PROBATION/PAROLE OFFICER 2* - 07142026-79087

About the role

This position involves professional probation and parole work of average difficulty. The incumbent supervises a caseload of probationers and/or parolees.

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.
• Counsels probationers and parolees regularly to evaluate their progress in accomplishing goals and maintaining the terms specified in their probation contracts and rehabilitation plans;
• Conducts pre-hearing and pre-release investigations and testifies in court regarding their offenders' backgrounds and recommended sentences and sentencing conditions 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;
• Requests arrest warrants for non-compliance by the offenders as required by policy and procedures and utilizes compiled offender information in order to determine proper steps for treatment;
• Handles offender complaints and grievances quickly and professionally as required by policy and procedures;
• Investigates significant offender and staff related events to determine if incident reports are required by policy and procedures and assists offenders in decision making processes;
• Uses designated assessment tools to determine the offenders' risk level and frequency of needed services;
• Develops appropriate sanctions for offender noncompliance with their conditions of release and develops a transitional accountability plan informing offenders of the requirements of conditional release, such as office visits, restitution payments, or educational and employment stipulations;
• Maintains offenders under their supervision to ensure compliance with release requirements set for the offenders by policy and procedures.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and experience equivalent to one year of full-time professional level experience in one or more of the following: probation/parole, counseling, social work, investigative, or legal experience;
• Full-time relevant professional experience, to include law enforcement experience, may be substituted for the bachelor's degree requirement on a year-for-year basis;
• Full-time related professional experience may be substituted for the bachelor's degree on a year-for-year basis, including law enforcement experience;
• Willingness to and ability to qualify with, carry, and use assigned weapons;
• At least eighteen (18) years of age on the date of application;
• A citizen of the United States;
• A good moral character, as determined by investigation;
• To be eligible, applicants must complete a criminal history disclosure form in a manner approved by the appointing authority;
• To be eligible, applicants must agree to release all records involving their criminal history to the appointing authority;
• To be eligible, applicants must supply a fingerprint sample in a manner prescribed by the TBI for a fingerprint based criminal history records check;
• To be eligible, applicants must 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;
• To be eligible, applicants must 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;
• To be eligible, applicants must 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;
• To be eligible, applicants must submit to and pass a pre-employment screening test for use of illegal drugs;
• To be eligible, applicants must possess a valid motor vehicle operators license at the time of appointment;
• To be eligible, applicants must successfully complete all additional prescribed course of instruction at the Tennessee Correction Academy and any and all on-line training upon appointment.

Qualifications

• Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and experience equivalent to one year of full-time professional level experience in one or more of the following: probation/parole, counseling, social work, investigative, or legal experience.
• Substitution of Experience for Education: Full-time relevant professional experience, to include law enforcement experience, may be substituted for the bachelor's degree requirement on a year-for-year basis.
• Substitution of Graduate Course Work for Experience: Graduate course credit received from an accredited college or university in social science, behavioral science, criminal justice, criminology, social work and/or law may be substitute for the required experience to a maximum of one year (e.g., an additional 36 graduate quarter hours in one or a combination of the above listed fields may substitute for one year of the required experience).
• Substitution of Experience for Education: Full-time related professional experience may be substituted for the bachelor's degree on a year-for-year basis, including law enforcement experience.

Necessary Special Qualifications

• Applicants for this class must:
• Be willing to 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 a good moral character, as determined by investigation;
• To be eligible, applicants must complete a criminal history disclosure form in a manner approved by the appointing authority;
• To be eligible, applicants must agree to release all records involving their criminal history to the appointing authority;
• To be eligible, applicants must supply a fingerprint sample in a manner prescribed by the TBI for a fingerprint based criminal history records check;
• To be eligible, applicants must 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;
• To be eligible, applicants must 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;
• To be eligible, applicants must 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;
• To be eligible, applicants must submit to and pass a pre-employment screening test for use of illegal drugs;
• To be eligible, applicants must possess a valid motor vehicle operators license at the time of appointment;
• To be eligible, applicants must successfully complete all additional prescribed course of instruction at the Tennessee Correction Academy and any and all on-line training upon appointment.