Adult Probation Officer ; PCN

Adult Probation Officer 1/2A

The Department of Corrections, Division of Institutions, is recruiting for an Adult Probation Officer 1/2A for the Palmer Correctional Center (PCC) located in Palmer, Alaska.

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Palmer Correctional Center is recruiting for an Adult Probation Officer 1/2. Adult Probation Officers are responsible for the supervision of a caseload of adult felony and misdemeanor offenders that have been remanded to the custody and care of the Department of Corrections. If you have the desire to assist your community, the State of Alaska, and the Department by facilitating secure confinement, rehabilitation, and supervised community reintegration to promote public safety, this may be the career for you.

The successful candidate will work as part of a team of Adult Probation Officers to handle the overall caseload management and rehabilitative needs of approximately 500 inmates.

The mission of the State of Alaska Department of Corrections is to promote public safety. Our division provides secure confinement, access to reformative programs, and offender management planning that promotes successful community reentry.

In joining the Palmer Correctional Center, you will become an important part of a team working to promote public safety as well as having an opportunity for continued learning and career growth. We offer flexible work schedules, medical and retirement benefits, and an opportunity to make a difference in your community.

Palmer Correctional Center is a medium and minimum custody facility which houses over 500 inmates and 106 employees. Choosing to live and work in the charming Matanuska‑Susitna Valley comes with a multitude of benefits such as a smaller hometown feel, access to every amenity, and an often shorter and less stressful work commute.

We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:

• Written/Oral 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.
• Stress Tolerance:
  Deals calmly and effectively with high stress situations (for example, tight deadlines, hostile individuals, emergency situations, dangerous situations.
• 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.
• Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.
• Flexibility:
  Is open to change and new information; adapts behavior or work methods in response to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles; effectively deals with uncertainty.

A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in any field.

Or substitution:
Four years of paraprofessional experience in probation, parole, pretrial, criminal justice, juvenile justice, social services, corrections, criminal investigation, public safety or law enforcement.

Or substitution:
Four years in any combination of postsecondary education from an accredited college and paraprofessional experience in probation, parole, pretrial, criminal justice, juvenile justice, social services, corrections, criminal investigation, public safety or law enforcement (2.67 semester hours or 4 quarter hours of post‑secondary education are equal to one month of experience).

All Adult Probation Officer 1 positions are flexibly staffed. Advancement to the Adult Probation Officer 2 level occurs only when the incumbent…