Interstate Compact Specialist

Description and Functions

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

The Wyoming Department of Corrections Cheyenne Field Services Division is seeking a motivated and organized individual for an Interstate Compact Specialist. This position will process interstate compact transfers received from our probation/parole field agents the WDOC institutions and the contracted halfway houses to other states as well as process incoming transfer requests for probationers and parolees desiring to transfer to addition if the outgoing transfer is accepted by the receiving state the Interstate Compact Specialist will monitor and track the offenders compliance with his/her supervision requirements.

The Wyoming Department of Corrections (WDOC) contributes to public safety by exercising reasonable safe secure and humane management while actively providing offenders opportunities to become law-abiding citizens.

Why Choose a Career with the Wyoming Department of Corrections

• Culture of public service and a commitment to work/life balance
• Eligibility for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness
• Health Dental and Vision Insurance
• Employee State Retirement Plan
• Paid vacation sick leave and holidays
• Meaningful work that makes a difference for Wyoming communities and MUCH MORE !

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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: The listed functions are illustrative only and are not intended to describe every function that may be performed in the job level.

• Monitors and tracks a caseload of Wyoming offenders whose probation/parole supervision has been transferred to another state under the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision (ICAOS).
• Monitors offender compliance with the conditions of probation/parole through correspondence with probation/parole personnel in other states.
• Contact the Clerks of Court to verify payment of ordered monetary obligations.
• Consults with judicial personnel and other criminal justice personnel on what action to take on offenders violating conditions of supervision.
• Performs paralegal duties for the courts and parole boards review and consideration by preparing affidavits petitions orders and warrants.
• Performs functions of the Wyoming Interstate Compact office in compliance with the ICAOS Rules and other federal state and local laws and agency policy.
• Provides information and/or training about the Compact andthe Interstate Compact Offender Tracking System (ICOTS)to agents offenders criminal justice personnel and others.
• Tracks the movement of offenders across state lines i.e. out-of-state offenders coming into Wyoming and Wyoming offenders going to other states.
• Ensures all ICOTS functions are completed within ICAOS time requirements.
• Reviews ICOTS documents for accuracy and completeness prior to transmission to another state and prior to transmission to our field offices.
• Contacts Interstate Compact offices in other states and Wyoming field offices as needed to accomplish the above tasks.
• Prepares transfer applications and other documents electronically for Wyoming offenders being supervised out of state who are requesting to transfer to a third state.
• Monitors Wyoming probationers/parolees who are incarcerated in other states or who have been deported.
• Processes incoming and outgoing mail for the Compact office including requests for information from agents criminal justice organizations and private entities.
• Copies file materials as requested by Wyoming field offices prosecutors the Attorney Generals Office law enforcement probation/parole agents from other states Child Support federal probation and others in a timely manner.
• Uses the microfiche machine and electronic database for copying older file materials.
• Responds to telephone inquiries for information.

Qualifications

PREFERENCES:

Preference may be given to applicants who have worked in a correctional setting.

KNOWLEDGE:

• Knowledge of Wyoming laws and the criminal justice system probation/parole policies and procedures departmental policies parole board procedures and adult community corrections regulations.
• Knowledge of the rules and regulations of the Interstate Compact for Supervision of Adult Offenders.
• Knowledge of monitoring techniques and communication codes.
• Knowledge of general correctional philosophy.
• Skill in interpersonal relations.
• Skill in speaking with members of the public.
• Skill in oral and written communications.
• Skill in use of personal computers and software/database applications.
• Skill in data entry.
• Skill in interpersonal relationships and teamwork.
• Ability to work in stressful situations be flexible and accept new duties.
• Ability to multitask several items with different priorities at the same time.
• Knowledge of what documents and information can be released pursuant to DOC policy and state statutes.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

Associates Degree (typically in Social Services)

Experience:

0-2 years of progressive work experience (typically in Adult Probation and Parole)

OR

Education & ExperienceSubstitution:

2-4 years of progressive work experience (typically in Adult Probation and Parole)

Certificates Licenses Registrations:

None

Necessary Special Requirements

PHYSICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Lifting/grasping up to 20 pounds without assistance on an occasional to regular basis.
• Walking on cement floors on an occasional to regular basis.
• Walking up and down stairs on an occasional basis.
• Stooping bending kneeling crouching on an occasional basis.
• Reaching on a regular basis.
• Typing/Repetitive motion frequently.
• Talking/hearing frequently.
• Seeing: the visual ability to perform an activity such as analyzing data and figures viewing a computer terminal or extensive reading.

NOTES:

• FLSA: Non-Exempt
• The State of Wyoming is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively supports the ADA and reasonably accommodates qualified applicants with disabilities. No notice of eligibility will be sent to applicants who meet the minimum qualifications.
• The Wyoming Department of Corrections is a Drug-Free Workplace. All staff is subject to drug testing while employed by the WDOC. The Wyoming Department of Corrections is a Tobacco-Free Workplace and prohibits the taking carrying possessing or introducing of smoking materials smokeless tobacco or tobacco substitutes on or into WDOC facilities and grounds.
• The Wyoming Department of Corrections is in compliance with the Federal Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) of 2003. It is the policy and practice of WDOC to protect inmates and offenders from abuse corporal punishment personal injury disease property damage harassment and the elimination of prison rape.
• Successful applicants must pass a background/reference check and drug test prior to the appointment.
• WDOC offers a competitive benefits package including medical dental and life insurance paid vacations and sick leave paid holidays a tuition reimbursement program Wyoming State Retirement and 457 deferred compensation program longevity pay and opportunities for advancement.
• WDOC has a strict dress code policy to includes standards for facial hair body art and piercings/gauges. All applicants must meet the standards of this dress code to be considered for employment

Supplemental Information

080 Wyoming Department of Corrections - Field Services.

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Required Experience:

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