CORRECTIONAL SENTENCE SPECIALIST - SES

Correctional Sentence Specialist - SES

This open competitive advertisement is for a SES (Selected Exempt Service) position located at Tomoka Correctional Institution in the Classification department. Our mission in the Classification Department is to accurately assess and classify inmates based on their needs, risks, and behaviors. We ensure appropriate housing and program placements within the correctional system. Our goal is to enhance safety and security while promoting effective rehabilitation, ultimately aiding in the successful reintegration of inmates into society.

Job Duties:

• Verify and manually calculate tentative release dates, ensuring they align with commitment papers and legal statutes.
• Communicate with relevant agencies to resolve any discrepancies.
• Lead the preparation of release documents, verify final release dates, and ensure all necessary authorizations and records are perfectly in order for inmate release.
• Maintain accurate data entry in the inmate information system, assist in training new employees, and supervise data entry staff.
• Manage the daily maintenance of inmate records, including updates on cell changes, work assignments, disciplinary reports, and sentence modifications.
• Prepare affidavits, testify in court, coordinate inter-state detainer actions, and supervise the transfer of inmate files, all while ensuring compliance with policies and standards.

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.
• Retirement 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 high school diploma or its equivalent.
• Must have three (3) years of administrative or office management experience.
• Must have at least one (1) year of which must have been in reviewing or handling inmate sentence data.
• Postsecondary education can substitute at the rate of 30 semester or 45 quarter hours for each year of the required administrative or office management experience.
• Vocational/technical training in an area of office management or business studies can substitute at the rate of 30 semester, 45 quarter or 720 classroom hours for each year of the required administrative or management experience, but not the inmate sentencing data experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Supervisory skills.
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, or Power Point.
• Experience auditing, analyzing, and/or interpreting data.
• Familiarity with sentence structure is preferred.

Additional Information:

• The Florida Department of Corrections requires all job applicants and volunteers to pass a Level 2 background check as per Chapter 435, Florida Statutes. This check must be completed before they can start working or volunteering.
• 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.
• The Florida Department of Corrections does not currently support H-1B Visa Sponsorship.
• For online application issues, call the People First Service Center at View phone number on click.appcast.io. Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.
• Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center View phone number on click.appcast.io). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.
• 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.

Location: Daytona Beach, FL, US, 32124 Daytona Beach, FL, US, 32114 Daytona Beach, FL, US, 32117 Daytona Beach, FL, US, 32118 Daytona Beach, FL, US, 32120 South Daytona, FL, US, 32119