Mail Services Courier

The Department of Corrections, Division of Institutions is recruiting for a Mail Services Courier for the Goose Creek Correctional Center (GCCC) located in Mackenzie Point, Alaska.

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The primary responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Pick up mail and packages from US Postal Office and package center; average mail count per day is 900 pieces. Bins weigh up to 50 pounds each.
• Date stamp all incoming mail with date received, and sort mail by inmate vs staff to distribute, x-ray, inspect, or scan.
• Receive outgoing mail from staff and inmates, determine most cost-effective method for shipping option, and affix appropriate postage.
• Maintain logs for all incoming and outgoing mail, postage meter, and input inmate postage charges onto the inmate accounts.

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.

When working for Goose Creek Correctional Center, you’ll be a vital part of a collaborative team, with opportunities for extensive learning about correctional settings and processes. In addition, we offer:

• Flexible work schedules – 4/10 schedules available based on facility needs.
• On-site amenities including a free on-site gym with locker rooms and showers for employee use only.
• Low-cost lunches available 7 days a week.
• Convenient parking in a well-lit & maintained lot with winter plug-ins and a scenic drive to work while avoiding the congested commute to Anchorage!

Goose Creek Correctional Center is a minimum/medium custody facility that houses up to 1500 inmates and employs over 350 staff. You will be working in an office environment with other staff daily, with the potential of working around inmates.

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

• Accountability:
  Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Determines objectives, sets priorities, and delegates work. Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions. Complies with established control systems and rules.
• Attention to Detail:
  Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
• Computer
  
  Skills:
  
  Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work.
• Self-Management:
  Sets well-defined and realistic personal goals; displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner; works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior.
• Vehicle Operation:
  Knowledge of procedures for operating motor vehicles, including cars, trucks, or watercraft.

Successful completion of the training plan developed for the Mail Services Trainee
OR
One year of work experience which demonstrates the ability to perform responsibly and independently.

Positions allocated to this class may operate motor vehicles and require the applicant to possess a valid Alaska driver's license and be 18 years of age or older.

The State’s online recruitment system, Workplace Alaska, requires applicants to certify that they have a legal right to accept employment in the United States. It is the responsibility of the employee to maintain the appropriate documentation to accept or continue legal employment. The State of Alaska does not function in the role as an employer sponsor.

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.

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities 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 the interpretation of foreign…