TDCJ - Parole Officer III - District Unit Supervis
Applicants must submit both a résumé and a completed application to be considered. Both documents should include sufficient work history to assess qualifications. For the most accurate and up‑to‑date information about your application, please log in to the CAPPS application portal regularly to monitor status changes or updates.
Responsibilities
- Perform highly complex parole administration and supervision work, including reviewing and approving parole supervision activities, parole investigations, parole release plans, and reports.
- Coordinate case assignments, conduct case analyses, and supervise the work of others.
- Establish and provide training to parole officers; review and evaluate documentation and recommendations; counsel parole officers and offenders on difficult cases.
- Plan, schedule, and supervise parole officer activities; coordinate parole supervision activities with other units, departments, and entities; assist in developing and implementing policies and procedures.
- Perform criminal information searches and retrieval using the Texas Department of Public Safety criminal history system.
Qualifications
Good fit if you have:
- A Bachelor’s degree or higher.
- Three years of full‑time, wage‑earning criminal‑justice, case‑management, case‑processing, or military experience.
- Parole officer experience (preferred).
Great fit if you have:
- A supervisory background.
Additional Information
- Travel: None – position may require day trips, but no overnight trips.
- Work site visits: No.
- Study material: No.
- Pre‑service training academy required: No.
- Hazardous duty/longevity position: Hazardous.
- Outside applicants will be required to submit to pre‑employment drug testing as a condition of employment.
- Military Preference: Applicants must attach proof of military service to receive preference.
Contact Information
Hiring Manager / Human Resources: Vcera Armstrong, April Curtis
Phone: 214‑565‑2657 (Vcera), 936‑437‑3063 (April)
Email: Vcera.Armstrong@tdcj.texas.gov, hr.selectionsteam6@tdcj.texas.gov
Eligibility
An applicant must be eligible to work in the United States and must remain eligible, without sponsorship or any assurance of financial or other assistance from this agency, during the term of employment.