Adult Probation Officer 1​/2A

Job Description

The Department of Corrections, Division of Institutions, is recruiting for an Adult Probation Officer 1/2A for the Yukon Kuskokwim Correctional Center (YKCC) located in Bethel, Alaska.

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This position is responsible for the full range of Probation and Parole work  incumbent will work directly with local, State and Federal law enforcement agencies, the Court system, the Alaska Board of Parole, the District Attorney’s Office, the Public Defender Agency, the Tundra Center Community Residential Center, and other community agencies to assist inmates in their re-entry efforts while balancing community safety.

The incumbent will make recommendations to the PO III and Superintendent regarding appropriate custody levels and housing placements.

The mission of the Alaska Department of Corrections is to promote public safety. Our Division provides secure confinement, access to reformative programs and offender management planning that promotes successful community reentry.

Flexible work schedules

An opportunity to make a difference in people's lives

Career Development and training

Excellent benefits

Being part of a team consisting of a rewarding group of professional

The Yukon Kuskokwim Correctional Center (YKCC) is a multi-function, state operated adult correctional institution. The institution has a capacity of 220 male and female inmates and employs a staff of 51.

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

Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.

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.

Security:
Knowledge of the laws, regulations, and guidelines related to securing personnel, facilities, and information, including the requirements for handling, transporting, and protecting classified information and proper reporting of security incidents.

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.

PJ04A1 –Adult Probation Officer 1

A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in any field.

Or substitution:

Four years of paraprofessional experience in probation, parole, pretrial, criminal justice, juvenile justice, social services, corrections, criminal investigation, public safety or law enforcement.

Or substitution:

Four years in any combination of postsecondary education from an accredited college and paraprofessional experience in probation, parole, pretrial, criminal justice, juvenile justice, social services, corrections, criminal investigation, public safety or law enforcement (2.67 semester hours or 4 quarter hours of post-secondary education are equal to one month of experience).

All Adult Probation Officer 1 positions are flexibly staffed. Advancement to the Adult Probation Officer 2 level occurs only when the incumbent successfully completes all training, including the specified terms of the APSC training and certification requirements, and is certified by the supervisor as prepared to perform…