PROBATION/PAROLE OFFICER 1* - 06232026-78249

Overview

Under general supervision is responsible for entry-level probation and parole work of average difficulty, and performs related work as required. An employee in this class performs on a full-time basis a set of trainee duties in the field of Probation and Parole, learning to plan and/or implement services for in Probation and Parole for the State of Tennessee.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and maintains offenders' records and reports;
• Identifies criminal activities and background information in reports or standard forms which answer special requests by the parole board;
• Prepares narrative reports of the investigation process;
• Total caseload activities when preparing monthly reports.
• Maintains offenders under their supervision to ensure compliance with release requirements set for the offenders by policy and procedures;
• Interviews probationers and parolees regularly to evaluate their progress in accomplishing goals and maintaining the terms specified in their probation contracts and rehabilitation plans;
• Sets up searches on state, local, and federal databases for incidents and additional information related to their offenders;
• Conducts pre-hearing and pre-release investigations and testifies in court and/or parole hearings regarding the offenders' backgrounds and recommended sentences and sentencing conditions as required by policy and conducts searches of offender residences, vehicles and person as required by policy;
• Acts as liaison with judges, court personnel, law enforcement and other agencies concerned with the probation/parole program and who may have an effect upon the success of agency goals;
• Interacts in a positive manner with fellow employees and offenders to foster and maintain a respectful and harmonious working environment;
• Addresses non-compliance by offenders with appropriate Graduated Sanctions, including writing warrants and reports to the Courts, and or Board if appropriate;
• Supervises probationers on community-based sentences, such as electronically monitored home detention, and provide field supervision of probationers by conducting curfew checks or visits to home, work, or school and administer drug and alcohol tests, including random drug screens of offenders, to verify compliance with substance abuse treatment programs;
• Receives and responds to correspondence from other states related to offenders' supervision;
• Conducts a validated risk and needs assessments by utilizing motivational and interview techniques by collecting offender-specific information to help determine their level of risk to re-offend and identify their criminogenic risk factors;
• Handles offender complaints and grievances quickly and professionally as required by policy and procedures.

Competencies (KSA's)

• Plans and Aligns;
• Communicates Effectively;
• Resourcefulness;
• Demonstrates Self-Awareness;
• Collaborates;

Knowledges

• Administration and Management;
• Clerical;
• Customer and Personal Service;
• Law and Government;
• Public Safety and Security;

Skills

• Complex Problem Solving;
• Active Learning and Listening;
• Instructing;
• Critical Thinking;
• Monitoring Abilities;
• Deductive Reasoning;
• Information Ordering;
• Speech Recognition;
• Speech Clarity;
• Problem Sensitivity;

Tools & Equipment

• Personal Computer;
• Telephone;
• Fax Machine;
• Printer;
• Motor Vehicles;