Criminal Justice Technician 1/2 (12-4262)

Holland America-Princess (Holland America Dawson City Inn); Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

The Alaska Department of Public Safety is seeking a Criminal Justice Technician to support comprehensive criminal history research and review marijuana conviction eligibility under state law.

Based in East Anchorage, you will coordinate with state and local agencies, verify records, and prepare eligible cases for the Marijuana Conviction Review Project, contributing to public safety.

Qualifications

• Analytical thinking and problem solving required to identify relevant information.
• Strong self-management skills to complete tasks timely and accurately.
• Experience gathering, organizing, and communicating information from records and records systems.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive criminal history research to identify marijuana possession convictions.
• Verify and reconcile criminal history records with court documents, judgments, and source records.
• Coordinate with state and local agencies to obtain missing documentation and resolve discrepancies.
• Document findings and prepare eligible cases for Marijuana Conviction Review Project review.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Self-Management

Research

Education

Criminal Justice Technician 1 training

Criminal Justice Technician 2 training/experience

Job description

Job Description

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

This recruitment is open to Alaska Residents only. Applicants

must

meet

A

laska Residency Requirement

s in order to be considered for employment at this time.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

This position conducts comprehensive criminal history research to identify marijuana possession convictions that qualify for review under applicable state law. It ensures the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of Alaska criminal history records and the National Criminal History Repository. The position reviews and verifies criminal history records, court documents, charging instruments, judgments, and other source records to determine statutory eligibility. It coordinates with state and local criminal justice agencies to obtain missing documentation, resolve discrepancies, and reconcile records with federal repositories. The position documents research findings and prepares eligible cases for subsequent review and processing under the Marijuana Conviction Review Project.

OUR ORGANIZATION, MISSION, AND CULTURE:

The Criminal Records Unit processes all disposition information into the state’s criminal history repository. The repository is used by criminal justice and non‑criminal justice agencies throughout Alaska and nationwide, and the information maintained in the repository is critical for public safety to ensure decisions based on criminal history records are made using the most complete and accurate information available.

THE BENEFITS OF JOINING OUR TEAM:

Joining our team provides an opportunity to promote public safety and to provide support and technical assistance to law enforcement, other criminal justice agencies, non‑criminal justice agencies, and the public throughout the state. This position provides an excellent opportunity to further develop research skills while working with a dedicated, motivated, and dynamic group where team input is encouraged.

THE WORKING CONDITIONS YOU CAN EXPECT:

This position is located in East Anchorage in the Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) Headquarters building at 5700 East Tudor Road, which includes the following: the Chugach Mountains providing the backdrop for the building, ample parking, public transportation drop points located directly in front of the building, and paved trails adjacent to the building. Individual office space for this position is co‑located with other criminal records unit staff to encourage team building and collaborative efforts.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

Please ensure that these competencies are clearly reflected in detail in the work experience sections of the application:

Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving

: 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, and to make recommendations.

Self‑Management

: Sets well‑defined and realistic goals; displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing projects in a timely manner and is motivated to achieve.

Research

: Gathers, organizes, and maintains information, determines its importance and accuracy, and communicates it by a variety of methods

.

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 P

ublic Safety can be found on our website:

http://dps.alaska.gov/

Minimum Qualifications

CRIMINAL JUSTICE TECHNICIAN 1:

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

Accountability: Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions and demonstrates commitment to accomplish work in an ethical, efficient, and cost-effective manner.

Computer Skills: Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work.

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.

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.

Problem Solving: Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE TECHNICIAN 2:

Successful completion of training under a formally established Criminal Justice Technician 1-2 flexible staffing training plan with the State of Alaska;

OR

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

Integrity/Honesty: Contributes to maintaining the integrity of the organization; displays high standards of ethical conduct and understands the impact of violating these standards on an organization, self, and others; is trustworthy.

Computer Skills: Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work.

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.

Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or groupseffectively, 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.

Problem Solving: Identifies and analyzes problems; weighs relevance and accuracy of information; generates and evaluates alternative solutions; makes recommendations.

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 education and/or paraprofessional or professional experience or service in criminal justice, juvenile justice, probation, parole, public safety, law enforcement, corrections, court, legal services, law office, social services, social sciences

, or public assistance programs or functions.

Additional Required Information

C

OVER LETTER

A cover letter is NOT required for this position.

Your complete application will be used to determine which applicants will advance to the interview phase of the recruitment and selection process.

AT TIME OF INTERVIEW:

A list of three (3) professional references including daytime telephone number and email address; at least two (2) of these must be from a current or former supervisor. Professional is defined as a supervisor or an individual who has direct knowledge of your work performance.

Copies of your last two (2) performance evaluations or two (2) recent letters of recommendation if performance evaluations are not available.

If using postsecondary education to meet the minimum qualifications, a c