CITY OF PHILADELPHIA PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT

CORRECTIONAL CLASSIFICATION MOVEMENT
AND REGISTRATION DIRECTOR

Department Only:
Prisons

ExamNumber:
08Q45H37

Announce/ Closing Date:
March 24, 2008
- April 4, 2008

Salary Range:
$49,054 - $63,055 per year


APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Applications are available on the Concourse Level of the Municipal Services Building, 15th & J.F. Kennedy Boulevard, Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 5 PM.

When applying by U.S. Mail, the application should be sent to:

City of Philadelphia
Personnel Department
1401 J.F. Kennedy Boulevard, Room 1640
Philadelphia, PA 19102

To apply in person, please visit the Employment Application Center on the Concourse Level of the Municipal Services Building, 1401 J.F. Kennedy Boulevard in Center City Philadelphia.

DUTIES

  This is correctional administration work at the second supervisory level directing a staff involved in recordkeeping, intake and discharge processing, inmate housing, transfers and security classifications. . The employee in this class reviews, develops and coordinates procedures pertaining to the inmate population control and movement process and insures that such activities conform to appropriate departmental policies, standards and legal mandates. Contact with correctional supervisors and administrators, court officials, law enforcement representatives and attorneys to explain and interpret policies and procedures and resolve problems pertaining to security classifications and inmate movements is a significant aspect of the work. The employee reports to a Deputy Commissioner of Prisons.

For additional information regarding this class please refer to specification 5H37 available at www.phila.gov/personnel.

REQUIREMENTS

  1. Presently employed by the City of Philadelphia with permanent Civil Service status in the Prisons with a Performance Rating of Satisfactory or higher;

    AND

  2. EDUCATION:
    Completion of a bachelor's degree program in social work, psychology, educational counseling or a related human services field at an accredited college or university;

    AND

  3. GENERAL EXPERIENCE:
    Two years of experience performing social service or counseling work in a correctional setting;

    AND

  4. SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE:
    Two years of social service or counseling experience at the full performance level in a correctional setting;

    OR

  5. EQUIVALENCY:
    Any equivalent combination of education and experience determined to be acceptable by the Personnel Department that has included the specific experience described above and a bachelor's degree as an educational minimum.

NOTE:
Completion of a master's degree program in social work, psychology, education counseling or a related human services field may be substituted for one year of the general experience.

PROJECTED EXAMINATION SCHEDULE

 Applicants will be evaluated and scored based upon their training and experience credentials. Applicants will not be asked to appear to take a scheduled examination.

EXAMINATION PARTS AND WEIGHTS
Will be related to the duties of the position and will consist of the following:

PARTS WEIGHTS
Training and Experience Evaluation 90%
Seniority Rating 10%
TOTAL 100%

TEST REVIEW
In accordance with Civil Service Regulation 9.091B, candidates will have 30 days after the results have been mailed to review their test.  Call 215-686-0880

ELIGIBLE LISTS:

DEPARTMENTAL PROMOTIONAL:
Only a departmental promotional eligible list for the Prisons will be established as a result of this examination.

CLOSING DATE (Application Deadline)

ALL Applications MUST be received by the close of business or postmarked on or before the date above.

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END OF ANNOUNCEMENT