Criminal Justice Planner (12-1056)

State of Alaska; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the State of Alaska as a Criminal Justice Planner to shape the future of the criminal justice information services. Play a pivotal role in policy development, program oversight, and ensure compliance with state and federal requirements. This opportunity allows you to make a significant impact on public safety and justice throughout Alaska.

Benefits

Opportunities for continuous learning and professional development

Collaborative environment with a dedicated team

Qualifications

• Experience in policy development and program management is necessary.
• Demonstrated ability in analytical thinking and decision-making.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Lead policy development and compliance for Criminal Records and NICS units.
• Supervise and mentor staff to achieve excellence in their roles.
• Conduct ongoing program analysis and collaborate with agencies.

Skills

Project Planning

Analytical Thinking

Interpersonal Skills

Adaptability

Education

Education in social work, criminal justice, law, or related field

Job description

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WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

Job Description

The recruitment is exempt from the hiring freeze (Administrative Order 358).

This recruitment is open to Alaska Residents only. Applicants mustmeet Alaska Residency Requirements

in order to be considered for employment at this time.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING Join our team as a Criminal Justice Planner!

Are you passionate about making a difference in the criminal justice system? Do you have a knack for policy development and program management? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!

Position Overview: As a Criminal Justice Planner in the Division of Statewide Services, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of criminal justice information services. You will provide policy development and direction for two statewide programs within the Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Program: The Criminal Records unit and the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) unit. Your expertise will ensure that these programs meet state and federal requirements, and your leadership will guide staff to achieve excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Policy Development and Direction: Lead the development and implementation of policies and procedures for the Criminal Records and NICS units, ensuring compliance with state and federal laws.

• Staff Supervision and Mentorship: Supervise and mentor a dedicated team, providing guidance and support to help them excel in their roles.

• Program Analysis and Performance Evaluation: Conduct ongoing program analysis to measure and evaluate performance, making adjustments as needed to meet statutory requirements.
• Collaboration and Outreach: Work closely with local, state, and federal agencies to ensure the seamless integration of criminal justice information systems, benefiting the entire criminal justice system, employment and licensing agencies, and the public.

OUR ORGANIZATION, MISSION, AND CULTURE:
Why join us? This position is within the Division of Statewide Service that provides Alaska’s criminal justice system with technical and specialized law enforcement support.

• Impactful Work: Your contributions will directly impact the efficiency and effectiveness of criminal justice information services, making a real difference in public safety and justice.
• Professional Growth: We offer opportunities for continuous learning and professional development, helping you advance your career in the criminal justice field.
• Collaborative Environment: Join a team of dedicated professionals who are committed to excellence and innovation in criminal justice services.

THE BENEFITS OF JOINING OUR TEAM:

Joining our team provides an opportunity to promote public safety and to provide support and management assistance to law enforcement and other criminal justice agencies throughout the state. We are a dedicated, motivated, and dynamic group where team input is encouraged, and we approach each day as a new learning opportunity

T HE WORKING CONDITIONS YOU CAN EXPECT:

This position is located in East Anchorage in the Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) Headquarters building located at 5700 East Tudor Road. Individual office space for this position is co-located with direct report staff to encourage team building and collaborative efforts. The Chugach Mountains provide the backdrop for the building and ample parking is available; public transportation drop points are located directly in front of the building and paved trails are located right next to the building.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

• Project Planning and Organizations Skills: Develops and manage project plans, including timelines, deliverables, and resource allocation, while monitoring progress and evaluating effectiveness; proficiency in maintaining accurate and confidential records, and ensuring timely submission of comprehensive reports
• Analytical Thinking/Decision Making: Uses a logical, systematic, and sequential approach to manage a situation; identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgement to generate and evaluate alternatives, perceives the impact and implications of decisions, and commits to action even in uncertain situations to accomplish organizational goals and to cause change.
• Interpersonal Skills: Uses strong interpersonal and communication skills to create and maintain professional, cooperative partnerships with internal personnel and external agencies; effectively manages the work of others and works effectively in a team setting with individuals from a variety of backgrounds at different levels in the organization to achieve goals and objectives.
• Personnel Management: Recruits, selects, appraises, and provides constructive feedback to employees; addresses performance issues promptly; motivates team members, coaches them for improvement, and adapts leadership style to meet the diverse needs of the team.
• Adaptability: Adjusts planned work by gathering relevant information and applying critical thinking to address multiple demands and competing priorities in a changing environment .

