Corrections Specialist Assistant - Hearings Office

Description

Duties

The Hearings department helps to improve public safety by guiding the incarcerated population to adhere to State, DOC and Facility rules. This helps the incarcerated population adjust to and adhere to standard social rules, helping to prevent recidivation and future incarceration. Those under DOC jurisdiction who act in a way that endangers the prison population, staff, or the public are subject to proportionate disincentives. This position reports to the Corrections Specialist 3 in the Hearings Office, supporting a legally defensible hearings process that supports safety to the prison population and the community through appropriate consequences for violations.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Three (3) years of increasingly responsible office/clerical work experience.
• One (1) year work experience maintaining confidential and sensitive information and documents.
• Type 50 wpm.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite of programs (I.e., Excel, Outlook, and WORD).
• Knowledge of computers, systems, and data entry programs.
  
  Preferred/Desired Qualifications:

• Knowledgeable with Washington Administrative Code (WAC), the Revised Code of Washington (RCW’s), and Policies relating to Prison Discipline.
• 2 years work experience working with or around incarcerated individuals.

Supplemental Information

'The mission of DOC is Improving public safety by positively changing lives'

For additional information about the agency, please visit doc.wa.gov.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• Please include a minimum of three 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.

Phone number AND email address are required for all professional references.

• Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history will be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant’s suitability and competence to perform in the position.
• Employees may work directly with or in close proximity to incarcerated individuals in a potentially hazardous setting. Please consider this when deciding whether to apply.
• We are committed to maintaining a drug and alcohol-free work environment, and our employees are expected to comply with all state and federal laws. A pre-employment drug test may be administered as part of the selection process, and applicants who test positive for any controlled substances, will be disqualified from consideration.

• Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) is an aerosol pepper spray made available as a means of self-defense and/or de-escalation. Applicants with sensitivities or allergies are encouraged to ask about the level of exposure they could expect in this position.

• Animal care projects are a common component of most Washington State prisons, including dog and cat programs. Applicants with animal sensitivities or allergies are encouraged to ask about the level of exposure they could expect in this position.
• Tuberculosis (TB) is a priority health issue for DOC employees. The successful candidate may be required to provide valid proof of a baseline TB skin test within 60 days from the date of hire. When positive tests result, further information, testing and treatment may also be required. Employment is not contingent upon test results.
• This position may be represented by a Union Shop.
• DOC complies with the employment eligibility verification requirements for the federal employment eligibility verification form I-9. The selected candidate must be able to provide proof of identity and eligibility to work in the United States consistent with the requirements of that form. https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents
• DOC does not use E-Verify; therefore, we are not eligible to extend STEM-Optional Practice Training (OPT). For information, please visit www.uscis.gov.
• We are committed to hiring individuals who possess core diversity competencies:
• Foster a positive attitude and openness toward the ever changing social and cultural makeup of the workplace.
• Work effectively with people of different perspectives, abilities, disabilities, races, religions, ages, genders, sexual orientations, and social, ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
• Respectfully acknowledge people’s differences and recognize these differences as important and valuable.
• Promote inclusiveness.
• Be culturally sensitive and appropriate.
• Respect and value diverse backgrounds and traditions.