CLASSIFICATION COUNSELOR 2 - TEAMSTERS

Classification Counselor 2

The Department of Corrections (DOC), Airway Heights Corrections Center (AHCC), is seeking a highly motivated and qualified individual for a permanent Classification Counselor 2 position. This position is located at AHCC in Airway Heights WA. Airway Heights Corrections Center (AHCC) is a 2000+ bed male facility located approximately 10 miles west of Spokane. The prison consists of a main facility that houses medium- and long-term minimum-custody offenders. A separate perimeter adjacent to the main facility accommodates a minimum-security unit for offenders with minimum-custody or lower. The Department of Corrections (DOC), as a partner in the criminal justice system, enhances public safety, administers criminal sanctions and programs in accordance with the law and provides leadership for the future of corrections in Washington State. Whether the work is inside a prison, in community corrections, or in an administrative office, the Washington State Department of Corrections professional staff experience a high degree of personal satisfaction know they are creating environments in which all incarcerated individuals can learn to make choices that contribute to a safer society.

A completed application packet will include: a cover letter regarding your interest in this position with our agency, a detailed resume, and three professional references.

* Resume and letter of interest should be attached as separate documents.

Duties include, but are not limited to: managing a caseload of adult criminal incarcerated individuals; investigating all information available for each arriving incarcerated individual and determining their documentation and programming needs; screening incarcerated individuals for job assignments to ensure community safety for incarcerated individual referred to community work crews, Department of Natural Resources crews, and sustainability crews; conducting PREA Risk Assessments and single cell assessments to ensure proper housing and safety of offenders; administering of Risk Assessment tools; collecting information to complete facility plans, criminal history and risk management tools to determine needs; preparing and submitting Incarcerated Individual release plan; counseling and informing incarcerated individuals regarding community resources and problems they might encounter in their transition to work release, parole, or release. Work with internal and external entities to facilitate incarcerated individual re-entry into the community; enforcing court ordered conditions and impose DOC conditions; participating in Risk Management/multi-disciplinary teams; maintaining communication with incarcerated individuals to assist with attorney calls, child custody/support hearings with the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) and courts, and family contact through crisis/emergency situations; regularly reviewing and updating incarcerated individual plans and programming needs; arranging translator services; evaluating incarcerated individuals for early release; monitoring incarcerated individual programming and behaviors; exercising sound judgment, aligned with Department policy, in decisions concerning sanctions, treatment, and education referral; writing correspondences, infractions, and incident reports; providing clear, concise, and consistent communication with staff, incarcerated individuals, and stakeholders; recording, accessing, updating, and retrieving incarcerated individual-related information from agency database; maintaining electronic and hard copy incarcerated individual file to accurately reflect current incarcerated individual status.

Required Qualifications: A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university whose accreditation is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), and one year of social service or corrections experience. A Master's degree in sociology, psychology, social work, criminology, or closely related field will substitute for the year of required experience. OR Satisfactory completion of two years of college (60 semester or 90 quarter credits) and three years of experience in adult corrections, juvenile corrections, rehabilitation or social casework. OR One year as a Classification Counselor 1 in Washington State service to include, at a minimum satisfactory completion of two years of college (60 semester or 90 quarter credits). OR Five (5) years of social service or corrections experience. Note: Corrections experience is defined as the focus of work dealing directly with incarcerated individuals a majority of the time.

In addition to at least one of the above, this position requires: ability to write clearly, factually, and concisely; analyze and interpret data, weigh the risks, and make decisions or recommendations to address staff and incarcerated individual needs; identify and address incarcerated individuals behaviors/needs; organize and prioritize work; apply conflict resolution skills; observe and strategize personal action based on environmental conditions and human behavior; learns and utilizes computer-based applications in the performance of job duties; remains calm and rational while handling difficult situations to include, but not limited to: volatile, threatening or other crisis/emergency situations; expertly intervenes in response to threats; knows and applies relevant law, policy, procedure and practice; adheres to established productivity standards and timelines; identifies own training needs and proactively seeks training opportunities; incorporates new information into an existing framework of understanding; accepts changes and supports the Agency through changes in law, policy and procedure.