The Department of Public Safety strives to preserve the peace, enforce the law, prevent and detect crime, and protect life and property. All positions support or carry out the Department's mission. If our mission interests you and this position embodies your strengths, please consider joining our team.

More information about the Department of Public Safety can be found on our website: http://dps.alaska.gov/

Minimum Qualifications

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in

• Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.

• Legal, Government, and Jurisprudence: Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, legal practices and documents, Government regulations, Executive orders, agency rules, Government organization and functions, and the democratic political process.

• Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.

• Planning and Evaluating: Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements; determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes.

• Reasoning: Identifies rules, principles, or relationships that explain facts, data, or other information; analyzes information and makes correct inferences or draws accurate conclusions.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:

Any combination of preparatory post-secondary education and/or progressively responsible experience in social work, criminal justice, law, sociology, psychology, political science, planning, business, public administration, or a closely related field performing law enforcement or adjudication, corrections, adult or juvenile justice, or crime prevention.

Special Note:
“Competencies” means a combination of interrelated knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation.

“Typically gained by” means the prevalent, usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job.

“Training” and “education” in this guidance are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, on-line, self-study, and on-the-job), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs.

“Progressively responsible” means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility.

Additional Required Information

A cover letter is NOT required for this position. Your complete application will be used to determine which applicants will advance to theinterview phase of the recruitment and selection process. AT TIME OF INTERVIEW

• A list of three (3) professional references, one of which should be for your most recent supervisor, including name, job title, employer, and current phone number(s)
• Copies of your last two (2) performance evaluations; if not available, two letters of recommendation
• Copies of college transcripts, if using education to qualify for the position

Special Notes

• APSIN –please be aware.

  This position requires the use of the Alaska Public Safety Information Network (APSIN). A security clearance issued by the Department of Public Safety (DPS) is necessary to use APSIN. DPS will deny security clearance for any applicant who has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor in this state or another jurisdiction, or who may be a fugitive from justice. Additionally, a security clearance will be withdrawn if DPS discovers that material information was falsified or omitted at the time of the initial application or security clearance.

• Work Experience

  Applications will be reviewed to determine if minimum qualifications are met. Therefore, all work experiences the applicant is using to meet minimum qualifications for this position must be documented in the application package. Please include the employer name, your job title, dates of employment, and whether the employment was full or part-time. Applicants who submit packages that do not provide sufficient information to demonstrate minimum qualifications are met may not advance in the selection process

BACKGROUND CHECK

This position requires the incumbent to submit to a fingerprint based criminal history background check. Due to the sensitive nature of this position, and required access to APSIN, an applicant with criminal convictions will not move forward in the selection process.

CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT
The successful candidate will be required to read, understand, and agree to via signature, an agreement of confidentiality concerning the work commonly encountered within the Department of Public Safety to qualify for this position.

EDUCATION

To verify education is being used to meet and/or support the required minimum qualifications/competencies, you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials used to meet or support the minimum qualifications/competencies for a position and are required with each application. (Unofficial is okay; please ensure the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts). Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview; if not, transcripts will be required before employment.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements, if applicable. If utilizing this education 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.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Applications will be reviewed to determine if minimum qualifications are met. Therefore, all work experiences the applicant is using to meet minimum qualifications for this position must be documented in the application package. Please include the employer’s name, your job title, dates of employment, and whether the employment was full or part-time. Applicants who submit packages that do not provide sufficient information to demonstrate minimum qualifications are met may not advance in the selection process.

NOTE: Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative tofilling out the application in its entirety. Noting "see resume or CV" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.

MULTIPLE VACANCIES

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.

EEO STATEMENT

The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities, who require accommodation, auxiliary aides or services, or alternative communication formats, please call 1-800-587-0430 or [phone] in Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1-800-770-8973 or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at: P.O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal opportunity employer.

NOTICE

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WORKPLACE ALASKA APPLICATION QUESTIONS & ASSISTANCE

Questions regarding application submission or system operation errors should be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 1-800-587-0430 (toll free) or [phone] if you are located in the Juneau area. Requests for information may also be emailed to [e-mail].

Contact Information

For specific information in reference to the position please contact the hiring manager:

Lisa Purinton

Division Director

Phone: [phone]

[e-mail]

Employer State of Alaska Phone [phone] (Statewide toll-free number)
[phone] (Juneau and out-of-state callers) Website http://workplace.alaska.gov/