Corrections ardc specialist 1, 2, 3
Company Name:
Louisiana Department of State Civil Service
Job Title: CORRECTIONS ARDC SPECIALIST 1, 2, 3
Agency: DOC-David Wade Correctional Center
Opening Date: Thu. 07/24/14
Closing Date/Time: Tue. 07/29/14 11:59 PM Central Time
State Salary Range: Depends on Qualifications
Agency Hiring Range: Min: Max:
Job Type: Classified
Location: Homer, Louisiana
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QualificationsBenefitsSupplemental Questions
MINIMUM
Qualifications:
A baccalaureate degree.
SUBSTITUTIONS:
Six years of full-time work experience in any field may be substituted for the required baccalaureate degree.
Candidates without a baccalaureate degree may combine work experience and college credit to substitute for the baccalaureate degree as follows:
A maximum of 120 semester hours may be combined with experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.
30 to 59 semester hours credit will substitute for one year of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
60 to 89 semester hours credit will substitute for two years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
90 to 119 semester hours credit will substitute for three years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
120 or more semester hours credit will substitute for four years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
College credit earned without obtaining a baccalaureate degree may be substituted for a maximum of four years full-time work experience towards the baccalaureate degree. Candidates with 120 or more semester hours of credit, but without a degree, must also have at least two years of full-time work experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.
NOTE:
Any college hours or degree must be from a school accredited by one of the following regional accrediting bodies: the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools; the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Incorporated; the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools; the Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools; the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools; the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
Supplemental Information:
This position will be filled by a new hire or Promotion of a Permanent Classified employee of the State of Louisiana.
As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a Corrections ARDC Specialist 1, Corrections ARDC Specialist 2 or Corrections ARDC Specialist 3, depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s).The maximum salary for theCorrections ARDCSpecialist 3 is $58,240.00.Please refer to the 'Job Specifications' tab located at the top of the LA Careers 'Current Job Opportunities' page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level.
To apply for this vacancy, click on theApplylink above and complete an electronic application which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities.
Applicants must have Civil Service test scores for8100-Professional Level Examin order to be considered for this vacancy unless exempted by Civil Service rule or policy. If you do not have a score prior to applying to this posting, it may result in your application not being considered.
Applicantswithoutcurrent test scores can apply to take the testhere.
For jobs within the PLE test series, an applicant who has obtained a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with an overall grade-point average (GPA) of3.5 or highermay be appointedprobationallyor byjob appointmentto anyprofessional leveljob for which possession of the baccalaureate degree alone is sufficient to meet the Minimum Qualifications. Applicants appointed under this rulemustmeet the full Minimum Qualifications including the required degree from an accredited college or university, as verified by official transcript.
If you selected option I have a 3.5 GPA or higher for my baccalaureate degree. (Rule 22.8(c))an originaltranscript must beprovided attached to your application or fax over to by the closing date of this job posting.
If a paper application is submitted, the Supplemental Questionswhich coincide with the job posting must be answered and attached to the application.
REVIEW YOUR APPLICATION TO MAKE SURE IT IS CURRENT. Failure to provide your qualifying workexperience may result in your application not being considered.
This is a 24 hour facility. Any degree, certificate, special license, or DD-214 must be verified by official documentation prior to hire. Applicants may be required to work shift work. This Agency is a Drug Free Workplace.
Candidate Display Status:
Applicants can check the status of their application at any time by selecting the 'Application Status' link after logging into their account.Below are the most common status messages and their meanings.
Application Status Message
What it Means
Application received
Your application has been submitted successfully.
Checking for required test score
We are making sure you have an active, passing score for the required written test.
Evaluating experience
Your application is being reviewed by Human Resources to ensure you meet the minimum qualifications for the position.
Eligible for consideration
You are among a group of applicants who MAY be selected for the position.
Referred to hiring manager for review
Your application has been delivered to the hiring manager.You may or may not be called for an interview.
Position filled
Someone has been selected for the position.
Position cancelled
The agency has decided not to fill the position.
There is no guarantee that everyone whoapplies to this posting will be interviewed.The hiring supervisor/manager has 90 days from the closing date of the announcement to make a hiring decision.Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected.
For more information about this vacancy contact:
Sarah Carls
P.O. Box 94304
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9304
Job Concepts:
Function of Work:
To perform diversified and technical tasks involved in the classification and maintenance of records management programs involving initial time computation and re-computation on DPS&C commitments in accordance with state and federal laws and departmental regulations.
Level of Work:
Entry.
Supervision Received:
Direct from a higher-level supervisor or manager.
Supervision Exercised:
None.
Location of Work:
Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Corrections Services-Adult.
Job Distinctions:
Differs from the Corrections ARDC Specialist 2 by the presence of entry-level duties under close supervision and guidance.
Differs from a Corrections Classification Officer and Corrections Records Analyst series by the presence of acquiring the knowledge and skills for both classifying adult inmates and sentence computation.
