Classification Officer

Classification Officer

We Never Walk Alone

Location: Santa Rosa Correctional Institution, Classification Department

Requisition No: 878016

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number:

Salary: $49,371.14 annually

Posting Closing Date: 06/26/2026

Join our dynamic team and make a real impact! This position involves managing inmates through a collaborative case management approach, ensuring their needs are met with effective communication and resources.

Key responsibilities include:

• Conduct periodic and unscheduled assessments to track inmate progress, set positive adjustment goals, and motivate inmates to achieve them. Develop comprehensive inmate management plans and identify needs and risks.
• Plan and coordinate targeted referrals for treatment, programs, work, and services to meet inmate and departmental needs. Collaborate with various areas for optimal outcomes.
• Evaluate diverse information sources, such as reports, interviews, and observations, to make informed decisions on inmate management.
• Maintain accurate and detailed inmate records in the Offender Based Information System (OBIS) and other necessary applications.
• Lead disciplinary hearings, make custody and reclassification recommendations, and handle special status inmate reviews. Ensure eligible inmates receive appropriate gain time awards.

• 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

The selected candidate must meet four (4) of the following six (6) qualifications or have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.

• Experience in case management that uses assessments, planning, coordination, and evaluation to meet individuals’ needs.
• Experience reviewing, auditing, analyzing, and/or proofreading data.
• Experience applying laws, applicable rules, and procedures.
• Experience or training in the use of the Offender Based Information System (OBIS) and/or related computer programs or applications.
• Experience with Microsoft applications such as Word, Excel, and/or PowerPoint.
• Experience responding to grievances, inmate requests, or other correspondence.

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Four years’ experience in caseload management.
• Four years’ experience analyzing data and/or interpreting rules/statutes.

All applicants and volunteers must pass a Level 2 background check as required by Florida Statutes. The check must be completed before employment.

Only U.S. citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. may be hired. The Department does not sponsor H‑1B visas. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with the State’s drug‑free workplace policy.

Eligible veterans receive preference for this position. Veterans should provide required documentation, such as DD Form 214, with their application.

Equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered.