Correctional Officer 2 (Wasilla, AK) ID-14137

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h2About the Department/h2pdiv style="text-align: center;"strongAre you looking to start a new, exciting, fulfilling career that’s more than just a job?/strong/divp style="text-align: center;"strongAre you interested in Law Enforcement or Criminal Justice?/strong/pdiv style="text-align: center;"img src="https://secure.neogov.com/images/AgencyImages/jobposting/2704/jobpostings/image/GCCC Collage.png" style="width: 452px; height: 227px;" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/divp style="text-align: center;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-align: center;text-indent: 0.0px;"strongThe Department of Corrections is recruiting for multiple Correctional Officer 2 positions for the Goose Creekspan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0.0px;"nbsp;Correctional Complex (GCCC) located/span in Wasilla, Alaska./strong/span/pdiv style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-align: center;"span style="color: rgb(223,53,12);"strongWatch Alaska DOC's video here:/strong/spanstrongspan style="color: rgb(223,53,12);"nbsp;/span/strong/divdiv style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-align: center;"a href="https://vimeo.com/754474696/ba9d78a948" style="color: inherit;text-decoration: underline;"DOC Extended Cut.mp4 (vimeo.com)/a/divbrdiv style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-align: center;"strongspan style="color: rgb(223,53,12);"Watch Alaska DOC’s Correctional Officer video here:nbsp;/span/strong/divdiv style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-align: center;"a href="https://vimeo.com/754518436/571b71eb7d"Correctional officers_30 sec.mp4 (vimeo.com)/a/divbrustrongWhat you will be doing:/strong/ubrBuilding a future for yourself in a career that provides security in benefits, salary, abundant room for personal growth and advancement, as well as being a member of a team that has long been a pillar in our community. You will be working a week on week off schedule, which includes shifts of 6am to 6pm one week, then after your week off, you’ll rotate to 6pm to 6am, alternating weeks going forward. That means you are only scheduled 6 months of the year! nbsp;Also, with this type of schedule, when you take a week’s vacation you will have 3 consecutive weeks off. nbsp;brbrUpon your arrival at the facility and after your first week of orientation, you immediately start your role as supervisor of inmates with your Field Training Officer working by your side to learn skills for the care and custody, security, and reformation of inmates. nbsp;brbrDuring the first 12-14 months of employment, new Correctional Officers are provided structured field training within the facility and will attend a 7-week Correctional Officer Academy. After successfully completing the training, you will receive the Alaska Police Standards Council (APSC) Correctional Officer Certificate.brstrongbr/strongstronguOur mission, values and culture:/u/strongbrThe mission of Goose Creek Correctional Complex is to provide a secure environment for staff and offenders that promotes public safety and provides an opportunity for staff development, and reformative offender programming to ensure safety and efficient resources management.brbrstronguThe work environment you can expect:/u/strongbrGoose Creek Correctional Center is a minimum/medium custody facility that houses up to 1500 inmates. You will be working closely around inmates and other staff on a daily basis.brbrstronguBenefits of joining our team:/u/strongbrCorrectional Officers earn up to 16 days of paid leave for the first two years of employment, increasing after 2 years based on years of service, as well as also receiving 11 paid holidays annually.brbrThis recruitment is for an 84-hour work week, with a schedule of "week on/week off" that alternate "day/night shifts."brbrMoving and relocation incentives may be available to the selected candidates. nbsp;brbrstronguWho we are looking for:/u/strongbrTo be successful in the position, a candidate will need the following core competencies:ul style="margin-bottom: 3pt;"liAbility to follow oral and written instructions, knowledge of business software, and effectively communicate required information;/liliAbility to learn and apply techniques of self-defense, firearms, appropriate force to protect oneself / others and act quickly in emergencies, including diffusing conflicts by utilizing sound judgment; and/liliAbility to read and comprehend statutes, regulations, and procedures, apply them to specific situations, and explain procedures and requirements to the public, others, and the inmate population:/liliAssist with maintaining order and discipline, operate security control room, learn and apply techniques of handling unruly and violent prisoners, using the minimum force necessary, in resolving situations, and routine security checks and inspections; and/liliAssist in creating and maintaining an atmosphere conducive to the rehabilitation of prisoners. nbsp; nbsp;/li/ulbr/ph2Position Duties/h2pdiv style="margin-left: 4px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"At the time of employment: be 21 years of age and a United States citizen or a United States National; have a high school or home school diploma recognized or certified by a state or a local school district within a state as having met that state's graduation requirement; or have a General Educational Development certificate./spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"nbsp;/spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"strong style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"strongSpecial Note:nbsp;/strongbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"/strongspan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Appointment to Correctional Officer 1 is conditional, pending successful completion of a thorough background investigation, psychological evaluation, drug screening, and medical examination./spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"br style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"This class series is considered technical/paraprofessional for purposes of evaluating minimum qualifications. nbsp;/spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"nbsp;/spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Possess a valid driver's license issued within the United States at time of appointment./spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"nbsp;/spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Employees must be willing to work shift assignments and on-call availability may be required./spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"nbsp;/spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Individuals not continuously employed since February 9, 1991, by the State of Alaska Department of Corrections in a "correctional officer," "probation officer," or "parole officer" position, as defined by 13 AAC 85.900, are subject to requirements established by Alaska Police Standards Council (APSC). As a condition of continued employment, these