Classification Counselor 2 - OCC

The Classification Counselor 2 (CC2) is responsible for providing professional classification guidance with the goal of placing Incarcerated Individuals in the least restrictive custody designation

• Manage a caseload of adult criminal Incarcerated Individuals
• Investigate all information available for each Incarcerated Individual
• Administer Risk Assessment Tools
• Collect information to complete facility plans, criminal history and risk management tools
• Prepare and submit Incarcerated Individual Release Plan
• Counsel and inform Incarcerated Individuals regarding community resources and problems
• Work with internal and external entities to facilitate Incarcerated Individual re-entry into the community
• Enforce court ordered conditions and imposing DOC conditions
• Maintain communication with Incarcerated Individuals to assist with attorney calls, child custody/support hearings with DSHS and courts, and family contact through crisis/emergency situations
• Evaluate Incarcerated Individuals for early release
• Testifying before courts, boards and/or classification or disciplinary hearings
• Regularly review and update Incarcerated Individual plans and programming needs
• Monitor Incarcerated Individual Programming and behaviors
• Exercise sound judgment, aligned with Department Policy, in decisions concerning sanctions, treatment, and education referral
• Write correspondences, infractions, and incident reports

• Five (5) years of experience in adult corrections, juvenile corrections, rehabilitation or social casework
• Three (3) years of experience in adult corrections, juvenile corrections, rehabilitation or social casework and satisfactory completion of two years of college
• One (1) year as a Classification Counselor 1 in Washington State to include satisfactory completion of two years of college

• Benefits
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off
• 401(k) matching
• Flexible spending accounts
• Deferred compensation
• Generous retirement plan
• Dependent care assistance
• Flexible schedules

The Department of Corrections is seeking a highly motivated and qualified individual for the position of Classification Counselor 2 at Olympic Corrections Center in Forks, WA