This is a full-time position at 40 hours per week at $19.00/hr.

Essential Function of This Position include but are not limited to:
Reviews all work release eligible inmates and assists with applications; performs Background check and criminal history on all Work Release inmates; informs Jail staff of schedules and shifts for Work Release Inmates; observes inmates on work release programs to assure duties are being properly performed; ensures work release rules are followed by inmates; prepares court orders needed for parole releases; instructs employment skills to work release inmates to help them find employment; maintains and updates files, records and documents pertaining to Work Release inmates; monitors and collects and maintains Work Release maintenance fees; instructs Jail staff to carry out goals and requirements of work release program; maintains a liaison with officials of the Court as well as Law Enforcement and Correctional Professionals in Local, State and Federal Agencies; interacts daily with police agencies, parole/probation, attorneys, County personnel, general public and Board of Commissioners in regard to essential job duties; trains and orients all new employees of the Jail; goes to Inmate employment sites to check inmates; ensures urine or drug testing is being completed on a regular basis; covers the floor or as the shift supervisor or Lieutenant when needed; completes Lieutenants schedules, etc.

Minimum Qualifications:
EDUCATION/TRAINING:  Bachelor's degree in social or behavioral sciences preferred - criminal justice, law enforcement, or related field. Employees must successfully complete the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Basic Training Academy.  Must possess a valid PA Driver's License.  Must be certified with CPR and A.E.D.
WORK EXPERIENCE:  Some experience in correctional institution required. Additional education in related field may be substituted for work experience.

Comprehensive benefit package includes contributory healthcare, dental, vision, short-term disability, and lump sum death benefit; contributory pension; monthly vacation and sick day accrual, 14 paid holidays.

Armstrong County considers qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, ancestry, service animals, familiar status, veteran status, gender, disability, or any other legally protected status.
 

For questions concerning this or any other position, please contact the Employment Coordinator at (724)548-3205.
 

The County of Armstrong is an equal opportunity employer. In recognition of its responsibility to its staff and the community it serves, we reaffirm our policy to assure fair and equal treatment in all of our employment practices, for all persons. We will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age or national origin, nor against any qualified individual with a disability, disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam War.