Prov Sent. Admin Associate

Role Responsibilities

Do you have a strong background in the judicial system? The Government of Alberta is looking to fill the vital position of Provincial Sentence Admin Associate in either Edmonton or Calgary.

Reporting to the Provincial Sentence Administrator, you will be responsible for assisting Sentence Administration in their day-to-day operations, when requested, and developing strategies for remote and on-site support with each provincial correctional centre. You will also manage pre-trial custody calculation requests from Crown and Defense Counsel for the province by analyzing JOIN and ORCA to provide prompt and consistent calculations, which will be used to determine sentences for offenders. You will be responsible for reviewing records for accuracy pursuant to billing agreements with other jurisdictions supporting branches within the Correctional Services Division by maintaining data quality through various tasks such as investigating duplicate records in ORCA, completing data entry as needed as well as actioning various reports for the provincial correctional centers.  Additionally, you will assist the Provincial Sentence Administrator and the Learning Coach with the design and delivery of training to new and current sentence administrators and operations staff, maintenance of the Sentence Administration SharePoint site, manuals and other duties as required.

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies: https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.

• Systems Thinking: Takes a long term view towards organization’s objectives and how to achieve them.
• Develop Networks: Makes working with a wide range of parties an imperative.
• Drive for Results: Takes and delegates responsibility for outcomes.
• Build Collaborative Environments: Collaborates across functional areas and proactively addresses conflict.
• Agility: Identifies and manages required change and the associated risks.

Qualifications

University graduation in a related field such as Criminal Justice, Education, Criminology, Administration, Applied Justice; no experience required.

Equivalency: Directly related Education for 1 year of Experience considered on the basis of:

• 1 year of education for 1 year of experience
• 1 year of experience for 1 year of education

Preference will be given to Candidates with previous or current sentence administration experience, and/or experience working in the criminal justice system.

The following are considered assets for this role

• Completion of Safe Air course
• Previous or current working experience with JOIN, ORCA, CPIC

Please ensure all relevant qualifications are listed in resume.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. 
Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.

Notes

This Competition will be used to fill one full time permanent position in either Edmonton or Calgary.

Hours of Work is 36.25 hours per week Monday to Friday 8:15am to 4:30pm

Final candidates for this position will be required to provide a Fingerprint Based Criminal Record Check. Any associated costs will be your responsibility and you are only required to provide this check if requested. We cannot accept on-line Criminal Record Checks, from a non-Policing Agency.

Travel is required for this position and a Valid Class 5 Driver’s License is required.

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in. 

What We Offer:

• Working for the Alberta Public Service – https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx 
• Pension plans: 
  • Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) – https://www.pspp.ca
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool - https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca
• Leadership and mentorship programs
• Professional learning and development https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance

Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening.   
  
Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate.