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Inmate Classification Supervisor

Maricopa County
tuition reimbursement
United States, Arizona, Phoenix
2670 South 28th Drive (Show on map)
Jan 18, 2025

Posting Date

01/16/25

Application Deadline

01/21/25

Pay Range

Min - 1st Quartile - Mid - Max
$59,000.00 - $66,312.50 - $73,625.00 - $88,250.00

Job Type

Unclassified

Department

Sheriff

About the Position

If you are a driven and compassionate individual looking to make a difference in the lives of incarcerated individuals and detention officers, then the Inmate Classification Supervisor position is for you! This exciting opportunity offers a unique chance to contribute to the rehabilitation and reintegration of offenders, while supporting the safety and security of detention officers.

In this role, you will supervise the Inmate Classification Specialists to ensure that inmates are classified into the appropriate custody level and housing type. This role oversees prioritization of classifications to maintain compliance with all court mandates.

Elevate your impact - apply today!

Position Qualifications

We recognize your time is valuable, so please apply if you meet the following required qualifications:

Education

  • Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Criminal Justice, Sociology, Psychology, or another closely related field.

Experience

  • Two (2) years of professional-level social work experience.

OR

Combined education and experience qualifications

  • Postgraduate degrees or professional-level related experience may substitute for the education or experience on a year-for-year basis.

Other requirements

  • Training that may be provided on-the-job: FEMA NIMS - IS100 and 700; Safety; Payroll; PREA.

  • Arizona driver's license upon hire

  • Prior to hiring, the Sheriff's Office requires that all candidates pass a background review.

Our Preferred Candidate has

  • Three (3) years of professional level social work experience in criminal justice or behavioral science.

  • Two (2) years of experience as Inmate Classification Specialist with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.

  • Prior lead and/or supervisory experience.

Compensation is more than a salary with MCSO. Your perks at work include:

  • A secure future in a stable and fulfilling role

  • Work-life balance with available flex schedules based on business needs

  • Access to free County gyms

  • Pursue a greater purpose of promoting safety and security among incarcerated populations

  • 10% discount at KinderCare facilities in the Valley and upcoming MCKids Club to serve County employees and their families exclusively

  • Tuition reimbursement

  • Low cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents

  • Paid vacation, sick, and parental (birth/adoption) leaves

Essential Job Tasks

(This is not an all-inclusive list of all job duties that may be required; employees will be required to perform other related duties as assigned.)

  • Supervise Inmate Classification Specialists and ensure that all activities involving classification operations are performed effectively, efficiently and in conformance to Office Policy, and any applicable Federal, State or Local laws.

  • Evaluate procedures, encourage innovative ideas, and recommend improvements.

  • Advise personnel of new directives, policies, procedures, and goals. Communicate a clear vision of team goals, values, and objectives; ensure that everyone understands each other's roles, responsibilities, how they relate to department objectives, and monitor progress toward achieving objectives.

  • Prepare Employee Performance Appraisals and maintain employee performance records.

  • Counsel and coach assigned personnel. Initiate performance planning with employees as necessary and follow through by evaluating employee progress.

  • Provide direction, guidance, and support to employee training development and quality control.

  • Prepare work schedules and daily work assignment rosters to ensure sufficient coverage for all mandatory duty positions. Monitor daily workload and prioritize classifications to ensure compliance within court mandated time frames.

  • Conduct Critical Policy Briefings and inspections as required by MCSO Policy.

  • Attend department meetings with command staff, leads, and other personnel. Compile and review statistical information and prepare reports.

  • Act as liaison between MCSO departments and outside agencies.

  • Represent the Classification Division in depositions or court proceedings and correspond with attorneys and other law enforcement agencies as necessary.

  • Process subordinates' bi-weekly payroll timekeeping records in a timely manner and in accordance with MCSO Policy.

  • Interview and select prospective employees for hire or promotion.

  • Performs duties of Classification Specialist during periods of heavy workload to process classification requests in a timely manner.

  • Perform duties as the Inmate Classification Operations/Program Supervisor in their absence.

  • Notify the Inmate Classification Manager or Inmate Classification Operations/Program Supervisor of any problems that may arise.

  • Be present at work site to perform any/all assigned duties scheduled/assigned by the Inmate Classification Manager or Inmate Classification Operations/Program Supervisor.

  • Model good attendance to perform tasks as scheduled/assigned by the Inmate Classification Manager or Inmate Classification Operations/Program Supervisor.

Working Conditions

Maricopa County is an EEO/ADA Reasonable Accommodation Employer.

The following environments described are only representative of how the essential job tasks are currently performed or envisioned. As such, in order to accommodate a disability or limitation, the essential job tasks may be performed in ways other than described on these pages.

Work occurs indoors within the secure confines of a jail facility. Tasks required accuracy, decision making, and teamwork, Position may involve communicating directly with the inmate population.

Work environment

  • Indoors

  • Confined area

  • Rarely in temperatures about 90 degrees or below 40 degrees

  • Frequent use of stairs or ladders

  • Conditions may include chemicals/fumes, high noise level, dim lighting, bright lighting, exposure to contagious diseases

Physical environment

  • Sitting, standing, walking

  • Speaking, hearing, seeing, reading

  • Bending/kneeling, reaching and twisting

  • Lifting floor to waist fifty (50) pounds

  • Lifting waist to shoulder of ten (10) pounds

  • Lifting shoulder to overhead of five (5) pounds

  • Carrying a weight of fifteen (15) pounds for a distance of 5 feet

  • Pushing/pulling a weight of twenty-five (25) pounds for a distance of 20 feet

Social environment

  • Accuracy

  • Decision making

  • Concentration/vigilance

  • Teamwork

  • Working in close physical proximity with others

  • Frequent interruptions, time pressures, high volume of work, handling multiple or complicated tasks, frequently unscheduled tasks, and/or changing tasks

  • Conditions frequently include dangerous environment, inmate contact, public contact

  • Conditions rarely include isolation, emergencies, traumatic subject matter

  • 24/7 operation- rotating shifts, weekends, holidays and rotating days off based on department needs

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of

  • Principles and practices of a correctional classification system.

Skill in

  • Evaluating information and extrapolating data to formulate accurate assessments.

  • Compiling information, reports, and records.

Ability to

  • Establish and maintain effective working relationships.

  • Communicate successfully in oral and written format as appropriate for the audience.

  • Prioritize team workloads and tasks in busy work environment.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:

The hiring authority will select the successful candidate based on departmental needs.

All offers of employment made to new hires and rehires at Maricopa County are contingent upon successful completion of a post-offer, pre-employment thorough background investigation. A background investigation is conducted on a current employee who changes to a Safety Sensitive Position or one having the potential for serious adverse impact on the integrity or efficiency of the County. These requirements do not pertain to employees of elected officials who undergo background investigation processes administered through their respective offices.

Typically, successful candidates are hired at a salary rate, up to midpoint of the range, based on applicable experience, internal equity and budgetary allowances.

Selection Procedure

  • Only the most qualified candidates will be considered

  • Consideration will only be given to candidates who submit online applications

  • Candidates will be contacted primarily through email and their Workday online application profile

  • Must pass a pre-employment background and/or fingerprint investigation as required by statute or policy, including drug and alcohol testing requirements for positions designated as safety-sensitive

Maricopa County is an equal opportunity employer.

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