Inmate Disciplinary Hearing Officer

COO - OPS - Institutions Operations

Correctional Programs Director I (NS)

The NC Department of Adult Correction is one of the largest state agencies with more than 14,000 employees. It is responsible for safeguarding and preserving lives and property through prevention, protection, and preparation as well as the care, custody, and supervision of all adults sentenced for violating North Carolina laws. This department includes state prisons with custody, healthcare, and facility operations staff as well as probation/parole officers who supervised sentenced people in the community.

Other divisions include Administration, Health Services, Rehabilitation & Reentry, Special Operations and the Post-Release Supervision & Parole Commission. We have a mission that matters!

The primary purpose of the Offender Disciplinary Hearing Officer (DHO) is to conduct hearings on acts of misconduct referred by facility wardens and other designated staff. The offender disciplinary procedures provide for due process reviews of acts of misconduct, documentation of relevant testimony, evaluation of evidence, and case-by-case decisions in compliance with custodial and security parameters within the division, as well as legally mandated rules.

DHO exercises total responsibility, ensuring that all hearings and decisions are in complete compliance with divisional policy as well as statutory and other constitutionally mandated requirements. DHO is also charged with staff development and training responsibilities concerning the disciplinary process, to include audit of reports.

The Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)/ Management Preferences are not required. Applicants who possess the following skills are preferred:

• Documented knowledge of divisional policies and procedures including the most current disciplinary procedures and classification processes.
• Demonstrated skills to communicate effectively in written and oral form.
• Documented knowledge and use of the offender disciplinary process.
• Documented knowledge of OPUS and use of classification and program actions.
• Applicants must have significant experience as a referring/charging officer for offender disciplinary.

Management Preferences:
Served at the Correctional Sergeant level or above, or Program Supervisor level or above for a minimum of two (2) years.

The State of North Carolina offers excellent comprehensive benefits. Employees can participate in health insurance options, standard and supplemental retirement plans, and the NCFlex program (numerous high-quality, low-cost benefits on a pre-tax basis). Employees also receive paid vacation, sick, and community service leave. In addition, paid parental leave is available to eligible employees. Visit the website for State Benefits.

Information should be provided in the appropriate areas, to include the following:
Education, including high school and all degrees obtained, Work Experience, and Certificates & Licenses. It is critical to our screening and salary determination process that applications contain comprehensive candidate information.

• Answers to Supplemental Questions are not a substitute for providing all relevant information within the body of your application. To receive credit for the supplemental questions, you must provide supporting information within the "Work Experience" section of the application to support your answers.
• If multiple applications are submitted to an individual posting, only the most recent application received prior to the closing date will be accepted. Applications must be submitted by 11:59 PM on the night before closing date.
• Applicants may be subject to a criminal background check.
• Degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions. Transcripts and degree evaluations may be uploaded with your application.

Applicants seeking Veteran's Preference must attach a DD-214 Member-4 Form (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to their applications.

Applicants seeking National Guard Preference must attach an NGB 23A (RPAS), along with the state application, if they are a current member of the NC National Guard in good standing.

Applicants who are former members of either the NC Army National Guard or the NC Air National Guard, with honorable discharge and six years of creditable service, must attach a copy of the DD 256 or NGB 22, along with the state application.

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), North Carolina Department of Adult Correction (NCDAC) is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, NCDAC will ensure that people with disabilities, or known limitations covered by the PWFA, are provided with reasonable accommodation. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact the person indicated below.

Bachelor's degree in a human services or criminal justice field from an appropriately accredited institution and…