Classification Counselor - Teamsters

Full-time Permanent

Salary Range: $7,114 - $9,571

This recruitment is open to internal DOC Employees only

The Department of Corrections is seeking a highly motivated and qualified individual for the position of Classification Counselor 3 (CC3) at the Monroe Correctional Complex (MCC), located in Monroe, WA. This bulletin may be used to fill multiple CC3 vacancies at MCC as they occur.

The Department of Corrections, as a partner in the criminal justice system, enhances public safety, administers criminal sanctions and programs in accordance with the law, and provides leadership for the future of corrections in Washington State. The Department consists of the Office of the Secretary, Prisons Division, Community Corrections Division, Administrative Services Division, and Health Services.

The Monroe Correctional Complex (MCC) is a 1800 bed male and transgender all-custody level facility located 30 miles northeast of Seattle. The complex consists of five major units: the Washington State Reformatory Unit (WSRU), Sky River Treatment Center (SRTC), a large mental health inpatient treatment unit, and the Intensive Management Unit (IMU), Twin Rivers Unit (TRU), and the Minimum-Security Unit (MSU).

MCC provides care for the sickest and most complicated patients in our system and is considered the hub of medical and psychiatric care for DOC. It is located close to University of Washington and Harborview Medical Center.

Whether the work is inside a prison, in community corrections, or in an administrative office, the Washington State Department of Corrections professional 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.

Incomplete application packages may disqualify an applicant from the application process.

We are looking for evidence in your application materials that you have the experience, skills, and abilities indicated in this job posting. Qualified applicants whose responses most closely match the requirements of this position may be invited to interview. Carefully review your application before submitting. All information may be verified, and documentation may be required. The initial screening will be solely based on the contents and completeness of the application materials submitted.

The primary duties for the Classification Counselor 3 (CC3) are to act as a principal assistant to a unit manager, manage a caseload of adult criminal incarcerated individuals, provide effective communication and documentation, navigate and maintain multiple electronic technologies and hard copy files, and perform other duties as assigned and/or required.

Essential functions for the CC3 include:

• As a lead supervisor, provide guideline and technical expertise to other staff.
• Assume delegated responsibilities of the unit supervisor in his/her absence.
• Mentor, train, monitor, and audit the work of subordinate and/or other lower-level staff.
• Assign and evaluate work.
• Handles complex and non-routine caseloads.
• Investigating all information available for each incarcerated individual arriving to determine his/her documentation and programming needs.
• Complete facility plans, criminal history, and risk management tools to determine needs.
• Prepare and submit incarcerated individuals' Release Plans.
• Counsel and inform incarcerated individuals regarding community resources and problems.
• Work with internal and external entities to facilitate an incarcerated individual's re-entry.
• Maintains communication with the incarcerated to assist with attorney calls, child custody/support hearings with DSHS and courts, and family contact through crisis/emergency situations.
• Monitor incarcerated individual programming and behaviors.
• Write correspondence, infractions, and incident reports.
• Provide clear, concise, and consistent communication with staff, incarcerated individuals, and stakeholders.
• Complete paperwork for special visits, deathbed visits, funeral outings, job referrals, End of Sentence Review packets, Extended Family Visits, marriages, psychological evaluation requests, incarcerated individual-to-incarcerated individual correspondence, and out-of-state and international transfers.
• Provide monthly reports and participate in meetings.
• Testify before courts, boards and/or classification or disciplinary hearings.

Required Qualifications:

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