Washington State                              Sentencing Guidelines Commission

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

January 30, 2008

The Sentencing Guidelines Commission (SGC) is seeking applications for the part-time, temporary position of Office Assistant 1. This position will have a limit of 430 hours, and 5 months. The position may be extended if needed.

Location: 4565 - 7^th Avenue, Lacey WA

Starting Salary: $10.62 hour plus statutory benefits.

Closes: Open until filled, application screening will begin February 1, 2008

About SGC

The Sentencing Guidelines Commission is a Washington State agency established by the Legislature with the responsibility of monitoring and evaluating sentencing standards for adult and juvenile offenders. Specifically, the Commission serves as a clearinghouse and information center for the collection, preparation, analysis and dissemination of information on state and local adult and juvenile sentencing practices.

Pursuant to its statutory mandate, the Commission maintains an extensive computerized database on sentencing in all areas of the state and, in addition to responding to data requests, publishes the following publications: an annual report on sentencing practices of individual judges; biennial reports on racial disproportionality in juvenile and adult sentencing; capacity of correctional facilities, and use of resources; an evaluation of juvenile dispositions standards; a report on recidivism of adult and juvenile offenders; a statistical summary of sentencing practices; and annual sentencing manuals for use by the courts, legislators, county prosecutors, defense counsel and interested members of the general public.

For more information, please visit www.sgc.wa.gov.

Description of work

Collect data from multiple sources to convert to PDF format and save in SGC records. Code and scan records, burning them to DVD/CD format.

Organize and date stamp mailed judgment and sentence records.

Other assignments as needed.

Knowledge and Abilities

Required:

Familiarity with Windows and Excel;

At least two year’s experience working with computers;

Full-hand typing style with a minimum speed of 30 Words Per Minute.

Able to work in accurate fashion, with good punctuation and consistency.

Desirable Qualifications

This position will be supervised by senior data compilers and the Database Program Manager. SGC is looking for someone who can keep incoming mail organized and processed daily, while competently using the computer to complete other data tasks.

This work can be done at different times of the day, through agreements with the Database Program Manager.

How to Apply

To be considered for this position, please submit a letter of interest. If you are interviewed, you will be asked to complete a brief computer skills exercise.

Submit to:

Steviel@sgc.wa.gov or mail to:

Sentencing Guidelines Commission

P.O. Box 40927

Olympia, WA 98504-0927

The Sentencing Guidelines Commission is an equal opportunity employer and encourages all qualified persons, including disabled and Vietnam era veterans, women, racial and ethnic minorities, persons of disability, and persons over 40 years of age to apply. Persons of disability who need assistance or alternate formats to participate in the application process may call (360) 407-1050.