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Recruitment Bulletin
Court Services Officer
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Position ID Number: 12-1701
Application Period: 08/02/2012 through 08/31/2012Position open to: Alaska Residents Only
Department: Public SafetyDivision: Alaska State Troopers
Location: FairbanksRegion: Fairbanks
Salary: $4503.00 MonthlyRange: 74
Job Status: Full-TimeBargaining Unit: AA

Job Description:

Department of Public Safety, Division of Alaska State Troopers, is currently recruiting to fill a Court Service Officer (CSO) position located in Fairbanks.  

The successful candidate will attend 3-weeks of initial training and participate in a 13-week Field Training and Evaluation Program in either Anchorage or Fairbanks.

Key Responsibilities include:

  • Transporting inmates to and from correctional facilities within the State of Alaska for court appearances, medical care and other transportation centers, and out of state prisoner transport;
  • Maintaining the custody and security of inmates during transport, appointments, and their return to incarceration;
  • Providing both courtroom and court facility security to include response to alarms, disturbances and public safety incidents, and dignitary security for supreme court;
  • Serving process documents in accordance to instructions from the courts and agency standard operating procedures, to include subpoenas, summons, writs, domestic violence writs, orders, complaints and other legal notices.

Note:  Candidates will need to meet selection criteria, pass a physical fitness test and complete a background investigation.

All job offers are conditional pending successful completion of a psychological evaluation and medical examination.


View Class Specifications for this job:

Special Note:
Successful completion of a physical agility test, and sound health, physical and mental condition as determined by a medical examiner to meet the demands of the job. An extensive background investigation will be conducted.

When MQs state high school graduation or the equivalent any one of the following is acceptable:
Issuance of a high school diploma by a school district, including foreign high schools
Issuance of a high school diploma by a state based on successful completion of a G.E.D. test
Issuance of a high school diploma by the military based on satisfactory compeltion of a G.E.D. test
Acceptance in full standing by an accredited college
Completion of any basic education course of 480 class room hours (16 weeks at 30 hours per week)
Six months of work experience performing duties closely related to the job class
Twelve months work experience involving some routine tasks related to the job in question.
Highest grade completed plus amount of work experience must total twelve years

Minimum Qualifications:

High school graduation or the equivalent.

Special Requirements: Not less than 21 years of age; possession of valid State of Alaska driver's license.

Successful completion of a physical agility test, and sound health, physical and mental condition as determined by a medical examiner to meet the demands of the job.

An extensive background investigation will be conducted.

Special Notice for Recruitment:

***** COVER LETTER LOCATED ON JOB QUALIFICATION SUMMARY (JQS) *****

In your Applicant Cover Letter, located on the Job Qualification Summary, please address the following items:
• Why you are interested in this position?
• If you have prior experience in this job class or a related field, please provide the following information: 1) all work experience and training in handling prisoners and 2) all work experience serving process documents.

***** APPLICATION SUBMISSION *****

If you have successfully submitted your application online, a confirmation page will appear, telling you the date and time your application was submitted, and a confirmation e-mail will be sent to you. If you do not see a confirmation page, or if you do not receive a confirmation email within half an hour after submitting your application, call the Division of Personnel to confirm that it was received successfully. Make sure that you have the correct e-mail address in your Applicant Profile, and that your spam filter will permit e-mail from the ‘state.ak.us’ and ‘alaska.gov’ domains.

***** SECURITY CLEARANCE *****

Please note this position requires the use of the Alaska Public Safety Information Network (APSIN). A security clearance is necessary to use APSIN. Felony convictions disqualify applicants from consideration. Misdemeanor convictions may disqualify applicants. If you have questions regarding your specific misdemeanor conviction(s) please contact the hiring manager listed below.

The incumbent of this position will be working around armed officers and possibly canines.

This position requires the use or possession of a firearm or ammunition. In accordance with the federal Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997 (PL 104-208), if you have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, you may not hold this position.

A "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence" is an offense that is (1) a misdemeanor under federal or state law; and (2) has, as an element, the use or attempted use of physical force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon, committed by a current or former spouse, parent, or guardian of the victim, by a person with whom the victim shares a child in common, by a person who is cohabiting with or has cohabited with the victim as a spouse, parent, or guardian, or by a person similarly situated to a spouse, parent, or guardian of the victim.

If you have ever been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, do not apply for this position.

***** SPECIAL NOTICE *****
This recruitment may be used for more than one (1) vacancy. The applicant pool acquired during this recruitment may be used for future vacancies for up to ninety (90) days after this recruitment closes. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply to each recruitment notice to ensure consideration for all vacancies.

