Compliance Officer
Great Falls Pre-Release Center
Full-time
On-site
Great Falls, Montana, United States
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Bonus based on performance
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Free food & snacks
- Health insurance
- Opportunity for advancement
- Paid time off
- Profit sharing
- Vision insurance
Great Falls Pre-Release Services, Inc.
Position: Compliance Officer Job Classification: Non-Exempt
Reports To: Compliance Officer Supervisor; Compliance Officer – Shift Manager
Supervises: Residents, Jail Alternative Clients, Visitors (during shift).
Position Scope: Up to 90 Residents participating in a Residential Re-Entry Program.
Position Summary:
The Great Falls Pre-Release Center is a non-profit Community Corrections worksite consisting of three Counseling campuses. The campuses are minimum security and residential in nature, housing closely screened and selected for program acceptance, adult male and female felon offenders during their structured transition program for re-entry into the community. The Centers also operate a Jail Alternative program for adult male/female clients and a Community Service program involving adjudicated males and females.
Compliance Officer (CO) is responsible for the safe, efficient and effective operation of the Pre-Release Center to include para-professional social services duties in support of Correctional Treatment Specialists and their assigned residents. The CO will be required to work as necessary at any one of the three facilities.
Key Responsibilities and Duties:
1. Perform accountability of residents/clients’ whereabouts through head counts, walk throughs, pass checks and employment checks. This shall include clients on electronic monitoring where necessary.
2. Maintain security and safety in the Center within the scope of assigned functions including the performance of random room and area inspections to insure against the existence of contraband on the Center premises.
3. Thoroughly in-process/out-process Residents. Conduct periodic urinalysis and breath-testing of residents and clients. Take fingerprints and photos of new residents and clients entering the Center.
4. Handle emergency situations as required including walkaway’s, suicide or other life or safety concerns. Issue warnings and prepare disciplinary reports of incidents that may occur during the shift.
5. Prepare and update duty rosters assigning household duties to residents on a weekly basis and assign additional duties as required. Supervise and perform follow-up on completeness of required resident duties on a daily basis. Make computer or Log entries to properly document daily activities including all resident and client sign in/out procedures.
6. Report behavior changes or incidents to senior staff. Provide crisis intervention, as required, to maintain orderly operation of the Center. Maintain control and monitor the proper dosage of both prescription and non-prescription drugs and medication.
7. Advise Correctional Treatment Specialist staff of important client related issues such as changes in medications, mood swings or obvious attitude disorders which may affect their ability to properly complete their program while assigned to the Center.
8. Oversee daily activities of residents and clients of the Center. Assist in treatment of residents by monitoring and supporting established treatment program. Assist in orientation and training of new employees, residents, interns and volunteers.
9. Responsible for receiving and accounting for monies turned into the Center by residents or clients of the Center. Provide transportation as required. Make authorized purchases on behalf of the Center. Provide inputs to the CO Shift Leader which may lead to changes in policy or procedures.
10. Complete other duties as may be requested or assigned.
Qualifications and Skills:
· High School graduate or equivalent.
· Must meet all basic criteria of a Compliance Officer.
· Must possess basic understanding in techniques of interpersonal relations with ability to establish, understand and be sensitive to resident needs.
· Skills and experience working with the incarcerated and in re-entry work. Able to lead others in the performance of assigned duties.
· Ability to learn, understand and enforce security procedures, rules and policies, follow instructions and problem solve.
· Effective verbal and written communication. Good organizational and time management skills.
Compensation: $37,856.42 per year
The Transition Center is designed as a structured pre-release program for adult male and female offenders who are within 24 months of parole eligibility or one year of discharge date. It allows residents participating in the program to re-integrate into the community while learning necessary life skills to maintain a crime-free lifestyle. The Center allows residents a period of time to establish employment and/or training, establish budgeting and money management skills, begin a savings plan, find housing and participate in counseling relevant to specific areas to aid in their transition into the community.
The Transition Center has a five-phase program beginning at the orientation level. Each phase has a minimum time frame of participation with graduated levels of responsibility. The resident assumes his/her own case goals as they progress through the program.
The Transition Center opened its doors as a male pre-release facility in March of 1984. At that time, the Center utilized the main floor for office space, kitchen and dining facilities, and a lounge area. the upper floor was used for living quarters. In 1990 the basement of the original facility was remodeled into office space, a conference room, TV room, hobby room and additional restroom facilities. In 1993 the Center undertook a major expansion which more than doubled the capacity and usable space in the Center. A women's program was added in October of 1996 with the purchase and renovation of building adjacent to the existing facility. In 1997 an expansion project involving the women's facility provided for an increase in service rooms and greater flexibility in programming. In 1998 the men's facility added to the wing completed in 1993 by extending that area to the South and increasing the Center by another 7500 square feet.
Throughout the years, the Transition Center has taken pride in its visual improvements to the building and grounds. Landscaping efforts are ongoing as we endeavor to become an appealing addition to the neighborhood.