Correctional Services Consultant

Role Overview

• Approves, disapproves, or modifies custody recommendations, including Close Management and Protective Management, and oversees work release center recommendations.
• Reviews and places inmates in academic, vocational, substance abuse programs, veteran’s dormitories, Faith and Character Based programmes, and coordinates transfers to re-entry facilities.
• Responds to inquiries from inmate families, staff, law enforcement, courts, government officials, and the public regarding inmate classification issues, and provides on-site assistance during institutional disturbances.
• Provides training on state classification functions to staff, reviews and investigates inmate administrative appeals, and ensures uniform application of rules for the Faith and Character Based programme.
• Participates in State Classification Office meetings, reviews and suggests changes to administrative rules and manuals, and maintains records for facility profile changes.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Must have held the position of Classification Supervisor or higher for (2) years.
• Must have at least Five (5) or more years of experience in Classification with the Florida Department of Corrections.
• A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university can substitute for one year of experience.
• Support of knowledge, skills, and abilities should be demonstrated on the application, in the education, in the work experience, in the work sample, in the interview and/or during reference checks.

Benefits

• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
• Comprehensive health insurance and life insurance with accidental death and dismemberment benefits.
• Supplemental Dental, Vision, Life, Disability and Hospitalization insurance.
• Tuition-Free college courses.
• Retirement Plans with the Florida Retirement System: Pension Plan (Traditional Retirement Pension Plan) Investment Plan (401(K)-Type Retirement Plan) Deferred Retirement Option Program (Drop) Deferred Compensation.
• Recently Retired? Beginning July 1, 2024, there is no longer a reemployment limitation; beginning with the 7th calendar month from the member's distribution date, there are no restrictions on working for an FRS employer.