Community Corrections Office 1

Clackamas County Community Corrections has two openings for a COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS OFFICER 1 at the work release facilities. The work release facilities are minimum security facilities located in Milwaukie, Oregon. The department provides services and programs to facility residents and creates opportunities for positive behavior change. The program uses evidence based practices to optimize the potential for offender change.

The Community Corrections Officer 1 is an entry level position which focuses on developing the skills to maintain security and safety while monitoring the daily activities of offenders in the work release centers. Community Corrections Officers are also responsible to participate in creating an environment that supports offender change.

Competitive applicants will have excellent ability to interact with difficult populations, including conversation, mentoring, coaching offenders toward problem resolution (their solutions not your solutions) -- all with appropriate boundaries. Competitive applicants will have prior experience working with at-risk populations, customer service or other job experience that has developed skills in appropriate boundaries, empathy, structure, guidance, and coaching.

Incumbents will work face to face daily with offenders in individual interactions as well as group interactions.

Competitive candidates must be able to: ~ Work with difficult populations while maintaining professionalism ~ Work with offenders who become angry or upset and know how to de-escalate the situation ~ Be a role model for pro-social behavior ~ Provide problem solving guidance ~ Reinforce positive behaviors ~ And redirect negative behaviors

For more information and to apply, please go to www.clackamas.us and click on the jobs link.