JOB
The Department of Corrections, Division of Pretrial, Probation, and Parole is recruiting for a Criminal Justice Technician 1/2 position for the Fairbanks Probation Office located in Fairbanks, Alaska.Watch Alaska DOC's video here: DOC Extended Cut mp4 (vimeo.com)Watch Alaska DOC’s Division of Pretrial, Probation, & Parole video here: DP3 - 30sec mp4 (vimeo.com)What you will be doing: The successful candidate will aid probation staff in the monitoring of adult defendants reporting to the Department of Corrections. This position is responsible for maintaining records, greeting offenders, filing violation reports, working in law enforcement data base's such as APSIN and ACOMS and conducting urinalyses and portable breath tests. In this role your communication and people skills will be constantly challenged by the ever-evolving criminal justice system.Our mission, values, and culture: The Department of Corrections, Division of Pretrial, Probation and Parole strives to provide positive change throughout Alaska’s diverse communities by enhancing public safety, assisting the courts with the fair administration of justice for victims and defendants, and providing community supervision that holds defendants accountable, while connecting them to community partners and resources that can provide an individual the tools for long-term change and success. Being a part of the Division of Pretrial, Probation, Parole you are contributing to improve the successful community reintegration of pretrial defendants, probationers, and parolees.The benefits of joining our team: By joining the Fairbanks Adult Probation Office, you will be an integral team member in making our communities healthier, stronger and safer. The Department of Corrections offers paid training, paid time off and many opportunities for career advancement.The working environment you can expect: The Fairbank Adult Probation Field Office is responsible for a geographic area extending from the Alaska Range to the Brooks Range, including the Tanana and Yukon River watersheds. The daily work environment includes interaction with defendants, victims, the court, and community partners to enhance effective supervision and community safety.Who we are looking for: We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies: Attention to Detail: Successful candidate is thorough when performing work duties and conscientious about attention to detail(s).Computer Skills: Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work.Clerical: Knowledge of filing, typing, entering data, maintaining records, taking shorthand, and using and completing forms.
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
Competency Based Minimum Qualifications InstructionsThis job class uses competency based minimum qualifications. Please ensure your application (through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.Competency DescriptionThe competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations, as opposed to specific tasks, and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competency’s description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to successfully meet the competency, but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation.Criminal Justice Technician 1Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in: Accountability: Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions and demonstrates commitment to accomplish work in an ethical, efficient, and cost-effective manner.Computer Skills: Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work.Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.Problem Solving: Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. Equivalent to those typically gained by: Any combination of education and/or work, internship, and/or volunteer experience or service from any combination of fields that sufficiently builds the above and any job-specific competencies.Criminal Justice Technician 2Successful completion of training under a formally established Criminal Justice Technician 1-2 flexible staffing training plan with the State of Alaska;ORAny combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in: Integrity/Honesty: Contributes to maintaining the integrity of the organization; displays high standards of ethical conduct and understands the impact of violating these standards on an organization, self, and others; is trustworthy.Computer Skills: Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work.Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.Problem Solving: Identifies and analyzes problems; weighs relevance and accuracy of information; generates and evaluates alternative solutions; makes recommendations.Reasoning: Identifies rules, principles, or relationships that explain facts, data, or other information; analyzes information and makes correct inferences or draws accurate conclusions. Equivalent to those typically gained by: Any combination of education and/or paraprofessional or professional experience or service in criminal justice, juvenile justice, probation, parole, public safety, law enforcement, corrections, court, legal services, law office, social services, social sciences, or public assistance programs or functions.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
For specific information in reference to the position please contact the hiring manager at: Name: Amber Terrill - Adult Probation Officer 3Email:
[email protected] Phone: 907-458-6830
