Parole Officer

The State of Connecticut, Department of Correction (DOC) is seeking dedicated professionals to join the Parole and Community Services Division as a Parole Officer 1.We currently have vacancies for Parole Officers for individuals with case management and/or community supervision experience.

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This position is full-time, following a second shift schedule, 40 hours a week, scheduled Monday - Friday andwill be on call positions with location of hire being determined based on agency need, in Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven, Norwich, and Waterbury.

DOC's Parole & Community Services Division (P&CS) supervises and provides support services to offenders released to the community under the jurisdiction of the Commissioner of Correction and the Board of Pardons and Paroles.

The Division is comprised of district offices located in Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven, Norwich, and Waterbury.

This also includes the following specialized units:
Residential Services, Central Intake, Special Management, Mental Health, Fugitive Investigations, Women’s Re-Entry, Support Services, and Training and Staff Development Unit.

P&CS continually strives to enhance public safety by providing offenders opportunities to successfully reintegrate into the community and be productive members of society.

NOTE:

Incumbents in this class will gain knowledge of the total parole process necessary to perform successfully at the Parole Officer 2 level. Although the job functions may be similar in both the Parole Officer 1 and Parole Officer 2 classifications, an incumbent will not move to the Parole Officer 2 classification until he/she has demonstrated solid job content knowledge and the ability to perform the full range of tasks required at the Parole Officer 2 level, as determined through performance reviews.

Incumbents must serve a minimum of one (1) year at the level of Parole Officer 1 prior to reclassification.

The Connecticut Department of Correction is a diverse agency with a wide variety of employees from Correction Officers, to Educators, to Managers and Skilled Professionals. We value differences that make us stronger as a team and support our mission statement.

The Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) is the agency responsible for corrections in the U.S. state of Connecticut. The agency operates 13 correctional facilities. It has its headquarters in Wethersfield. The DOC protects public safety by ensuring offenders serve their sentences of imprisonments in facilities that are safe, human, and provide re-entry programming.

The State of Connecticut, Department of Correction is a unified system; all sentenced and un-sentenced offenders are supervised by the DOC. The Department also provides supervision for offenders on parole, community release, and other discretionary release programs.

The DOC shall strive to be a global leader in progressive correctional practices and partnered re-entry initiatives to support responsive evidence-based practices aligned to law‑abiding and accountable behaviors. Safety and security shall be a priority component of this responsibility as it pertains to staff, victims, citizens and offenders.

In the Department of Correction, Parole and Community Services and the Board of Pardons and Paroles this class is accountable for independently performing a full…