Sentence Administrator

at  Government of Alberta

JOB INFORMATION

Job Requisition ID: 64712
Ministry: Public Safety and Emergency Services
Location: Calgary
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: November 20, 2024
Classification: Administrative Support 5
Salary: $1,913.27 to $2,342.49 bi-weekly ($49,936.35 - $61,138.99/year)
The Public Safety & Emergency Services is responsible for all provincial correctional and remand centers, young offender programs and community corrections across the province.
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.

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 a related field (Criminal Justice, Legal Administration, Sociology, etc.) and to those who have work experience in a related environment (correctional centre, criminal law office, etc.).

Reporting to the Sentence Administration Supervisor or Chief Sentence Administrator, this position is responsible for the administration of orders made by the court, calculation of sentences, the appearance of inmates in court as ordered and to ensure that the detention of the accused is lawful. This is accomplished by comprehending and correctly interpreting often complex legal documents and other information received from courts, police and judicial stakeholders.
You must maintain a high level of knowledge to incorporate the many policy and legal rules associated with calculating sentences and must accumulate information from the JOIN (Justice on-line Information Network) system and CPIC (Canadian Police Information Centre) system to determine detention and release eligibility. Together with information gathered from legal documents as well as these systems and in conjunction with a high level of working knowledge, you must administer dispositions to carry out the intention of the court.

In addition to the above outlined duties, the successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Maintaining offender warrant files
• Comprehending and correctly interpreting legal documents
• Preparing, managing, and updating inmate legal files
• Complex sentence calculations, including Conditional Sentence Orders
• Interpreting complex legal documents and 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.
• Assisting internal and external stakeholders while applying the Freedom of Information and Protection (FOIP) Act
• Data entry within ORCA
• General administrative responsibilities

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