Parole Agent

Additional Requirements

• Polygraph examination
• Background investigation
• UA (unspecified)
• Six-month training period
• Proficiency in Safety Training, Case Management, and Evidence base practices

About the Role

This is a full-time position with the Department of Corrections. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree or four years of related experience, knowledge of English grammar, spelling, and punctuation, principles, methods, and procedures to facilitate an acceptable reintegration and/or continued adjustment of persons under community supervision, the attitude, problems, and behavior of offenders under community supervision, human behavior and interpersonal relationships, basic terminology and concepts of corrections and community supervision, legal terminology and procedures, chemical agents, restraints, and basic firearm safety and firearm techniques, individual counseling techniques, and the ability to train and mentor other staff.

Responsibilities

Manage a caseload of convicted felons on community supervision, develop working relationships with community placements and resources, conduct special investigations to promote the reform and redirection of persons under community supervision while ensuring the safety of society.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or four years of related experience
• Knowledge of English grammar, spelling, and punctuation
• Principles, methods, and procedures to facilitate an acceptable reintegration and/or continued adjustment of persons under community supervision
• The attitude, problems, and behavior of offenders under community supervision
• Human behavior and interpersonal relationships
• Basic terminology and concepts of corrections and community supervision
• Legal terminology and procedures
• Chemical agents, restraints, and basic firearm safety and firearm techniques
• Individual counseling techniques

Qualifications

• Ability to train and mentor other staff
• Ability to be responsive to calls after normal work hours
• Complete residential checks after normal work hours
• Represent DOC and the Parole Division when collaborating with community partners and law enforcement entities
• Document logically, accurately, and concisely pertinent information and decisions
• Communicate information clearly and accurately
• Plan, organize, schedule, direct, and evaluate the work of others
• Interact with persons under community supervision and others to establish and maintain effective professional working relationships with them
• Exercise the physical and mental capability to protect oneself and assigned firearm
• Maintain composure under stressful conditions
• Absorb and implement training programs
• Maintain impartiality in dealing with persons under community supervision

Skills

• To train and mentor other staff
• Ability to be responsive to calls after normal work hours
• Complete residential checks after normal work hours
• Represent DOC and the Parole Division when collaborating with community partners and law enforcement entities
• Document logically, accurately, and concisely pertinent information and decisions
• Communicate information clearly and accurately
• Plan, organize, schedule, direct, and evaluate the work of others
• Interact with persons under community supervision and others to establish and maintain effective professional working relationships with them
• Exercise the physical and mental capability to protect oneself and assigned firearm
• Maintain composure under stressful conditions
• Absorb and implement training programs
• Maintain impartiality in dealing with persons under community supervision

Benefits

• $0 premium employee health insurance option
• Eleven paid holidays
• Generous vacation and sick leave accrual
• Dental, vision, and other insurance options
• Retail benefits

Pay

$27.00 to $31.31 per hour, depending on experience

Schedule

Full-time position