Joshua Durden
Crawfordville,FL
Summary
Knowledgeable Classification Officer with over 16 years experience at the Florida Department of Corrections in both Security and Classification, demonstrating exceptional organizational skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office. Showing a strong ability to adapt and a detail-oriented approach to managing a caseload as well as other duties.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Classification Officer
Florida Department Of Corrections
02.2023 - Current
- Help the inmate's receive the right programs and classes they need to prepare them for their future, by taking the information from the inmate through different assessments and interviews, to see what would benefit them the most.
- Make custody and reclassification recommendations.
- Make referrals and recommendations for special status inmates.
- Review for correctness and accuracy of Disciplinary reports and conduct disciplinary hearings as the Disciplinary Hearing Team Chairperson or Hearing Officer.
- Review and recommend appropriate transfer for inmates. Ensuring that all eligible inmates receive gain time awards and in the correct amounts.
- Make recommendations for special reviews designation and the removal or modification of existing reviews to the ICT.
- Make recommendations for CM and PM placement.
- Respond to inmate requests, grievances, family and legal representation correspondences, and telephone inquires.
- Conduct weekly reviews of Confinement and PM dormitories. Process visitation applications and conduct background checks through CCIS and OMNIXX on all potential visitors.
Correctional Sergeant
Florida Department Of Corrections
06.2018 - 02.2023
- Maintained order and security in the Institution by enforcing rules, regulations, and procedures.
- Dorm and Internal Security Supervisor
- Training of new officers placed under my supervision
- Counting of inmates during Formal and Informal Counts
- Confinement Sergeant
- Property Sergeant
- inventorying of inmate property
Correctional Officer
Florida Department Of Corrections
05.2008 - 06.2018
- Supervised inmates throughout visits, chow, recreation, and movements.
- Escorted inmates for transports, court, hospitals, and medical appointments.
- Conduct Formal and Informal Counts
- Logged daily events through housing logs
- Searched lockers, cells and common areas of the inmates to identify and confiscate contraband.
Education
Associate of Arts - Criminal Justice
Tallahassee Community College
Tallahassee, FL05-2004
Skills
- Organizational skills
- Time management
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
- Use of OBIS/CDC
- Self motivated
- Detailed oriented
- Adapts easily to new tasks and responsibilities
- Ability to not get overwhelmed easily
Training
Has successfully completed CINAS 2.0, Classification Officer Training, DR Training
Certification
7 Habits on the Inside- Facilitator
FCIC/NCIC
Timeline
Classification Officer
Florida Department Of Corrections
02.2023 - Current
Correctional Sergeant
Florida Department Of Corrections
06.2018 - 02.2023
Correctional Officer
Florida Department Of Corrections
05.2008 - 06.2018
7 Habits on the Inside- Facilitator
FCIC/NCIC
Associate of Arts - Criminal Justice
Tallahassee Community College
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