Adult Probation Officer 1/2A (PCN 20-8224)

• Adult Probation Officers are responsible for supervising a caseload of adult felony offenders who are under the jurisdiction of the Superior court or District Courts of Alaska and have been remanded to the custody and care of the Department of Corrections.
• Maintain case files (requires case management skills), including entry to the Alaska Corrections Offender Management System (ACOMS). This includes preparing / updating an offender management plan (OMP) for each offender.
• Complete annual classification paperwork, conduct classification hearings, and complete furlough (half-way house) paperwork for prisoners who are eligible and appropriate for housing in Community Residential Centers.
• Prepare discretionary and mandatory parole packets for the Alaska Board of Parole and prepare prisoners for release into the community, to include ensuring prisoners have complied with DNA requirements, Sex Offender Registration with the Department of Public Safety and Victim Notification.

The mission of Spring Creek Correctional Center 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.  As the State of Alaska's only Maximum-Security adult male facility, we provide confinement for minimum, medium, and close custody sentenced felons including the state's most violent and predatory offenders.

• Flexible work schedules;
• An opportunity to make a difference in people's lives;
• Career Development and training;
• Excellent benefits;
• Being part of a team consisting of a rewarding group of professionals.

Spring Creek Correctional Center is a maximum-security state operated adult correctional institution.  The institution has a capacity of over 500 male inmates and employs approximately 200 staff.  While much of Spring Creek's inmate population serve long term sentences, we also house prisoners serving shorter sentences.  

• Excellent case management skills;
• A strong work ethic;
• An ability to work effectively and calmly with individuals who are often offensive, upset, hostile, and dangerous;
• Strong computer skills;
• Excellent communication and writing skills.

• The community of Seward is nestled against a backdrop of peaks and passes sculpted by Ice Age glaciers; Seward’s ice-free harbor has long served as a natural gateway to the vast scenic and resource riches of Alaska’s huge interior. 
• Residents enjoy outstanding outdoor recreation including the Kenai Fjords National Park, which is dominated by glaciated landscapes. Exit Glacier is one of the many glaciers in the park and is only a short drive from downtown Seward. 
• Seward is located on Resurrection Bay, a fickle body of water teeming with an abundant species of fish and frolicking marine mammals. 
• Seward is home to the Mt. Marathon Race which is run every July 4th. The race totals 3.1miles and climbs 3022 feet. Top finishers cross the finish line in about an hour. 
• Seward schools are second to none, with the Seward Elementary School being selected as a 2008 “No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon School.” 
• The region offers fantastic marine boating, fishing and hunting, cross-country skiing, bird watching, hiking, kayaking, running and biking, and much, much more.