Important Recruitment Information for this vacancy: Req.#219842

Agency Information:

About the Position: PC I - Sex Offender Specialist, Req.#219842

Starting salary for this position: $39,852.80/Annual ($19.16/Hourly)*

• Offered salary will be determined by experience, qualifications, and skill set that the candidate brings to the position. Though this position is unclassified, the posted starting salary is equivalent to classified Pay Grade 25, step 6. Please contact Recruitment Coordinator for further details.

Employment Benefits

Comprehensive medical, mental, dental, vision, and additional coverage

Sick & Vacation leave

Work-Life Balance programs: parental leave, military leave, jury leave, funeral leave

Paid State Holidays (designated by the Governor annually)

Fitness Centers in select locations

Employee discounts with the STAR Program

Retirement and deferred compensation programs

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Position Summary & Responsibilities

Position Summary:

This position involves responsibility for planning, coordinating, and implementing various activities related to the identification and management of sex offenders in the adult correctional facilities. Work includes explaining, clarifying, and interpreting operational practices, procedures, regulations and activities for KDOC staff, contract providers, and the general public.

Job Responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following:

This position manages various aspects of the sex offender management program of the KDOC, and manages various projects and processes related to risk reduction.

This position monitors all sex offenders, male and female, being assessed at admission for risk level to determine level of treatment needed. Reviews decisions regarding risk for quality assurance. Consults with SOP providers to ensure treatment is assessed and residents are identified appropriately for treatment. Consults with RDU and SOP staff regarding individual cases as needed. Reviews sex offenders for screening for placement in CBT groups and work release, conducting necessary file research and review, applying evidence-based factors, and making a decision regarding placement. This will involve effective, regular communication with the KDOC sex offender management team, RDU and other facility staff, and stakeholders as necessary. This includes for male and female offenders. The incumbent will successfully complete and maintain current training in all assessments utilized.

Reviews, investigates, and makes decisions concerning requests for minor contact by offenders managed as sex offenders with prior minor victims. This includes reviewing case material; interviewing the offender, caretaker and in appropriate cases minor(s); using an evidence-based tool to assess risk to the minor(s); identifying safety and caretaker plans and strategies if contact is to occur to mitigate risk; preparing summaries of information that support the conclusion; presenting the decision to the override committee, offender and facility; and monitoring compliance. Also participates in and supports the override process for sex offenders on other issues, providing input and information as needed.

Conducts due process hearings for offenders to determine in appropriate cases whether the offender should be managed as a sex offender, in the absence of a conviction for a sex crime or journal entry indication sexually motivated; makes decisions concerning whether to manage the offender as a sex offender; takes appropriate follow up steps to inform the offender and facility; contacts the SOP provider to assess whether the offender requires treatment.

Reviews case files on sex offenders who did not enter or succeed in treatment to assess the causes, and identify and help implement strategies to increase the number of successful completions. Also participates in fidelity observations, coaching and feedback regarding SOP groups in the facilities and community.

Assists the Central Office Programs & Risk Reduction Team on various projects, including data review, implementing strategies related to responsivity, staff skill development, statewide summits and meetings, working ICE detainers, addressing community identification, and other projects that require ongoing attention and identification and implementation of strategies, as assigned.

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

Six months of experience in planning, implementing, and monitoring activites relevant to the agency's programs. Two years of experience interacting with clients, customers, or the public in a social service, customer service, or problem resolution setting. Education may be substituted for experience as determined relevant by the agency.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree with major coursework in criminal justice, the social sciences, or the behavioral sciences, and three years of experience working with offenders in corrections. Or 60 semester hours of college credit, with twelve hours in corrections or a related field, and five years of experience working with offenders in corrections.

Two years experience working with sex offenders.

Two years experience working with multi-discipline groups.

Two years experience in offender CBT group work.

Two years experience developing and writing policies.

Demonstrated knowledge of evidence-based programming in corrections.

Demonstrated knowledge of core correctional practices.

Effective in working with a team and communicating.

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Required Documents for this Application to be Complete

• Tax Clearance Certificate
• College Transcripts (if applicable)
• DD214 (if you are claiming Veteran’s Preference)

• Cover Letter
• Resume