Adult Probation and Parole Officer

Open Until Filled

The Wyoming Department of Corrections Field Services Division is hiring a full-time probation and parole agent for the Douglas location.

The Division is responsible for the community supervision and case management of probationers and parolees. We are a progressive department that offers job variety and challenges staff to help rehabilitate offenders into becoming law‑abiding citizens. The Department contributes to public safety by accurately assessing offender risks and needs and then addressing those areas through effective case planning, meaningful intervention, positive reinforcements, and corrective action when necessary.

• Culture of public service and a commitment to work/life balance
• Eligibility for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• State Retirement plan for Law Enforcement and additional savings opportunities
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• For additional information regarding the benefits package,

Douglas is located on the North Platte River and is known as the “Home of the Jackalope.” Douglas is rich in history with the Oregon and Bozeman Trails and historic frontier post‑Fort Fetterman. Nearby Ayers Natural Bridge and Park is a beautiful place to get away from it all with plenty of fishing, hunting, and hiking. Several walking and biking trails, an outdoor municipal pool, and golfing are also enjoyed by Douglas residents.

Casper and Cheyenne are just over an hour away in either direction. Wyoming also boasts no state income tax!

Human Resource Contact: anna.krier or 307‑777‑6404

• Create a positive and collaborative environment for clients to gain the confidence to change their behavior in the long term.
• Maintain supervision of a caseload of adult probationers and parolees, including misdemeanor and felony cases such as alcohol or drug offenses, sex offenses, domestic violence, theft, burglary, and clients determined not guilty by reason of mental illness.
• Utilize and analyze validated risk and needs assessments to determine appropriate supervision levels and aid in developing individual case planning goals.
• Collaborate between government and private entities to enhance case management and support, and enhance client behavior for long‑term change.
• Identify external and internal motivators of change through motivational interviewing and additional interviewing techniques to assist in case plan development.
• Understand intervention, incentives, and sanctions within the criminal justice system.
• Provide and utilize appropriate interventions, incentives, and sanctions to achieve desired behaviors.
• Facilitate cognitive intervention groups with clients and alternative evidence‑based cognitive interventions to provide knowledge and enhance client motivation.
• Maintain supervision standards to provide public safety and help offenders re‑socialize and reintegrate into the community as law‑abiding citizens.
• Maintain documentation of all case management collaborative efforts in a case management system.
• Conduct visits with clients in the office, in their homes, and places of employment, or in other locations to verify compliance and support positive behavior.
• Maintain supervision standards to include documentation, collateral contacts to promote public safety, and client accountability.
• Collaborate with the Prison Division to investigate and offer guidance for a positive and effective reentry plan for inmates soon released into the community.
• Write reports to the Parole Board, Courts, or other stakeholders. These reports will require investigation, insight, and analysis with the assistance of various agencies, individuals, and assessments to determine risk level and appropriateness of supervision, and various other recommendations.
• Interview, evaluate, and investigate the offender's background and criminal history to determine their risks and needs.
• Interview the victim for the purposes of present‑sentence investigation reports, determining restitution, and recommendations to the Court. Additionally, contact victims for educational and safety purposes…