Adult Probation Officer

The Department of Corrections, Division of Institutions, is recruiting for an Adult Probation Officer 1/2A for the Anchorage Correctional Complex (ACC) located in Anchorage, Alaska. 

What You Will Be Doing:

• Responsible for a full range of probation work in an institution.
• 80 to 100 clients are assigned.
• Perform classification reviews, interview and evaluate persons seeking parole/probation, prepare reports, conduct individual counseling, assess needs and refer appropriately for work and rehabilitation centers.

Our Mission, Values, and Culture:

The Alaska Department of Corrections provides secure confinement, reformative programs, and a process of supervised community reintegration to enhance the safety of our communities. We are trained professionals committed to a safe, open and respectful organization. We are dedicated to public safety and will always respect the rights and dignity of victims of crime and offenders in our charge will be treated in a safe and humane manner and will be expected to enhance their ability to reform every day.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

• Work with a dynamic group of individuals.
• Work with a variety of experienced DOC professionals.
• Assist and promote personal growth of subordinates through training, coaching, mentoring.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

This fast-paced environment offers opportunities for professional development and fosters a positive workplace culture, with frequent interactions across multiple disciplines within the institution. Conveniently located in downtown Anchorage, the complex is close to local shopping and dining options.

Who We Are Looking For:

We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:

• Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.
• Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
• Flexibility: Is open to change and new information, adapts behavior or work methods in response to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles; effectively deals with uncertainty.

Minimum Qualifications

PJ04A1 –Adult Probation Officer 1 
A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in any field.
Or substitution:
Four years of paraprofessional experience in probation, parole, pretrial, criminal justice, juvenile justice, social services, corrections, criminal investigation, public safety or law enforcement.
 
Or substitution:
Four years in any combination of postsecondary education from an accredited college and paraprofessional experience in probation, parole, pretrial, criminal justice, juvenile justice, social services, corrections, criminal investigation, public safety or law enforcement (2.67 semester hours or 4 quarter hours of post-secondary education are equal to one month of experience).  
 
All Adult Probation Officer 1 positions are flexibly staffed. Advancement to the Adult Probation Officer 2 level occurs only when the incumbent successfully completes all training, including the specified terms of the APSC training and certification requirements, and is certified by the supervisor as prepared to perform at the next level. Advancement to the Adult Probation Officer 2B level is contingent upon completion of the Department’s Probation Officer Academy and the Probation Officer Field Training Manual.
 
PJ04A2/PJ04A3–Adult Probation Officer 2 (A or B) 
Successful completion of training under a formally established Adult Probation Officer 1-2 (A or B) flexible staffing training plan with the State of Alaska;
OR
A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in any field.  
And
One year of professional experience in probation, parole, pretrial, criminal justice, juvenile justice, social services, criminal investigation, public safety or law enforcement, or as a social services case manager or counselor.  
 
Or substitution:
Five years in any combination of postsecondary education from an accredited college and paraprofessional experience in probation, parole, pretrial, criminal justice, juvenile justice, social services, criminal investigation, public safety, law enforcement or corrections. (2.67 semester hours or 4 quarter hours of postsecondary education are equal to one month of experience).