What are the responsibilities and job description for the Institutional Parole Assistant - SCI Camp Hill position at Commonwealth of Pennsylvania?
The Department of Corrections is looking for a highly motivated person with great attention to detail to join our team as an Institutional Parole Assistant. If you meet the experience requirements and are looking to join a fast-paced public service agency, the Department of Corrections wants to hear from you!
Senate Bill 411 merged the Department of Corrections and the Pennsylvania Parole Board. This position is within the Department of Corrections.
As an Institutional Parole Assistant, you will provide clerical and technical assistance within the institutional parole office. You will be responsible for controlling inmates in the parole release process; ensuring that they are released in accordance with laws governing release of offenders and PA Parole Board policy. You will be interviewing inmates to determine their home plan needs, monitoring results of drug screening, results of home plan investigations, status changes, results of CCC referrals, Crime victim Act payments, and monitoring for misconducts or infractions prior to release. You will be preparing Release Orders, letters, memos and end of month status reports and running Criminal Histories (RAP sheets) for any needed cases on the monthly docket.
Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.
Senate Bill 411 merged the Department of Corrections and the Pennsylvania Parole Board. This position is within the Department of Corrections.
As an Institutional Parole Assistant, you will provide clerical and technical assistance within the institutional parole office. You will be responsible for controlling inmates in the parole release process; ensuring that they are released in accordance with laws governing release of offenders and PA Parole Board policy. You will be interviewing inmates to determine their home plan needs, monitoring results of drug screening, results of home plan investigations, status changes, results of CCC referrals, Crime victim Act payments, and monitoring for misconducts or infractions prior to release. You will be preparing Release Orders, letters, memos and end of month status reports and running Criminal Histories (RAP sheets) for any needed cases on the monthly docket.
Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.
Work Schedule and Additional Information:
- Full-time employment (40 hours per week).
- Work Hours are 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday - Friday, with 30-minute lunch.
- Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
- This position is eligible for full retirement benefits at age 60 or 65.
- You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:
- One year of complex clerical experience; or
- An equivalent combination of experience and training.
- You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency.
- You must be able to perform essential job functions.
- A conditional offer of employment will require submission of criminal history reports. See hiring agency contact information.
- You must pass a background investigation.
- Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
- If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
- Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
- Failure to comply with the above application requirements will eliminate you from consideration for this position.
- Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.employment.pa.gov/Additional Info/Pages/default.aspx and click the Veterans’ Preference tab or contact us at ra-cs-vetpreference@pa.gov.
- 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).
- Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
- Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
- Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
- You must provide complete and accurate information or:
- your score may be lower than deserved.
- you may be disqualified.
- You may only apply/test once for this posting.
- Your results will be provided via email.
Salary : $44,712 - $67,391