SENIOR CLASSIFICATION OFFICER

Senior Classification Officer

This open competitive advertisement is for a Career Service position located at Hardee Correctional Institution in the Classification Department. Our team is dedicated to promoting positive inmate progress through regular assessments and tailored management plans. We coordinate targeted referrals for treatment and programs, evaluate diverse information to guide decisions, maintain detailed records in OBIS, and lead disciplinary hearings with custody and reclassification recommendations. We also ensure eligible inmates receive appropriate gain time awards, supporting a fair and effective correctional environment.

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.

Be part of a team that shapes the future of inmate rehabilitation and management!

Benefits include 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 include two (2) years of Classification Officer experience. Preference will be given to applicants with experience with file audit and custody procedures, a working knowledge of disciplinary processes, and the capability to handle large volumes of inmate change and movement.

Location: Bowling Green, FL, US, 33834