Sentence Administrator

**Job Information**:
Job Requisition ID: 42178

Ministry: Public Safety and Emergency Services

Location: Fort Saskatchewan

Full or Part-Time: Full Time

Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Scope: Open Competition

Closing Date: September 4, 2023

Classification: Administrative Support 5

**About Us**:
The Sentence Administration Unit manages and accurately interprets complex legal documents pertaining to holding and releasing of inmates received from various stakeholders including courts, policing agencies, sheriffs, the judiciary etc.

**Role**:
Do you have outstanding interpersonal and communication skills paired with exceptional attention to detail? Do you have a high degree of independence to be agile and thrive under pressure? If so, there is currently one opening at the Fort Saskatchewan Correctional Centre.
- Maintenance of offender warrant files
- Comprehending and correctly interpreting legal documents, court (JOIN - Justice On-Line Information Network), and police (CPIC - Canadian Police Information Centre) data systems
- Preparing, managing and updating inmate legal files
- Complex sentence calculations, including Conditional Sentence Orders
- Interpreting complex legal documents & dispositions prepared by the court to ensure lawful detention or release of an accused
- Liaising with Sheriffs and Court stakeholders to coordinate the transportation of inmates to their court dates
- Data entry within ORCA, Justice Online Information Network (JOIN), Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC) systems
- General administrative responsibilities

**Qualifications**:
High School Diploma** plus** three (3) years of Sentence Administration related experience which includes administrative work, data entry, and/or legal administration.

Preference will be given to those with post-secondary education in Criminal Justice and/or Legal Administration.

**Equivalency**
Directly related education or experience considered on the basis of:

- 1 years of education for 1 year of experience; or
- 1 year of experience for 1 year education

**Assets**:

- Post-secondary education in Criminal Justice or Legal Administration
- Experience providing legal administration assistance
- Experience reading and interpreting legal documents
- Experience with Government systems such as JOIN, ORCA, EMDT or CPIC
- Experience with computer programs related to RCMP and Provincial Courts
- Safe-air Training

**APS Competencies**:
Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.
The link below will assist you with understanding competencies:

- **Creative Problem Solving**:

- Ability to assess issues and implications, share knowledge and learnings while being open to new and different ways to approach ideas
- **Agility** - Ability to prioritize competing workload pressures in an effective manner and contribute to the center/unit goals
- **Build Collaborative Environments**:

- establish meaningful relationships and work collaboratively with a variety of cross functional units including the Sentence Administration team, stakeholders and agencies in a professional manner
- **Systems Thinking**:
**Salary**:
$1,884.99 to $ 2,307.87 bi-weekly ($49,198 - $60,235/year)
Please note that this salary is currently being reviewed.

**Notes**:
This is a **permanent full-time** position, located in Fort Saskatchewan, AB

Hours of Work: Fort Saskatchewan Correctional Centre Hours are on a 5-2 Monday to Friday Schedule with rotating operation working 7.25 hours daily between the hours of 8:15am to 4:30pm and 10:45am to 7:00pm

Work Location: 7802, 101 St, Fort Saskatchewan, AB. T8L 4E6

If not already completed via previous employment within the department, the successful applicant will be required to attend a three week paid training program held in Edmonton. The completion of this training program is mandatory.

There is no public transportation to the Centre, thus access to your own transportation is required. Parking is available.

Optional: Links and information on what the GoA has to offer to prospective employees.
- Working for the Alberta Public Service
- Pension plans:

- Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP)
- Leadership and mentorship programs
- Professional learning and development
- Positive workplace culture and work-life balance
- Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool **How To Apply**:
Applicants are advised to provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience and relevant examples of required competencies.

Resources for applicants:
**Closing Statement**:
This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level.

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