Administrative Assistant Iii

ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, REHABILITATION & REENTRY

Our mission is to enhance public safety across Arizona through modern, effective correctional practices and meaningful engagements. The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) is committed to creating a safe, secure, and humane correctional system. With public safety top of mind, ADCRR and its more than 8,000 officers and professional staff are driven by a heart for public service and a commitment to deliver perfect effort each day.

ADCRR is redefining itself as an agency whose daily work centers on transparency, accountability, and fairness.

EPCR-CR-Release Unit– Phoenix

801 E Jefferson St

Phoenix, AZ 85034

Salary: $38,400.00

Grade: 17

Closing Date:
February 2nd, 2026

This role plays a critical part in preparing individuals for successful reentry into the community. Prior to release from incarceration, inmates submit proposed residential placements that are thoroughly reviewed and processed. The position manages and evaluates release packets submitted by correctional facilities and coordinates their assignment to Community Reentry Officers for investigation. Before any release occurs, this role ensures all required release authorization documentation is accurately completed and approved so no individual may transition to community supervision without this step.

The position handles a high volume of work, processing approximately 14,000 release packets and 13,900 release authorizations annually for detainers and community supervision. Apply today and take your career to the next level!

• Review all incoming release packets to verify statutory release eligibility, procedural release eligibility, sex offense history, gang affiliation, and detainers lodged by other law enforcement agencies.
• Process all release authorizations, determining and verifying both statutory release eligibility dates and procedural release eligibility criteria and verifying the completion of the review for sex offender registration and notification requirements and the sexually violent persons civil commitment process.
• Assign all release packets by zip code areas or specialized caseloads to the statewide parole offices and annotate computer systems. Daily mail distribution via Fed Ex, preparation of Absconder Reduction Program Letters and locating Arizona Department of Economic Security Family Assistance Administration mail to Parole Officers for direct delivery to parolees.
• Respond to inquiries on release procedures and eligibility from department staff and the public. Annotates the release authorizations on the computer system to include entries which designate ineligibility per Department's discretionary release authority, and process the release authorizations to the prisons.
• Process all Cost of Supervision Fees which are Interstate Compact, End of Month Cost of Supervision status reports, process Global Positioning System money orders from parolees and credits to the Drug Transition Program that have accruals while on the program.

• Knowledge of:
  • Arizona Revised Statutes and ADCRR policies and procedures
  • Principles and practices pertaining to inmate release
  • Report preparation
  • Personal computer and programs to include Google Suite, ACIS, SORMS, and other departmental web-based systems
• Skill in:
  • Problem solving
  • Research and gather information
  • Time management
  • Work independently with little supervision
  • Using general office equipment
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Interpersonal skills
• Ability to:
  • Work in a fast paced environment
  • Adjust to emergent needs
  • Interact professionally with the public and co-workers
  • Maintain confidentiality and produce professional correspondence
  • Interpret legal terminology and documents

• Two (2) years of experience with Excel or Google Sheets developing formulas, conditional formatting, and data validation.

Employment is contingent on the selected applicant passing a background investigation.

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