Records Specialist 1

Location: Bensalem

THE POSITION
Are you a highly organized professional who would enjoy a career working with important information that helps guide key decisions in the corrections system? Become a Records Specialist 1 with the Department of Corrections (DOC) and help to accurately maintain a wide-range of essential documentation. Within this role, you will enhance your analytical skills by reviewing criminal history records and ensuring accurate sentence information is documented.

Your efforts will help staff and partner agencies work with confidence and clarity. Apply today to take the next step in your career with a role that values precision and responsibility!
DESCRIPTION OF WORK This position is responsible for maintaining inmate records and verifying detailed criminal history information within the Centralized Sentence Computation Unit (CSCU). Your work will also support sentence computation activities and ensure that records are accurate, complete, and properly documented. As a Records Specialist 1, you will perform the following duties:

• Record Verification:
  Review criminal history documents and confirm dispositions using research tools and communication with agencies
• Data Management:
  Enter accurate information into departmental systems following established procedures
• Sentence Review:
  Compute and analyze sentence structures to confirm accuracy and identify needed updates
• Information Coordination:
  Cross-reference inmate data with courts, law enforcement agencies, and correctional partners
• Document Preparation:
  Prepare reports, affidavits, and written responses requested by supervisors
• Inquiry Response:
  Provide information to inmates, staff, and agencies regarding sentence structures

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description .
Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment, 37.5 hours/week
• Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Telework:
  You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, up to 3 days per week with approval from your supervisor and after successful completion of the probationary or training period. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Harrisburg.
  
  The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview .
• Salary:
  
  In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Required Experience, Training & Eligibility
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Two years of clerical or correctional custodial experience; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.

Other Requirements:

• Successful completion of basic training in Elizabethtown, PA is required.
• You must meet the PA residency requirement . For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements:

• You must pass a background investigation and meet Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance requirements.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. 7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date. The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania.

The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.
EXAMINATION INFORMATION

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate…