Corrections Specialist - Disciplinary Hearings Officer

Corrections Specialist 3 - Disciplinary Hearings Officer

The Department of Corrections (DOC) is seeking a highly motivated and qualified individual for the position of Corrections Specialist 3 - Disciplinary Hearings Officer (CS3) at Airway Heights Corrections Center. AHCC is a 2000+ bed male facility located approximately 10 miles west of Spokane. The prison consists of a facility that houses medium and minimum incarcerated individuals (I/I). 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 offenders can learn to make choices that contribute to a safer society.

A completed application packet will include:

• A cover letter regarding your interest in this position with our agency.
• A detailed resume.
• Minimum of three (3) professional references with your application. A professional reference is defined as an individual who has been paid to supervise your work and can attest to your work performance, technical skills, and job competencies. If you do not have any or sufficient professional references, please include non-related professionals, such as educators or other professional associates.

The Corrections Specialist 3 (CS3) conducts Prison Disciplinary Hearings using evidentiary rules, due process requirements, state laws and applicable court decisions. The CS3 independently renders decisions on the alleged facts, confidential information, evidence and witness testimony to determine if misconduct by an inmate of an adult correctional institution has occurred. The CS3 is also responsible for imposing sanctions and serves as the final appeal authority for General Infractions.

As a Corrections Specialist 3, some of your duties will include:

• Responsible for the overall administration of the incarcerated individual's disciplinary hearings at AHCC.
• Conducts administrative segregation and disciplinary hearings in compliance with WAC Chapter 137-28 in a timely frame.
• Makes independent decisions on facts presented in Hearings; determines guilt and sanctions, including the loss of liberty interests, such as good conduct or earned time in restitution amounts for losses suffered by the State.
• Prepare Hearing, Findings, and Dispositions, clearly articulating the basis and supportive rationale for fact findings, decisions and the use of sanctions to support Public Safety and Restorative Justice Concepts. Reviews DOC hearing policies monthly and keeps familiar with all changes.
• Apply thorough knowledge of WACs, DOC Policies, and local operational memorandums to administer hearings and determine the appropriate sanctions.
• Interprets RCW's, WAC's, Federal Regulation and/or Case Law.
• Provide first-line supervision to one (1) Corrections Specialist Assistant (CSA) and (1) Correctional Officer 2 (C/O
  2).
• Conduct timely performance evaluations as required and provide ongoing direction, coaching and guidance to staff.
• Review drafts and updates of policies and procedures for the incarcerated individual hearing process.
• Other duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or Equivalent;
• AND
• Four (4) years of professional experience in adult or juvenile corrections, social services or closely related field.

• Preferred/Desired
  
  Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree;
• AND
• One (1) year of administrative experience in a hearings unit to include processing incarcerated individuals for hearings, scheduling hearings, and disposition of documents post hearings.

• OR
• Four (4) years of professional experience in adult or juvenile corrections, social services, or closely related field.

NOTE:

Additional qualifying experience will substitute, year for year, for up to two (2) years of the desired education. A master's degree will substitute for one (1) year of experience.

Working together for safer communities.

Improving public safety by positively changing lives.

To operate a safe and humane corrections system and partner with others to transform lives for a better Washington.

DOC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, honorably discharged veteran, veteran status, genetic information, or the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability.

This recruitment may be utilized to fill more than one position.

Please include a minimum of three (3) professional references with your application. A professional reference is defined as an individual who has been paid to supervise your work and can attest to your work performance, technical skills, and job competencies. If you do not have any or sufficient professional references, please include non-related professionals, such as educators or other professional…