Job: Psychologist/Board Member – Sex Offender Registry Board
Psychologist/Board Member – Sex Offender Registry Board, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Telework Eligible/Hybrid Work Schedule
The mission of the Sex Offender Registry Board is to promote public safety through educating and informing the public in order to help prevent further victimization. This is accomplished by registering and classifying, by risk of re-offense and degree of danger, convicted sex offenders and disseminating the identifying information of those offenders, who live, work and attend institutions of higher learning in the communities of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts through the maintenance of both a database and a public website.
Chapter 74 of the Acts of 1999, codified as M.G.K.c6, §178C-178O, established the Sex Offender Registry Board (SORB) and set forth its responsibilities and authority. The mission of the SORB is to assess the risk of every sex offender in Massachusetts and to disseminate information to the public based on those assessments about sex offenders who pose a risk of reoffense. Board members’ roles are integral to this mission. Each member of the Sex Offender Registry Board participates in classifying sex offenders in accordance with the level of risk to reoffend presented by the offender. Board Members will assess information gathered by Board staff, complete recommended classifications, conduct evidentiary hearings for offenders who request one, in which the offender and his/her attorney will present evidence, and write detailed findings resulting from those hearings. Board members may participate in other tasks or projects as assigned to further the mission of the agency.
- Presides over administrative, evidentiary hearings in a professional, ethical and impartial manner in assessing the risk of reoffense and degree of danger posed by each sex offender, as well as the efficacy of internet dissemination, based on evidence presented at each hearing.
- Drafts detailed findings of fact to support the determinations made as a result of the hearing in accordance with the statue and regulations.
- Reviews and approves recommended classification levels of sex offenders in accordance with agency regulations to ensure fairness and uniformity of agency decisions.
- Other duties, as assigned.
M.G.L.c.6, §178K sets forth the specific qualifications required of each Board Member.
Beyond the statutory requirements, Board Members must have an understanding of the criminal justice system, a thorough knowledge of the Sex Offender Registry law, an understanding of the processes of Massachusetts state government, strong writing and organizational skills, the ability to manage time efficiently deal with others in a respectful and professional manner both within the workplace and during the adversarial process of classification hearings.
Qualifications: this vacancy is for a psychologist/psychiatrist position on the Sex Offender Registry Board. Per M.G.L. c. 6, 178K, the candidate must be a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist, and must have knowledge of the forensic mental health system.
Posting/application link: Job Description – Administrator VIII (230003XR) (taleo.net)