Probation and Parole Officer

About the role

Positions in this job family are responsible for performing routine professional social service and law enforcement duties in the areas of assessment of criminogenic need, transition plan design, treatment referral and ongoing monitoring of offender behavior. Supervision services are provided in the community for probationers, parolees and inmates in re-entry programs for the purpose of increasing public safety through the reduction of future criminal behavior.

Responsibilities

• Manages a caseload of adult probationers by employing motivational interviewing skills to complete a scientific assessment of criminogenic risk/need and to determine the offender’s stage of change for each identified need area;
• Referring offenders to appropriate treatment and/or programs to target the offender’s primary criminogenic needs;
• Maintaining documentation, in physical and or electronic format, relating to management of offender caseload;
• Monitors payment of financial obligations ordered by the releasing authority;
• Assists in security operations in the event of a prison riot or disturbance;
• Affords assistance with out-of-state transfers, and other agencies when required.

Requirements

• Basic Purpose: Perform routine professional social service and law enforcement duties in the areas of assessment of criminogenic need, transition plan design, treatment referral and ongoing monitoring of offender behavior.
• Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, including at least twenty-four semester hours in any combination of psychology, sociology, social work, criminology, education, criminal justice administration, penology or police science.

Qualifications

• Knowledge: Laws, rules, regulations, legislation, policies and procedures as they pertain to offenders and the Department of Corrections; of evidence-based practices in the supervision of offenders; of community resources; of public and private re-entry and transitional services; of report writing; of basic investigation techniques; of basic law enforcement practices; of counseling techniques and motivational interviewing; and of substance testing and collection methods.
• Skills: Establish and maintain effective working relationships with communities, families, service agencies, and other support systems; locate suitable employment for community-based offenders; motivate clients to change antisocial behaviors; manage substantial caseloads; communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; understand and implement evidence-based practices relative to community supervision of offenders; use electronic technology in the supervision of offenders and in the management of offender-related information.

Skills

• Knowledge of laws, rules, regulations, legislation, policies and procedures as they pertain to offenders and the Department of Corrections;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with communities, families, service agencies, and other support systems;
• Ability to locate suitable employment for community-based offenders;
• Ability to motivate clients to change antisocial behaviors;
• Ability to manage substantial caseloads;
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing;
• Ability to understand and implement evidence-based practices relative to community supervision of offenders;
• Ability to use electronic technology in the supervision of offenders and in the management of offender-related information.

Benefits

No specific benefits are mentioned in the job posting.

Pay

• Level I: $48,044.52
• Level II: $50,834.80
• Level III: $54,700.76

Schedule

No specific schedule is mentioned in the job posting.