Examples of Work:
Ensures that various aspects of inmate incarceration related to public safety, rehabilitation, and inmate welfare are met for inmates from the time of preliminary classification in local facilities through the reception process and subsequent assignment to permanent housing facilities or until discharge from the local facilities.
Coordinates with the sheriffs' offices, clerks of court, parish jail administrators, district attorneys, and judges on various issues related to all new commitments to DPS&C.
Reviews new commitments to ensure compliance with statutory, legal, and department requirements; i.e. valid hard labor sentences, sex offender identification and tracking, multiple offender restrictions, and victim notification.
Screens new commitments to identify candidates for the intensive incarceration program, special treatment programs, or for imminent or immediate releases.
Extracts pertinent information from court minutes, bills of information, state police rap sheets, pre-sentence investigations, and other documents necessary to draft a chronological history of incarceration.
Performs in-depth research on individual criminal records.
Contacts sheriffs, clerks of court, probation personnel (in and out of state), and judges to secure and verify information relevant to time computation.
Performs duties of initial time computation and re-computing inmate sentences.
Functions as the Quality Control analyst to ensure data in the physical record matches automated data base system of CAJUN 2 (Corrections and Justice Unified Network), which is a system used by state, federal, state police, and social services agencies. Inputs data as necessary.
Researches inmate records to determine eligibility for work release, minimum security programs, or furloughs from an institution with special treatment units, or to determine eligibility for work release and furloughs in response to recommendations from administrators of local facilities.
Coordinates with state and federal officials and their respective correctional institutions on various correctional matters concerning inmate custody, release information, filing detainers, or transfers to and from other jurisdictions.
Responds to telephone inquiries from various public officials, general public, attorneys and judges, and local detention facilities personnel regarding correctional policies and procedures that relate to state inmates housed in local facilities.
Coordinates with local facilities and work release centers on the transfers of inmates deemed inappropriate to remain at the center.
Explains the time computation to inmates, attorneys, families, or other authorized individuals.
Participates in disciplinary courts as assigned.
Monitors and reviews files to ensure timely processing of releases of all DPS&C commitments housed in parish prisons, community centers, and work release programs. Issues release certificates, forms and other related documents.
Interviews inmates upon intake into the reception center.
Recommends appropriate institutional assignments based on evaluation of interview information and current and prior record to ensure public safety needs are met.
Counsels inmates to help them adjust to prison life and assists inmates with personal and family problems.
Makes recommendations to and serves as a member of various prison boards to ensure that inmates are assigned to jobs and schools with special consideration being given to inmates assigned to chronic medical and mental health units.Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Louisiana Department of State Civil Service
Job Title: CORRECTIONS ARDC SPECIALIST 1, 2, 3
Agency: DOC-David Wade Correctional Center
Opening Date: Thu. 07/24/14
Closing Date/Time: Tue. 07/29/14 11:59 PM Central Time
State Salary Range: Depends on Qualifications
Agency Hiring Range: Min: Max:
Job Type: Classified
Location: Homer, Louisiana
Print Job Information-Apply
QualificationsBenefitsSupplemental Questions
MINIMUM
Qualifications:
A baccalaureate degree.
SUBSTITUTIONS:
Six years of full-time work experience in any field may be substituted for the required baccalaureate degree.
Candidates without a baccalaureate degree may combine work experience and college credit to substitute for the baccalaureate degree as follows:
A maximum of 120 semester hours may be combined with experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.
30 to 59 semester hours credit will substitute for one year of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
60 to 89 semester hours credit will substitute for two years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
90 to 119 semester hours credit will substitute for three years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
120 or more semester hours credit will substitute for four years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
College credit earned without obtaining a baccalaureate degree may be substituted for a maximum of four years full-time work experience towards the baccalaureate degree. Candidates with 120 or more semester hours of credit, but without a degree, must also have at least two years of full-time work experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.
NOTE:
Any college hours or degree must be from a school accredited by one of the following regional accrediting bodies: the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools; the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Incorporated; the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools; the Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools; the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools; the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
Supplemental Information:
This position will be filled by a new hire or Promotion of a Permanent Classified employee of the State of Louisiana.
As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a Corrections ARDC Specialist 1, Corrections ARDC Specialist 2 or Corrections ARDC Specialist 3, depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s).The maximum salary for theCorrections ARDCSpecialist 3 is $58,240.00.Please refer to the 'Job Specifications' tab located at the top of the LA Careers 'Current Job Opportunities' page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level.
To apply for this vacancy, click on theApplylink above and complete an electronic application which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities.
Applicants must have Civil Service test scores for8100-Professional Level Examin order to be considered for this vacancy unless exempted by Civil Service rule or policy. If you do not have a score prior to applying to this posting, it may result in your application not being considered.
Applicantswithoutcurrent test scores can apply to take the testhere.
For jobs within the PLE test series, an applicant who has obtained a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with an overall grade-point average (GPA) of3.5 or highermay be appointedprobationallyor byjob appointmentto anyprofessional leveljob for which possession of the baccalaureate degree alone is sufficient to meet the Minimum Qualifications. Applicants appointed under this rulemustmeet the full Minimum Qualifications including the required degree from an accredited college or university, as verified by official transcript.