individuals must obtain a basic correctional officer certificate issued by the APSC within 14 months of hire./spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"nbsp;/spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Any employment action that resulted in discharge, resignation in lieu of discharge, or discipline, must be disclosed at the time of application to vacancies within this classification. Applicants who fail to provide this information will be deemed to be ineligible for interview or further consideration. Applicants with an employment action that makes them ineligible for certification under APSC regulations will be ineligible to receive an interview or further consideration./spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"nbsp;/spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"For purposes of the minimum qualifications for this job class, "misdemeanor" means:/spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"1) nbsp;A crime classified as a misdemeanor in Alaska at the time the crime was committed./spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"2) nbsp;A crime committed in another jurisdiction for which there was a conviction in that jurisdiction by a civilian or military court is a "misdemeanor" conviction if the crime has elements similar to those of a misdemeanor under Alaska law at the time the offense was committed./spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"3) An offense punishable as a misdemeanor in Alaska or under the law of another jurisdiction, that results in a completed suspended imposition of sentence, expungement of record, or a pardon, is considered a "misdemeanor" conviction unless the offense was committed by the person before the age of 21./spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"nbsp;/spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"u style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"A qualified applicant may not:/ubr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Have been convicted of any felony or a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence by a civilian court of Alaska, the United States, another state or territory, or by a military court./spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"nbsp;/spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Have been convicted during the past ten (10) years by a civilian court of Alaska, the United States, another state or territory, or by a military court of a crime of dishonesty or moral turpitude, of a crime that resulted in serious physical injury to another person, or of two or more driving under the influence offenses./spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"nbsp;/spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Have illegally manufactured, transported, or sold a controlled substance during the past 10 years, provided you were under 21 years of age at the time./spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"nbsp;/spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Have illegally used a Schedule IA, IIA, IIIA, IVA, or VA controlled substance during the past 5 years, provided you were at least 21 years of age at the time./spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"nbsp;/spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Have used marijuana during the last year, provided you were at least 21 years of age at the time./spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"nbsp;/spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Have been denied certification by the Alaska Police Standards Council or the responsible certifying agency in any other issuing jurisdiction unless the denial, revocation, or surrender has been rescinded by the council under 13 AAC 85.270 or by the responsible certifying agency of the issuing jurisdiction./spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"br style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Have ever used a controlled substance while employed as a certifiable municipal, state, federal peace officer, correctional officer, adult probation officer, or military law enforcement officer./spannbsp;/div/ph2Minimum Qualifications/h2pdiv style="text-align: center;"br/divdiv style="text-align: center;"img class="fr-fic fr-dii" src="https://secure.neogov.com/images/AgencyImages/jobposting/2704/jobpostings/image/akdoc_seal_color_sm (1).jpg" style="width: 150.0px;"/divbrdiv style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-align: center;"ustrongspan style="color: rgb(223,53,12);"IMPORTANT NOTICE - BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION REQUIREMENTS AND DEADLINE/span/strong/uspan style="color: rgb(223,53,12);"nbsp;/span/divdiv style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-align: center;"strongA full criminal history check is required for all applicants./strong/divdiv style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-align: center;"strongnbsp;emuYOU WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD IN THE PROCESS WITHOUT COMPLETING AND/u/em/strong/divdiv style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-align: center;"strongemunbsp;SUBMITTING YOUR NOTARIZED F-3 PERSONAL HISTORY STATEMENT FORM./u/em/strong/divstrongspan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"nbsp;/span/strongdiv style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-align: center;"strongspan style="color: rgb(223,53,12);"The F-3 Personal History Statement Form and Background Packet can be downloaded at:/span/strong/divdiv style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-align: center;"a href="https://doc.alaska.gov/admin/docs/Background%20Packet%20and%20Instructions.pdf?022223" style="color: inherit;text-decoration: underline;"https://doc.alaska.gov/admin/docs/Background%20Packet%20and%20Instructions.pdf?022223/a/divdiv style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-align: center;"stronguspan style="color: rgb(223,53,12);"Once completed and notarized return to:/span/u/strong/divdiv style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-align: center;"stronga href="mailto:doc.backgroundunit@alaska.gov" style="color: inherit;text-decoration: underline;"doc.backgroundunit@alaska.gov/a/strong/divspan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"nbsp;/spanbrem style="color: inherit;text-indent: 0.0px;"As part of the personal history, applicants will be required to submit copies of the following documents:/emul style="margin-top: 0.0px;margin-bottom: 10.0px;list-style-type: disc;color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"li style="list-style-type: inherit;"emCertified Highschool/GED transcripts (must be received directly from certifying institution and show date of graduation)/emli style="list-style-type: inherit;"emBirth certificate or validnbsp;passport/emli style="list-style-type: inherit;"emHS Foreign Equivalency Evaluation, if applicable/emli style="list-style-type: inherit;"emNaturalization certificate, if applicable/emli style="list-style-type: inherit;"emDD-214 form, if applicable (must show date and type of discharge and reason for separation narrative for all periods of service in