Probation and Parole Operations Administrator Open to State of Delaware Dept of Correction Merit Employees Only

About the Role

This is an administrative-level position responsible for planning, implementing, and supervising a statewide probation/parole program or managing the daily operations of a satellite or district probation/parole office.

Responsibilities

• Interviews offenders to obtain and verify personal, social, and delinquent/criminal histories; evaluates information and offenders' attitudes toward offenses to assess community risk, determine frequency of client contact, and identify needs.
• Determines appropriate methods of addressing offender problems and needs based on the nature and complexity of problems, offender stability, and available community resources.
• Develops and implements case supervision/treatment plans outlining goals, objectives, and methods/techniques to be used.
• Monitors offenders' activities to ensure compliance with probation and parole conditions through field visits, office appointments, and telephone contact.
• Investigates possible probation and parole violations; may request warrants for arrest, search, or seizure; may assist law enforcement in executing warrants.
• Attends hearings to answer questions, make recommendations, and present progress reports.
• Prepares narrative reports describing probation/parole violations, progress, evaluations, and recommendations for case disposition.
• Prepares and updates a variety of records and files.
• Contacts offenders, their families, courts, the Board of Parole, state institutions, community resources, mental health facilities, and employers to ensure compliance with probation/parole conditions and access to services such as drug counseling, employment, and family counseling.

Requirements

• Possession of a Bachelor’s degree or higher.
• Three years of experience interacting with criminal justice organizations such as law enforcement, courts, corrections, parole boards, community groups, or local governments.
• Six months of experience in probation and parole management, including planning, implementing, and managing a probation/parole program or managing daily operations of a probation/parole office.
• Six months of experience developing and implementing correctional programs.
• Six months of experience developing and implementing correctional policies and procedures in support of an institution’s or agency’s mission and objectives.
• Three years of experience in staff supervision, including planning, assigning, reviewing, and evaluating the work of others.
• Possession of a valid Driver’s License (not suspended, revoked, canceled, or disqualified).
• Applicants must be current permanent employees of the State of Delaware Department of Correction in a Merit System-covered position who have completed their initial probationary period.

Benefits

To learn more about the comprehensive benefit package, visit the Delaware Department of Human Resources benefits page.

Additional Information

• Employees in a Probation and Parole Officer (PO) series position may retire under the provisions of HB363 if, at the time of retirement, they have completed twenty-five (25) years of pension-creditable State service, with at least twenty (20) of those years in a PO series classified position.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The State of Delaware participates in the Federal E-Verify system.
• This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement.