Correctional Sentence Specialist - Ses

Correctional Sentence Specialist - SES

This open competitive advertisement is for a SES (Selected Exempt Service) position located at Hamilton Correctional Institution in the Classification department. The Classification Department accurately assesses and classifies inmates based on their needs, risks, and behaviors. We ensure appropriate housing and program placements within the correctional system. Our goal is to enhance safety and security while promoting effective rehabilitation, ultimately aiding in the successful reintegration of inmates into society.

This position is not a telework position and is required to report to the FDC office in the area it serves.

Job duties include verifying and manually calculating tentative release dates, ensuring they align with commitment papers and legal statutes. Lead in preparing release documents, verifying final release dates, and ensuring all necessary authorizations and records are in perfect order for inmate release. Maintain accurate data entry in the inmate information system and play a key role in training new employees. Manage daily inmate records, including updates on cell changes, work assignments, disciplinary reports, and sentence modifications.

Prepare affidavits, testify in court, coordinate inter-state detainer actions, and supervise the transfer of inmate files, all while ensuring compliance with policies and standards.

Benefits include paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays. Comprehensive health insurance and life insurance with accidental death and dismemberment benefits. Supplemental Dental, Vision, Life, Disability and Hospitalization insurance. Tuition-Free college courses. Retirement Plans with the Florida Retirement System:
Pension Plan (Traditional Retirement Pension Plan) Investment Plan (401(K)-Type Retirement Plan) Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP) Deferred Compensation.

Required qualifications include a High School Diploma or its equivalent. Preferred qualifications include supervisory skills, experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, or Power Point, experience auditing, analyzing, and/or interpreting data, and familiarity with sentence structure.