FULL-TIME BENEFITS
Employment with the State of Alaska includes competitive benefits such as medical, dental, vision and life insurance, 11 paid holidays annually, 2 days’ personal leave accrual monthly, 2 retirement plans and other optional benefits. For more information regarding these benefits, please review the following web site:

http://doa.alaska.gov/drb/.

This position requires the use or possession of a firearm or ammunition. In accordance with the federal Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997 (PL 104-208), if you have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, you may not hold this position.

A "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence" is an offense that is (1) a misdemeanor under Federal or state law; and (2) has, as an element, the use or attempted use of physical force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon, committed by a current or former spouse, parent, or guardian of the victim, by a person with whom the victim shares a child in common, by a person who is cohabiting with or has cohabited with the victim as a spouse, parent, or guardian, or by a person similarly situated to a spouse, parent, or guardian of the victim.

If you have ever been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, do NOT apply for this position.

Special Instructions for Foreign Education:

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements. You must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs; or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.


Additional Required Information:


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

After the closing of this posting you will be contacted to schedule a Physical Fitness Test. The minimum requirements for this test are 25 push-ups, 27 sit-ups within 1 minute, and finish a 1.5 mile run in 15.12 minutes.

NOTE: If applying by hard copy, you must follow the directions below.
Contact Person:Jennifer Gordon and Laura Spire
Date required by:
E-Mail Address:jennifer.gordon@alaska.gov
Mailing Address:5700 E. Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99507
Fax Number:907-269-5751
Phone Number:907-269-0297

To Apply Online:
1.Assure Minimum Qualifications are met. Carefully read the Minimum Qualifications. If you can answer 'yes' to all of the Minimum Qualifications, or answer 'yes' to all parts of a minimum qualifications substitution group (if any such groups are listed), then you may continue on with this process and register. If you cannot, please DO NOT try to register or apply. Your Applicant Profile will NOT be sent to a hiring manager, and it will NOT be reviewed.
2.If you are already registered,
login to edit your profile		First-time applicants only:
Register with Workplace Alaska and complete an Applicant Profile
3.
Your Workplace Alaska session will time out after 30 minutes.

It is recommended that you prepare your cover letter in advance in Wordpad or similar text processor. When you are satisfied with it, copy it into memory and apply for the job (step #4).

When you get to part 2 of the application, at the "Applicant Letter" field, simply paste in the text that was saved in memory [Ctrl-V]. This technique will speed up your application submission, and reduce the chances of a time-out.

If you get timed out before submitting your application, the data you entered will be lost. Keep your total submission time to less than 30 minutes.

4.Click here to login Once you are logged in, you may apply for the position by filling out a Job Qualifications Summary form. First-time applicants see step two.

Note: Registering captures data common to all openings with Workplace Alaska, so if you have already filled out an Applicant profile, you do not need to do it again. When you have registered, you will have a user name and password and be allowed to apply for a job with Workplace Alaska.

Your Applicant Profile and Job Qualification Summary must be RECEIVED (not postmarked) or SUBMITTED on-line by 5:00 p.m. on the closing date of recruitment. Submissions after this time are not accepted.

To Apply By Hard Copy:
The State of Alaska will also accept printed (hard) copies of the Applicant Profile and the Job Qualification Summary through the mail or facsimile (fax). Please click on the links above for both the Applicant Profile and the Job Qualification Summary, fill them out and fax to the number listed below, or mail to the address listed below. You may also bring your hard copy application in to the street address listed below. If you need the blank forms mailed or faxed to you, please contact us at voice number(s) listed below and we will mail or fax the Applicant Profile and Job Qualification Summary to you.

Division of Personnel Contact Information:

Mailing Address:
Department of Administration
Division of Personnel
PO Box 110201
Juneau, AK 99811-0201

Street Address:
State Office Building, 10th Floor
333 Willoughby Avenue
Juneau, Alaska

Email: recruitment.services@alaska.gov

Jobs Hot-line and Customer Service:

  • 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday excluding State holidays
  • A recording of vacancies is available 24-hours per day
  • (800) 587-0430 (Statewide toll-free number)
  • (907) 465-4095 (Juneau and out-of-state callers)
  • (907) 465-2576 (fax)

Relay Alaska:

  • (800) 770-8973 ( TT/TTD )
  • (800) 770-8255 ( Voice phone )

The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require special accommodation, auxiliary aides or services, or alternative communication formats call 1-800-587-0430 or 465-4095 in Juneau or (907) 465-3412 (TTY) or correspond with the Division of Personnel at the address above.
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