CORRECTIONAL COUNSELOR 1* - 06302026-78802

Responsibilities

• Calculates sentencing information to determine accuracy of an offender's sentence computation.
• Verifies that offender sentencing complies with judgment order.
• Completes classification/reclassification and/or risk-needs assessments for offenders.
• Prepares reports on offender history, progress, adjustment, rule violations, visitation, recommendations for special visits, and other related statistics.
• Evaluates all offender records, case notes, and information to ensure compliance with all applicable standards, laws, policies, rules, and regulations while under the guidance of a higher-ranking Correctional Counselor.
• Conducts and/or monitors Prison Rape Elimination Act screenings to determine potential victim or aggressor status.
• Maintains a safe environment by identifying security related concerns.
• Identifies appropriate intervention techniques to deal with offender behavioral issues.
• Aids offenders in addressing concerns regarding job pay, trust fund, sentence information, and educational needs and programs.
• Assists offenders in communicating with outside agencies to expedite release plans or respond to emergencies.
• Schedules outside services to assist with offender transition from prison to the community.
• Develops and collaborates reentry plans with re-entry Counselor for offenders within established time frames and in accordance with departmental procedures.

Qualifications

Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree. Substitution of Experience for Education: Full-time correctional experience, social or psychological counseling experience can be substituted for the required education on a year for year basis to a maximum of two years.

Necessary Special Qualifications: A valid vehicle operator's license may be required for employment in some positions.

Competencies

• Communicates Effectively
• Decision Quality
• Collaborates
• Plans and Aligns
• Situational Adaptability

Knowledges

• Clerical
• Law and Government
• Pychology
• Public Safety and Security
• Sociology and Anthropology

Skills

• Active Learning and Listening
• Mathematics
• Speaking
• Reading Comprehension
• Critical Thinking
• Deductive Reasoning
• Inductive Reasoning
• Originality
• Problem Sensitivity
• Speech Clarity

Tools & Equipment

• Multi-line Phone
• Radio
• Personal Computer
• Word Processing Software
• Electronic/Paper Documents