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CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION, IRONWOOD STATE PRISON

Title:  CORRECTIONAL COUNSELOR I
Salary: $5,285.00 - $7,437.00
Posted: 05/04/2010

Job Description:
ISP is canvassing the certification list and is accepting applications from lateral transfers and reinstatements. If you are interested, please submit a completed state application and a copy of your current performance evaluation to the address indicated above. If you are a lateral transfer, submit the above, plus a transfer packet. 'Per Governor's Executive Order #S-12-09, this position is subject to the reduction of 13.85% to facilitate the three furlough days named in the order, which is subject to end on 06/30/2010. The minimum and maximum salaries indicated on this bulletin DO NOT reflect this pay reduction.' All Methods of appointment may be considered. This advertisement will be used for this and other vacancies that may occur. Employment Applications (Std 678) may be screened and only the most qualified will be invited for an interview. This position has the possibility of becoming permanent. The Correctional Counselor I under general supervision, to assemble, organize, analyze, and record information necessary for classification and parole planning for prison inmates; to interview and counsel inmates and assist with their adjustment and development or modification of the inmate's program in a correctional setting; to perform peace officer duties as required, and to replace and/or assist custodial staff during emergency situations, such as fights, attempted escapes, or major incidents, such as riots; to maintain order and supervise the conduct of inmates; to maintain the safety of persons and property; and to do other related work. This classification MUST meet the minimum qualifications even as a lateral applicant. Either I - Experience: In a California state correctional institution either: 1. One year performing the duties of a Correctional Program Supervisor I. or 2. One year performing the duties of a Youth Counselor. Or 3. Two years performing the duties of a Correctional Officer or Medical Technical Assistant. AND Education: Equivalent to graduation from a recognized four-year college. Registration as a senior in a recognized institution will admit applicants to the examination but they must produce evidence of graduation or its equivalent before they can be considered eligible for appointment. (Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for not more than two years of the required education on a year-for-year basis.) Or II Experience: One year of experience in collecting, evaluating, and Interpreting social, behavioral, and vocational data for purposes of counseling and promoting individual adjustment. This experience must have been gained in one or a combination of fields of probation, parole or correctional casework. (Graduate work with an academic specialization in administration of justice, correctional science, criminal justice, corrections, criminology, sociology, psychology or other related behavioral science fields, or in a recognized school of social work may be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis. Applicants substituting education for the entire experience requirement must have completed the equivalent of one academic year in an approved course in supervised casework or correctional fieldwork during or supplemental to their graduate work. Graduate students in one of these fields will be admitted to the examination, but must produce evidence of completion of one year of graduate work and the required year of supervised casework or correctional fieldwork before they will be considered eligible for appointment.) AND Education: Equivalent to graduation from a recognized four-year college. Registration as a senior in a recognized institution will admit applicants to the examination but they must produce evidence of graduation or its equivalent before they can be considered eligible for appointment. (Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for two years of the required education on a year-for-year basis.)

Additional Information:
Working Title Position Number
Correctional Counselor I 444 - 222 - 9904 - XXX
Location County
Ironwood State Prison - BLYTHE, CA RIVERSIDE
Timebase Tenure
Full Time Limited Term  12 month(s)
Final Filing Date: Department Link:
Until Filled None Specified
Contact Unit/Address Contact Name/Phone
Personnel - Delegated Testing
PO Box 2229
Blythe, 92226
Laura V. Cano
(760) 921-3000, ext. 5422
ISPDelegatedTesting@cdcr.ca.gov

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