remaining self-motivated
• Proficiency using the Microsoft Office Suite Programs (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint)]

This Position requires a valid State of Alaska Drivers license

 

Minimum Qualifications

Criminal Justice Technician 1
Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in:
 

• Accountability: Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions and demonstrates commitment to accomplish work in an ethical, efficient, and cost-effective manner.
• Computer Skills: Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work.
• 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 and Written 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 and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
• Problem Solving: Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

 
Equivalent to those typically gained by:
Any combination of education and/or work, internship, and/or volunteer experience or service from any combination of fields that sufficiently builds the above and any job-specific competencies.

Criminal Justice Technician 2
Successful completion of training under a formally established Criminal Justice Technician 1-2 flexible staffing training plan with the State of Alaska;
OR
Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in:

• 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.
• Computer Skills: Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work.
• 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 and Written 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 and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
• Problem Solving: Identifies and analyzes problems; weighs relevance and accuracy of information; generates and evaluates alternative solutions; makes recommendations.
• Reasoning: Identifies rules, principles, or relationships that explain facts, data, or other information; analyzes information and makes correct inferences or draws accurate conclusions.

 
Equivalent to those typically gained by:
Any combination of education and/or paraprofessional or professional experience or service in criminal justice, juvenile justice, probation, parole, public safety, law enforcement, corrections, court, legal services, law office, social services, social sciences, or public assistance programs or functions.

 

Additional Required Information

 

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

Please provide the following documentation at the time of your interview or attached to the application submission:

• resume,
• last 3 performance evaluations if available, 
• 3 professional references with contact info.
• Cover Letter

COVER LETTER
Please use the cover letter to highlight your knowledge, skills and abilities as they pertain to the bulleted points in the "who we are looking for" section of the job description.  Please give specific examples to demonstrate your experience and/or education.  Please attach the cover letter to your application before submitting it online, or if you are unable to attach your application, please provide it at the time of the interview with the required information listed in the posting.  Your cover letter will be used to help determine which applicants will advance to the interview phase of the recruitment and selection process.

FLEXIBLY STAFFED 
This position is flexibly staffed.  This vacancy may be filled at either the 1 or 2 level, depending on the applicant's training and/or experience.  The full range of salaries is listed above.  Starting salary will be determined by the level the position is hired at. If filled at Level 1, promotion to the Level 2 will occur upon successful completion of the probationary period and required training, as well as the applicant meeting the minimum qualifications of the higher job class.

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.

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, at the discretion of the hiring manager.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION 
Education completed in foreign colleges, universities, or high schools 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 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 or high school.  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 employer name, your job title, dates of employment and whether full or part-time. 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.

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.

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

MULTIPLE VACANCIES NOTICE
This recruitment may be used for more than one (1) vacancy. The applicant pool acquired during this recruitment may be used for future vacancies for up to ninety (90) days after this recruitment closes. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply to each recruitment notice to ensure consideration for all vacancies.

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 1-800-587-0430 or (907) 465-4095 in Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1-800-770-8973 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 1-800-587-0430 (toll free) or (907) 465-4095 if you are located in the Juneau area. Requests for information may also be emailed to recruitment.services@alaska.gov.

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Contact Information

For specific information in reference to the position please contact the hiring manager: 
Name: Lillian Schramm, Pretrial Supervisor
Phone: (907) 419-7429
Fax: (907) 465-5225
Email: lillian.schramm@alaska.gov
 

Agency

State of Alaska

Address

PO Box 110201

Juneau, Alaska, 99811

Phone

(800) 587-0430 (Statewide toll-free number)
(907) 465-4095 (Juneau and out-of-state callers)

Website

http://workplace.alaska.gov/