PAROLE AND PROBATON INTAKE REVIEWER

Main Purpose

The main purpose of this position is making Maryland communities safer through proactive community supervision of supervised individuals utilizing a strategy that focuses on criminogenic needs. This includes investigating and reporting, testing and referring supervised individuals, identifying and partnering with community resources, informing and supporting victims of crime, and collecting ordered monies.

Position Duties

• Investigating and reporting on supervised individuals.
• Testing and referring supervised individuals.
• Identifying and partnering with community resources.
• Informing and supporting victims of crime.
• Collecting ordered monies.
• Interviewing supervised individuals who are: placed on probation by the courts; released on parole by the Maryland Parole Commission; released from prison on mandatory supervision release; or on supervision.
• Interacting with individuals who are often angry, confrontational, and resistant to questioning.
• Reading and thoroughly explaining to supervised individuals all of the general and special conditions of supervision/monitoring.
• Accurately and completely entering required information into the Offender Based State Correctional Information System (OBSCIS II).
• Explaining to supervised individuals the requirements for reporting to the agent/monitor for the first time.
• Gathering information from a variety of documents and information systems about each supervised individual to build a thorough case file for an agent/monitor to begin supervising/monitoring the case.
• Assisting in the assessment of supervision level and/or initial referrals for treatment in some jurisdictions.
• Inputting accurate and complete data in OBSCIS II informational systems in order to timely open offender cases and livescan/fingerprinting.

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.
• One year of experience interviewing offenders and processing parole and probation documents.

Desired Or Preferred Qualifications

• Experience interviewing supervised individuals (probation, parole, or similar).
• Experience where you interacted with individuals who were confrontational or resistant.
• Experience entering case information into criminal justice or case-management systems.

LIMITATIONS ON SELECTION

This recruitment is open to applicants that wish to be considered for the following counties only: Caroline County, Frederick County, Garrett County, Kent County, St. Mary's County, Talbot County.

EXAMINATION PROCESS

The assessment may consist of a rating of your education, training, and experience related to the requirements of the position. It is important that you provide complete and accurate information on your application. Please report all experience and education that is related to this position.

BENEFITS

The State of Maryland offers various benefits including medical and dental coverage, paid time off (i.e. vacation, sick leave), becoming vested in the State pension, supplemental retirement options, and joining the Maryland State Employees Credit Union.

SELECTION PROCESS

Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment. All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date. We will not consider information submitted after this date. Successful candidates will be ranked as Best Qualified, Better Qualified, or Qualified and placed on the eligible (employment) list for at least one year.

EXAMINATION PROCESS

The assessment may consist of a rating of your education, training, and experience related to the requirements of the position. It is important that you provide complete and accurate information on your application. Please report all experience and education that is related to this position.

Benefits

The State of Maryland offers various benefits including medical and dental coverage, paid time off (i.e. vacation, sick leave), becoming vested in the State pension, supplemental retirement options, and joining the Maryland State Employees Credit Union.

Further Instructions

Please visit nattlie.muckerson@maryland.gov to email additional information. Only additional materials that are requested will be accepted for this recruitment. For questions regarding this recruitment, please contact the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, HRSD-Recruitment Division at 410-585-3999. If you are having difficulties with submitting your online application, please contact the DBM Recruitment and Examination Division at Application.Help@maryland.gov or 410-767-4850. We thank our Veterans for their service to our country. People with disabilities and bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply. As an equal opportunity employer, Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining, and promoting employees who are reflective of the State's diversity.