CDOC - Community Parole Officer; Denver Metro

Applications will be considered from residents and non-residents of Colorado. In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience minimum qualifications and meet one of the following requirements:

• Possess a current and valid Colorado P.O.S.T. certification.
• Possess a current and valid P.O.S.T. certification (or law enforcement certification equivalent) from another state, with the ability to obtain your Colorado P.O.S.T. using the provisional process prior to being hired.
• Be eligible to obtain your Colorado P.O.S.T. certification through the Federal Reciprocity program prior to being hired.

To obtain more information about the provisional certificate process, please visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). (the Department of Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training).

• Distinctive career advancement opportunities throughout the state system.
• Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan plus 401K and 457 plans. Member Contribution Rates.
• Medical and dental health plans.
• Short and long term disability coverage.
• Paid life insurance.
• 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave.
• Wellness program, tuition reimbursement, training opportunities and more.

The Division of Adult Parole manages and supervises inmates and parolees 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year to provide public safety and opportunities for successful re-entry of inmates and parolees returning to the community. The unit ensures compliance with Federal and state statutes, CDOC regulations, Parole Board conditions and agreements, Code of Penal Discipline, community corrections standards, Interstate Compact Rules and Regulations, and other established rules and standards for the supervision of inmates and parolees.

• Conduct field work (e.g., pre-release plan investigation, home visitation, job verification, parole violation investigation), including after hours to contact inmates/parolees at their residence of record.
• Apply evidence-based assessment, case planning and supervision techniques, set by policy and standards of practice, under the supervision of a team leader or supervisor.
• Direct the assessment and supervision plan of community-based parolees through the analysis of case material and interviews to update the Colorado Transition Accountability Plan (CTAP) by incorporating community supervision conditions and updating the parolee’s goals.
• Monitor parolee compliance and progress by overseeing employment, drug treatment and screening, restitution payments, residential status, and specialized treatment programs consistent with the community supervision plan and division contact standards and escort to specific activities, if needed.
• Interact with parolees and use motivational interviewing, coaching, and other evidence-based practices to reinforce pro-social behavior and assist parolees in developing effective problem solving skills and attaining goals.
• Provide crisis intervention, personal counseling and guidance to parolees in resolving interpersonal, familial and financial problems to enhance parolee success and better ensure public safety.
• Respond to parolee non-compliant behavior by investigating violations, and imposing appropriate sanctions consistent with the Colorado Violation Decision Making Process (CVDMP) or community violation matrix, most of which are managed in the community and do not require arrest.
• Present case information for a variety of evidentiary hearings to include COPD (Code of Penal Discipline) hearings, Parole revocation hearings, YOS (Youthful Offender System) revocation proceedings, and Interstate Compact probable cause hearings as well as serving as a hearing officer for COPDs conducted on residential and CRCF (Community Return to Custody Facility) parolees in compliance with due process standards.
• Attend training and develop skills in evidence based supervision techniques to include motivational interviewing, assessment and case planning, and cognitive behavioral interventions.
• Maintain…