SENIOR CLASSIFICATION OFFICER

Job Duties

Join our dynamic team and make a real impact! This exciting position involves managing inmates through a collaborative case management approach, ensuring their needs are met with effective communication and resources. Key responsibilities include:

• Conducting periodic and unscheduled assessments to track inmate progress, set positive adjustment goals, and motivate inmates to achieve them. Develop comprehensive inmate management plans and identify needs and risks.
• Planning and coordinating targeted referrals for treatment, programs, work, and services to meet both inmate and departmental needs. Collaborate with various areas for optimal outcomes.
• Evaluating diverse information sources, such as reports, interviews, and observations, to make informed decisions on inmate management.
• Maintaining accurate and detailed inmate records in the Offender Based Information System (OBIS) and other necessary applications. Compile and develop records as needed.
• Leading disciplinary hearings, making custody and reclassification recommendations, and handling special status inmate reviews. Ensure all eligible inmates receive appropriate gain time awards.

Benefits

• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
• Comprehensive health insurance and life insurance with accidental death and dismemberment benefits.
• Supplemental Dental, Vision, Life, Disability and Hospitalization insurance.
• Tuition-Free college courses.
• Retail Plans with the Florida Retirement System:
• Pension Plan (Traditional Retirement Pension Plan)
• Investment Plan (401(K)-Type Retirement Plan)
• Deferred Retirement Option Program (Drop)
• Deferred Compensation

Requirements

• Must possess a valid driver’s license.
• Possess two (2) years of Classification Officer experience.
• Possession of a working knowledge of disciplinary processes and capability to handle large volumes of inmate change and movement is preferred.

Additional Information

• Background Screening Requirement: The Florida Department of Corrections requires all job applicants and volunteers to pass a Level 2 background check as per Chapter 435, Florida Statutes.
• Employment Eligibility: The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) only hires U.S. citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. FDC uses E-Verify to confirm an employee’s eligibility to work after completing the I-9 form.
• Veterans’ Preference: Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.
• Drug-Free Workplace: The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.