Criminal Justice Technician 2 (20-6840

Job Description

The Department of Corrections, Division of Pretrial, Probation, and Parole is recruiting for a Criminal Justice Technician 2 position for the Anchorage Presentence Unit located in Anchorage, Alaska.

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At the Anchorage Presentence Unit, you will be working directly with the Alaska Court System, the District Attorney’s Office, the Public Defender’s Office, the Alaska Court System, local, state and federal law enforcement agencies along with employees of the Department of Corrections and other seminal agencies out of state in order to gather documents to facilitate the investigation of a person being sentenced on a felony crime on behalf of the Alaska Court System.

As a Criminal Justice Technician, the main focus is conducting the administrative work of this office along with paraprofessional work which assists the Adult Probation Officers in obtaining the documentation necessary to research and write reports for the Alaska Court System.

Some examples of duties are: answering the main phone line, obtaining legal paperwork and police reports from a variety of agencies, sending out victim notifications in preparation for the presentence report, updating documents and phone lists, speaking with victims about victim notification rights, research, drafting and preparing portions of the presentence report, and documenting all efforts in our computer database.

Our mission is to help provide positive change in every town, village, and neighborhood in Alaska by enhancing public safety, assisting the Court with the fair administration of justice for victims and defendant, and by providing quality supervision that holds defendants accountable, while connecting them to community partners and resources that can provide an individual the tools for long-term change and success.

You will be joining a small, independent, yet cohesive team of professionals who have a variety of experiences within and outside of DOC. There is an ability for on-the-job training to become an Adult Probation Officer. This job is partially remote work, and the benefits provided through the State of Alaska include medical, legal fees and paid time off. The standard workweek is Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with a one hour lunch.

This position is located at the Anchorage Presentence Unit and you will serve the entire Department of Corrections and Anchorage Court System through the work conducted by this unit. It is an independent and quiet position requiring focus and attention to detail.

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

• Attention to Detail:
  Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
• Conscientiousness:
  Displays a high level of effort and commitment towards performing work; demonstrates responsible behavior.
• Customer Service:
  Anticipates and meets the needs of both internal and external customers. Delivers high-quality products and services; is committed to continuous improvement.

This job class uses competency based minimum qualifications.

(through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certificates, 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.

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…