PROBATION/PAROLE OFFICER 1* - 08252026-80260

Location: Memphis, TN – Department of Correction, Shelby County (2 positions). This position requires a criminal background check.

Pay

$4,057.00 – $5,078.00 monthly ($48,684.00 – $60,936.00 annually).

Schedule

Full-time.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree.
• Full-time relevant professional experience, including law-enforcement experience, may substitute for the bachelor’s degree on a year-for-year basis.
• Must:
  • Be willing and able to qualify with, carry, and use assigned weapons;
  • Be at least eighteen (18) years of age on the date of application;
  • Be a citizen of the United States;
  • Have good moral character, as determined by investigation;
  • Complete a criminal-history disclosure form in a manner approved by the appointing authority;
  • Agree to release all records involving criminal history to the appointing authority;
  • Supply a fingerprint sample in a manner prescribed by the TBI for a fingerprint-based criminal-history records check;
  • Have no conviction for a felony or any domestic-assault convictions or have been discharged under any other than honorable conditions from any branch of the United States armed forces;
  • Pass a physical examination administered by a licensed physician that is consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act and that relates to the essential functions of the position;
  • Pass a psychological evaluation administered by a licensed mental-health professional that is consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act and that relates to the essential functions of the position;
  • Submit to and pass a pre-employment screening test for use of illegal drugs;
  • Possess a valid motor-vehicle operator’s license at the time of appointment;
  • Upon appointment, successfully complete all additional prescribed course of instruction at the Tennessee Correction Academy and any and all on-line training.

About the Role

Under general supervision, this entry-level probation and parole position performs trainee duties of average difficulty. The employee learns to plan and implement services for probation and parole in the State of Tennessee. Supervision is initially close but becomes more general as the incumbent masters procedures and practices. After successful completion of a mandatory one-year training period, the employee will be reclassified to the next higher class in the series.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and maintains offender records and reports; identifies criminal activities and background information in reports or standard forms for special requests by the parole board; prepares narrative reports of the investigation process; compiles caseload activities for monthly reports.
• Monitors offenders under supervision to ensure compliance with release requirements set by policy and procedures.
• Interviews probationers and parolees regularly to evaluate progress toward goals and adherence to terms specified in probation contracts and rehabilitation plans; searches state, local, and federal databases for incidents and additional information related to offenders.
• Conducts pre-hearing and pre-release investigations and testifies in court and/or parole hearings regarding offenders’ backgrounds and recommended sentences and sentencing conditions as required by policy; conducts searches of offender residences, vehicles, and persons as required by policy.
• Acts as liaison with judges, court personnel, law enforcement, and other agencies concerned with the probation/parole program to support agency goals.
• Interacts positively 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 or board as appropriate.
• Supervises probationers on community-based sentences, such as electronically monitored home detention; provides field supervision through curfew checks or visits to home, work, or school; administers drug and alcohol tests, including random drug screens, to verify compliance with substance-abuse treatment programs.
• Receives and responds to correspondence from other states related to offender supervision.
• Conducts validated risk and needs assessments using motivational and interview techniques to collect offender-specific information, determine risk to re-offend, and identify criminogenic risk factors.
• Handles offender complaints and grievances quickly and professionally as required by policy and procedures.

Skills & Competencies

• Competencies: Plans and Aligns, Communicates Effectively, Resourcefulness, Demonstrates Self-Awareness, Collaborates.
• Knowledge Areas: 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.