Criminal Justice Technician ; DNA & Booking, PCN

The Department of Corrections, Division of Institutions is recruiting for a Criminal Justice Technician 1/2 position at the Fairbanks Correctional Center (FCC) located in Fairbanks, Alaska.

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This position will process high volumes of paperwork, maintain prisoner records, and route court orders to the appropriate staff. It will interact with offenders, answer incoming calls, and manage the Attorney Room schedule. It will also collect, record, submit, report, and track prisoner DNA samples, including coordinating the ordering of DNA testing supplies. While these are the primary duties, this position may also be assigned other related tasks to support the overall operations of the institution.

Our mission statement provides that offenders in our charge will be treated in a safe and humane manner and with a goal of rehabilitation. We aim to enhance the safety of our communities by providing secure confinement, reformative programs and a process of supervised community reintegration.

There are opportunities for career advancement and enrichment within the facility, the department, and other state agencies. Staff benefit from both personal and professional growth through ongoing training and development. The position offers a competitive compensation package that includes regular raises, comprehensive insurance benefits, and paid time off. This is a flexibly staffed role, with CJT 1 classified at range 12 and CJT 2 at range 14.

CJT 1 employees receive on-the-job training and may flex to CJT 2 after one year, provided they meet the required standards.

This position works inside the secure portion of the building, in the Booking department and frequently interacts with inmates.

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

• 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.
• Interpersonal
  
  Skills:
  
  Treats others with courtesy, sensitivity, and respect. Considers and responds appropriately to the needs and feelings of different people in different situations.
• Manages and Organizes Information:
  Identifies a need; gathers, organizes, and maintains information; determines its importance and accuracy, and communicates it by a variety of methods.

This job class uses competency based minimum qualifications. Please ensure your application (through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, 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.

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,…