Senior Probation and Parole Assistant - District 26 CSC

About the Role

A position in the Missouri Department of Corrections is more than a job. It's a calling. Corrections employees transform lives, equipping Missourians in the criminal justice system with the skills they need to contribute to their communities, inside and outside our walls. More than 95 percent of people who enter the prison system ultimately are released. We want to make sure they’re good neighbors.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a lead worker of the facility; assigns, trains, and evaluates staff supervising offenders in housing units, living quarters, and general housekeeping, work, educational, recreational, religious, and treatment activities in Community Supervision Centers and Community Release Centers; serves as shift leader, assistant, or relief shift supervisor.
• Participates in periodic counts of offenders; inspects housing units for safety and security violations; checks for health and safety hazards; prepares reports; maintains records on offender violations, behaviors, mechanical deficiencies, and security breaches of facility rules.
• Interviews offenders to obtain information relating to their residential and family relationships, employment, and educational records; contacts family members, employers, and friends to verify offender's background.
• Collects and verifies offender's legal case history and police reports; prepares reports and maintains records of investigative findings.
• Retrieves information from the National Crime Information Center (NCIC), Missouri Uniform Law Enforcement System (MULES), Missouri Department of Revenue, and Missouri Department of Corrections' computer databases.
• Responds to confirmed active warrants; enters and cancels warrants on escaped and/or absconded offenders; participates in the classification, treatment, and supervision of offenders.
• Communicates with Parole Officers and administration regarding referrals and supervision strategies; provides after-hours assistance to departmental staff and the general public.
• Ensures offenders have parole orders; investigates, monitors, and enters schedule changes for offenders on electronic monitoring; answers and logs emergency calls from offenders, family members, and the general public; contacts appropriate staff to resolve issues.
• Assists in the assignment of offenders to various institutional and residential programs; enters appropriate data into the Department's Booking and Tracking System; assists offenders with job search activities; transports offenders to their designated locations.
• Monitors, controls, and documents offender's consumption of prescription and over-the-counter medications; supervises visits with offenders; searches visitors, offenders, property, living quarters, buildings, and grounds for contraband.
• Assists Probation and Parole Officers with court hearings and home visits; provides information to staff and law enforcement officials relating to the location and apprehension of escaped and/or absconded offenders; participates in interview panels and makes hiring recommendations.
• Maintains computer databases, chronological shift records, inventory, vehicle logs; troubleshoots equipment problems; orders, maintains, and issues supplies.
• Discusses minor adjustment problems with offenders; refers major problems to the supervisor; promotes rehabilitation by modifying offender attitudes, discouraging undesirable behaviors, and encouraging constructive activities.
• Interprets facilities' rules and regulations to offenders; administers substance abuse assessment devices to offenders; collects Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid (DNA) samples.
• Oversees movement and location of offenders inside and outside of the facility; intervenes in emergency situations to gain control of offenders and/or perform CPR.
• Exercises independence in the performance of duties; receives general administrative direction; work is reviewed by a designated supervisor for conformance with established policies and procedures; performs other related work as assigned.

Requirements

• Ability to pass a background investigation administered by the Missouri Department of Corrections.
• By assignment, a position may require successful completion of safety training which may include firearms and defensive tactics, CPR, First Aid, and the ability to re-qualify annually.
• By assignment, successful completion of training administered by the Missouri State Highway Patrol in the Missouri Uniform Law Enforcement System (MULES) prior to regular appointment.

Qualifications

• One or more years of experience as a Probation and Parole Assistant or Correctional Officer with the Missouri Department of Corrections; AND possession of a high school diploma or proof of high school equivalency, AND a valid vehicle operator's license.
• OR Three or more years of work experience; AND possession of a high school diploma or proof of high school equivalency, AND a valid vehicle operator's license. (Earned credit hours from an accredited college or university may substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required experience at a rate of 30 earned credit hours for one year).

All requested documents MUST be received by the closing date listed.

Pay

• Contingent upon your position, you may be eligible to receive:
  • A $2.00 per hour shift differential if assigned to a shift that begins on or between 12:00pm (noon) and 5:00am and employed at a 24/7 congregate care facility (e.g., institution, transition center, supervision center, or command center).
  • A $0.75 per hour medium security or $1.50 maximum security differential if working full-time at a qualifying facility.
  • A $1.00 per hour restrictive housing differential if assigned a regular post within a restrictive housing/segregation unit at any facility.
• The Department of Corrections currently offers a guaranteed 1% pay increase for every two years of continuous service up to 20 years.

Benefits

• Missouri State Employee Retirement System / Deferred compensation plan.
• Health insurance (medical, vision, dental for employees and family).
• Paid life insurance / Long-term disability insurance.
• Cafeteria plan.
• Paid holidays.
• 10 hours annual leave per month / 10 hours sick leave per month.
• Uniforms provided when required.
• Pre-service and in-service training.
• Access to credit union.
• Direct deposit of paycheck (required).
• Employee health, wellness, and safety initiatives.
• MOST 529 College Savings Program.

Career Growth

The Missouri Department of Corrections is proud to have a tradition of promotion from within for employees looking for and seeking distinctive career paths. As you work for the department, we invite you to consider your goals and make choices to actively head toward them. We seek to recognize employees who serve with distinction.