Classification Counselor MCC

Classification Counselor 3

Full‑Time Permanent Position

Salary Range: $6,945–$9,341 Monthly

Monroe Correctional Complex (MCC)

This job advertisement will be used to fill multiple positions within MCC.

The Department of Corrections (DOC) enhances public safety, administers criminal sanctions and programs in accordance with the law, and provides leadership for the future of corrections in Washington State. Whether the work is inside a prison, in community corrections, or in an administrative office, DOC staff experience a high degree of personal satisfaction knowing they are creating environments in which all incarcerated individuals can learn to make choices that contribute to a safer society.

MCC is a 1,700‑bed male all‑custody level facility located 30 miles northeast of Seattle. Employing approximately 1,200 staff, the complex consists of five major units: the Washington State Reformatory Unit (WSRU), Sky River Unit (SRU), a large mental health in‑patient treatment unit, Twin Rivers Unit (TRU), Intensive Management Unit (IMU), and the Minimum‑Security Unit (MSU). Services provided at MCC include custody and security, classification, education, offender work programs, health care (both patient and outpatient), mental health care, sex offender treatment, food service, maintenance, personnel, recreation, volunteer services, religious services, library services, incarcerated individual records, visiting and extended family visits.

The Classification Counselor 3 provides professional classification expertise with the goal of placing incarcerated individuals in the least restrictive custody designation while ensuring the safety of the public, staff, visitors, and the incarcerated individuals. This position focuses on positive outcomes and performance for incarcerated individuals – not just placing an inmate in any program, but matching the needs of each individual to the most relevant program to ensure the biggest impact and supporting the agency’s mission to improve public safety by collaborating with community resources and stakeholders to promote successful transition of incarcerated individuals into the community.

• Handle complex and non‑routine caseloads.
• Investigate all available information for each arriving individual and determine documentation and programming needs.
• Administer Risk Assessment Tools.
• Assume delegated responsibilities of unit supervisor in their absence.
• Mentor, train, monitor, and audit the work of subordinate and/or other lower‑level staff.
• Assign and evaluate work.
• Facilitate meetings.
• Supervise and complete performance development plans for subordinate staff.
• Collect information to complete facility plans, criminal history, and risk‑management tools to determine needs.
• Prepare and submit incarceration release plans.
• Counsel and inform individuals regarding community resources and potential challenges in transition to work release, parole, or release; work with internal and external entities to facilitate re‑entry into the community.
• Enforce court‑ordered conditions and impose DOC sanctions.
• Participate in Risk Management/multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Maintain communication to assist with attorney calls, child custody/support hearings with DSHS and courts, and family contact through crisis/emergency situations.
• Arrange translator services.
• Evaluate individuals for early release.
• Review and update individual plans and programming needs regularly.
• Prepare Mutual Agreement plans and coordinate with other facilities for acceptance.
• Monitor programming and behaviors.

• Exercise sound judgment, aligned with Department Policy, in decisions concerning sanctions, treatment, and education referrals.

• Record, access, update, and/or retrieve individual‑related information from agency database.
• Maintain electronic and hard‑copy files accurately reflecting current status.

• Perform essential audits and investigations.
• Work with unit staff and other facility sections to resolve inmate problems.
• Conduct or facilitate training as required.
• Transport individuals and…