Disciplinary Hearings Officer

Disciplinary Hearings Officer Montana Women's Prison Billings, MT

The Montana Department of Corrections (DOC) is creating a safer Montana through Accountability, Rehabilitation and Empowerment. If you want to work making positive changes in your community, the Montana Department of Corrections is the place for you!

The Public Safety Division operates Montana's prisons safely and securely and provides supervision and support for offenders in the community through its Probation and Parole Bureau. The work performed in this division is integral to the department's mission to create a safer Montana through accountability, rehabilitation, and empowerment. Make a difference! Join us today!

The Disciplinary Hearings Officer presides over, conducts, or adjudicates hearings to determine legal rights, duties, and privileges of parties or review and decide claims and complaints. The position will confer with individuals or organizations involved, monitor and direct activities and conduct consistent with due process standard, legal procedures and orderly hearings. This position will also issue written opinions and decisions subject to judicial review, as well as research and analyze laws, regulations, policies, and precedent decisions to prepare for hearings and determine conclusions.

In addition, the disciplinary hearings officer will assess witness credibility and explain reasonable inferences regarding decisions, as well as direct the submission of information and attendance of witnesses and the parties' participation in the hearing.

The knowledge, skills and abilities for this position are typically acquired through a combination of education and experience equivalent to:

• Ability to conduct legal research and administrative hearings
• Ability to write legal documents
• The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree, as well as 3 or more years of job-related experience in legal writing, conducting legal research, and administrative hearings.
• Alternative combinations of education and experience may be considered.

Your service is rewarded with competitive compensation and generous State of Montana Benefits.

State of Montana employment may qualify for student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

Only online applications are accepted. By applying online, you are able to receive updates and monitor the status of your application.

To initiate an application and be considered, you must attach your resume, cover letter, and mark the attachments as a "Relevant File". In your cover letter, state why you are applying for the position and anything that makes you uniquely qualified. Applications missing required documentation may not be considered.

Successful applicants will be subject to:

• Criminal history check
• Child/patient/offender abuse registries
• Reference checks

The Department of Corrections participates in E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility. After accepting a job offer and completing form I-9, your information will be submitted to the Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration for verification. For more information about E-Verify, please visit the E-Verify website.

Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) - Any person who has
1) engaged in sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup, community confinement facility, juvenile facility, or other institution;
2) been convicted of engaging in or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force, or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse; or
3) been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in activity as described in the latter, are not qualified for this position.

Tobacco Free - The use of all tobacco products, including smokeless tobacco products and tobacco substitutes is prohibited in Department of Corrections buildings. In secure care facilities possession of tobacco products is prohibited.