If you selected option I have a 3.5 GPA or higher for my baccalaureate degree. (Rule 22.8(c))an originaltranscript must beprovided attached to your application or fax over to by the closing date of this job posting.
If a paper application is submitted, the Supplemental Questionswhich coincide with the job posting must be answered and attached to the application.
REVIEW YOUR APPLICATION TO MAKE SURE IT IS CURRENT. Failure to provide your qualifying workexperience may result in your application not being considered.
This is a 24 hour facility. Any degree, certificate, special license, or DD-214 must be verified by official documentation prior to hire. Applicants may be required to work shift work. This Agency is a Drug Free Workplace.
Candidate Display Status:
Applicants can check the status of their application at any time by selecting the 'Application Status' link after logging into their account.Below are the most common status messages and their meanings.
Application Status Message
What it Means
Application received
Your application has been submitted successfully.
Checking for required test score
We are making sure you have an active, passing score for the required written test.
Evaluating experience
Your application is being reviewed by Human Resources to ensure you meet the minimum qualifications for the position.
Eligible for consideration
You are among a group of applicants who MAY be selected for the position.
Referred to hiring manager for review
Your application has been delivered to the hiring manager.You may or may not be called for an interview.
Position filled
Someone has been selected for the position.
Position cancelled
The agency has decided not to fill the position.
There is no guarantee that everyone whoapplies to this posting will be interviewed.The hiring supervisor/manager has 90 days from the closing date of the announcement to make a hiring decision.Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected.
For more information about this vacancy contact:
Sarah Carls
P.O. Box 94304
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9304
Job Concepts:
Function of Work:
To perform diversified and technical tasks involved in the classification and maintenance of records management programs involving initial time computation and re-computation on DPS&C commitments in accordance with state and federal laws and departmental regulations.
Level of Work:
Entry.
Supervision Received:
Direct from a higher-level supervisor or manager.
Supervision Exercised:
None.
Location of Work:
Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Corrections Services-Adult.
Job Distinctions:
Differs from the Corrections ARDC Specialist 2 by the presence of entry-level duties under close supervision and guidance.
Differs from a Corrections Classification Officer and Corrections Records Analyst series by the presence of acquiring the knowledge and skills for both classifying adult inmates and sentence computation.
Examples of Work:
Ensures that various aspects of inmate incarceration related to public safety, rehabilitation, and inmate welfare are met for inmates from the time of preliminary classification in local facilities through the reception process and subsequent assignment to permanent housing facilities or until discharge from the local facilities.
Coordinates with the sheriffs' offices, clerks of court, parish jail administrators, district attorneys, and judges on various issues related to all new commitments to DPS&C.
Reviews new commitments to ensure compliance with statutory, legal, and department requirements; i.e. valid hard labor sentences, sex offender identification and tracking, multiple offender restrictions, and victim notification.
Screens new commitments to identify candidates for the intensive incarceration program, special treatment programs, or for imminent or immediate releases.
Extracts pertinent information from court minutes, bills of information, state police rap sheets, pre-sentence investigations, and other documents necessary to draft a chronological history of incarceration.
Performs in-depth research on individual criminal records.
Contacts sheriffs, clerks of court, probation personnel (in and out of state), and judges to secure and verify information relevant to time computation.
Performs duties of initial time computation and re-computing inmate sentences.
Functions as the Quality Control analyst to ensure data in the physical record matches automated data base system of CAJUN 2 (Corrections and Justice Unified Network), which is a system used by state, federal, state police, and social services agencies. Inputs data as necessary.
Researches inmate records to determine eligibility for work release, minimum security programs, or furloughs from an institution with special treatment units, or to determine eligibility for work release and furloughs in response to recommendations from administrators of local facilities.
Coordinates with state and federal officials and their respective correctional institutions on various correctional matters concerning inmate custody, release information, filing detainers, or transfers to and from other jurisdictions.
Responds to telephone inquiries from various public officials, general public, attorneys and judges, and local detention facilities personnel regarding correctional policies and procedures that relate to state inmates housed in local facilities.
Coordinates with local facilities and work release centers on the transfers of inmates deemed inappropriate to remain at the center.
Explains the time computation to inmates, attorneys, families, or other authorized individuals.
Participates in disciplinary courts as assigned.
Monitors and reviews files to ensure timely processing of releases of all DPS&C commitments housed in parish prisons, community centers, and work release programs. Issues release certificates, forms and other related documents.
Interviews inmates upon intake into the reception center.
Recommends appropriate institutional assignments based on evaluation of interview information and current and prior record to ensure public safety needs are met.
Counsels inmates to help them adjust to prison life and assists inmates with personal and family problems.
Makes recommendations to and serves as a member of various prison boards to ensure that inmates are assigned to jobs and schools with special consideration being given to inmates assigned to chronic medical and mental health units.Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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