each branch of the military, such as the DD-214 Long Form and NGB-22 Form)/emli style="list-style-type: inherit;"emMilitary Evaluations, if applicable/em/ulspan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Upon successfully passing screening criteria, qualified candidates will receive anbsp;/spanem style="color: inherit;text-indent: 0.0px;"job offer that is conditional/emspan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;". Thenbsp;/spanem style="color: inherit;text-indent: 0.0px;"conditional job offernbsp;/emspan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"is contingent upon the applicant completing and passing: a background investigation, drug screening, medical examination, and psychological evaluation.nbsp;/spanspan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"The medical examination requirement will be coordinated and paid for by the Department.nbsp;/spanspan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"All job offers are conditional pending successful completion of these requirements./spannbsp;brbrdiv style="text-align: left;"The Department also recognizes that recruiting efforts by Correctional Officers is an effective tool for new recruits. Under the provisions of the current collective bargaining agreement, current officers may be credited with Recruitment Incentive Leave for proactively participating in recruiting efforts for Correctional Officer 1/2 positions. Correctional Officers who recruit a new officer, who successfully completes probation and the academy, are eligible to be awarded an additional 60 hours of personal leave to be credited to their leave account.brbrCorrectional Facilities are located in various Alaska communities and during the application process, applicants will be allowed to select their preference for consideration and may select more than one location; however, successful applicants will be offered positions based upon total number of vacancies and the needs of the department./divbrstronguPREA NOTIFICATION/u/strongbrThe Department of Corrections follows and maintains federal and state requirements standards including, but not limited to, Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards which apply to all public and private institutions that house adult or juvenile offenders. PREA standards preclude the department from hiring or promoting anyone who has engaged in, or been convicted of any conduct which would violate PREA standards related to sexual assault including:ulliSexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup, community confinement facility, juvenile facility, or other institution;liConvicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force, or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse; orliHas been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in the activity described above./ulstronguEDUCATIONnbsp;/u/strongbrIf post-secondary education is required to meet the minimum qualifications, you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials if used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position. Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview, at the discretion of the hiring manager.brbrstronguSPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATIONnbsp;/u/strongbrEducation completed in foreign colleges, universities, or high schools may be used to meet the minimum qualifications listed above. If utilizing this education, you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs; or an accredited U.S. post-secondary institution reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the post-secondary institution or high school. nbsp;It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.brbrstronguWORK EXPERIENCE/u/strongbrIf using work experience in your Applicant Profile, you must also provide the employer name, your job title, dates of employment and whether full or part-time. Applicant Profiles will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and Minimum Qualifications are clearly met. If they are not, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.brbrstronguFIREARMSnbsp;/u/strongbrThis position requires the use or possession of a firearm or ammunition. In accordance with the federal Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997 (PL 104-208), if you have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, you may not hold this position.brbrA quot;misdemeanor crime of domestic violencequot; is an offense that is (1) a misdemeanor under Federal or state law; and (2) has, as an element, the use or attempted use of physical force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon, committed by a current or former spouse, parent, or guardian of the victim, by a person with whom the victim shares a child in common, by a person who is cohabiting with or has cohabited with the victim as a spouse, parent, or guardian, or by a person similarly situated to a spouse, parent, or guardian of the victim.brbrIf you have ever been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, do NOT apply for this position.brbrstronguCRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS/APSIN/ACOMS/u/strongbrPlease be aware – this position requires the use of the Alaska Public Safety Information Network (APSIN)/Alaska Corrections Offender Management System (ACOMS). nbsp;A security clearance issued by the Department of Public Safety (DPS) is necessary to use APSIN/ACOMS. nbsp;DPS will deny security clearance for any applicant who has been uconvicted of a felony or misdemeanor/u in this state or another jurisdiction, or who may be a fugitive from justice. nbsp;Additionally, security clearance will be withdrawn if DPS discovers that material information was falsified or omitted at the time of the initial application for security clearance.brbrstronguFINGERPRINTnbsp;NOTICE/u/strongbrAll Department of Corrections employees are required to be fingerprinted. The successful candidate must pass a criminal history check.brbrstronguMULTIPLE VACANCIES NOTICE/u/strongbrThis recruitment may be used for more than one (1) vacancy. The applicant pool acquired during this recruitment may be used for future vacancies for up to ninety (90) days after this recruitment closes. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply to each recruitment notice to ensure consideration for all vacancies.brbrstronguEEO STATEMENT/u/strongbrThe State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities, who require accommodation, auxiliary aides or services, or alternative communication formats, please call 1-800-587-0430 or (907) 465-4095 in Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1-800-770-8973 or correspond with the Division of Personnel amp; Labor Relations at: P.O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal opportunity employer.brbrstronguWORKPLACE ALASKA APPLICATION QUESTIONS amp; ASSISTANCE/u/strongstrongbr/strongQuestions regarding application submission or system operation errors should be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 1-800-587-0430 (toll free) or (907) 465-4095 if you are located in the Juneau area.
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