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The Department of Corrections, Division of Institutions, is recruiting for a Correctional Superintendent 1 position at the Anchorage Correctional Complex (ACC) located in Anchorage, Alaska.

This position is open to department employees only

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• Oversee the daily operations of the Anchorage Correctional Complex to ensure the safe, secure, and efficient management of the facility.
• Supervise staff and subordinate supervisors, set operational priorities, assign work, evaluate performance, and address employee conduct and disciplinary matters.
• Responsible for maintaining the safety and security of the facility, staff, inmates, and property while ensuring compliance with departmental policies and applicable laws.
• Implement policies, manage resources, conduct facility inspections, and coordinate staffing and operational needs to support continuous and effective facility operations.

The Alaska Department of Corrections protects public safety by providing secure confinement, rehabilitation programs, and supervised community reintegration. Its trained professionals are committed to maintaining a safe, respectful, and transparent organization while upholding the rights and dignity of victims and offenders. Offenders are treated in a safe and humane manner and are expected to actively work toward rehabilitation and successful reintegration into the community.

• Work with a dynamic group of individuals.
• Work with a variety of experienced DOC professionals.
• Assist and promote personal growth of subordinates through training, coaching, and mentoring.

This fast-paced environment offers opportunities for professional development and fosters a positive workplace culture, with frequent interactions across multiple disciplines within the institution. Conveniently located in downtown Anchorage, the complex is close to local shopping and dining options.

We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:

• Accountability: Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Determines objectives, sets priorities, and delegates work. Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions. Comply with established control systems and rules.
• Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
• Flexibility: Is open to change and new information, adapts behavior or work methods in response to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles; effectively deals with uncertainty.

• A bachelor's degree from an accredited college.
• One year of experience as a Correctional Officer 4, Correctional Supervisor, or Adult Probation Officer 3 with the State of Alaska or the equivalent with another employer.

Work experience performing the full range of security duties in an adult correctional institution or performing adult probation or parole duties in a community, will substitute for the required education (3 semester hours or 4 quarter hours equal one month). The work experience is met by service as a Correctional Officer 2-4, Correctional Supervisor, or Adult Probation Officer 2-3 with the State of Alaska or the equivalent elsewhere.

There is no substitution for the specific experience.

Appointment to Correctional Superintendent 1 is conditional, pending successful completion of a thorough background investigation, psychological evaluation, drug screening, and medical examination.

Possess a valid driver's license issued within the United States at time of appointment.

On-call availability may be required.

Individuals not continuously employed since February 9, 1991, by the State of Alaska Department of Corrections in a "correctional officer," "probation officer," or "parole officer" position, as defined by 13 AAC 85.900, are subject to requirements established by Alaska Police Standards Council (APSC). As a condition of continued employment, these individuals must obtain a basic correctional or probation officer certificate issued by the APSC within 14 months of hire.

Any employment action that resulted in discharge, resignation in lieu of discharge, or discipline, must be disclosed at the time of application to vacancies within this classification. Applicants who fail to provide this information will be deemed to be ineligible for interview or further consideration. Applicants with an employment action that makes them ineligible for certification under APSC regulations will be ineligible to receive an interview or further consideration.

For purposes of the minimum qualifications for this job class, "misdemeanor" means:

1) A crime classified as a misdemeanor in Alaska at the time the crime was committed.

2) A crime committed in another jurisdiction for which there was a conviction in that jurisdiction by a civilian or military court is a "misdemeanor" conviction if the crime has elements similar to those of a misdemeanor under Alaska law at the time the offense was committed.

3) An offense punishable as a misdemeanor in Alaska or under the law of another jurisdiction, that results in a completed suspended imposition of sentence, expungement of record, or a pardon, is considered a "misdemeanor" conviction unless the offense was committed by the person before the age of 21.

• Have been convicted of any felony or a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence by a civilian court of Alaska, the United States, another state or territory, or by a military court.
• Have been convicted during the past ten (10) years by a civilian court of Alaska, the United States, another state or territory, or by a military court of a crime of dishonesty or moral turpitude, of a crime that resulted in serious physical injury to another person, or of two or more driving under the influence offenses.
• Have illegally manufactured, transported, or sold a controlled substance during the past 10 years, provided you were under 21 years of age at the time.
• Have illegally used a Schedule IA, IIA, IIIA, IVA, or VA controlled substance during the past 5 years, provided you were at least 21 years of age at the time.
• Have used marijuana during the last year, provided you were at least 21 years of age at the time.
• Have been denied certification by the Alaska Police Standards Council or the responsible certifying agency in any other issuing jurisdiction unless the denial, revocation, or surrender has been rescinded by the council under 13 AAC 85.270 or by the responsible certifying agency of the issuing jurisdiction.
• Have ever used a controlled substance while employed as a certifiable municipal, state, federal peace officer, correctional officer, adult probation officer, or military law enforcement officer.

Applicants who are not currently certified (or hold grandfathered status) as a Correctional Officer with the Alaska Police Standards Council will be required to successfully pass the background investigation, medical examination, drug screening and psychological evaluation.

A full criminal history check is required for all applicants.

YOU WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD IN THE PROCESS WITHOUT COMPLETING AND SUBMITTING YOUR NOTARIZED F-3 PERSONAL HISTORY STATEMENT FORM.

The F-3 Personal History Statement Form and Background Packet can be downloaded at:

https://doc.alaska.gov/admin/docs/Background%20Packet%20and%20Instructions.pdf?022223

Once completed and notarized return to:

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