Correctional Probation Senior Officer

Position

Correctional Probation Senior Officer –

Department of Corrections

02-0 Tallahassee Intake Probation and Parole Office

Internal promotional opportunity only. Current FDC employees will be considered. Probationary Correctional Probation Officers are encouraged to apply and may be considered.

Salary will be determined in accordance with current pay procedures.

Employees interested must apply for this vacancy using the People First system. No paper applications will be accepted. Applications will be accepted electronically until 11:59 pm on the closing date. Applicants must provide current employment, previous employment, training, and education on their profile, and incomplete profiles will not be considered.

The incumbent is responsible for supervising, surveilling, and maintaining a specialized caseload of youthful offenders, drug offender probation, community controlees, pre‑trial intervention offenders, offender releases, or any combination thereof. This position may also supervise other types of offenders, perform duties as an intake, court liaison, trainer, electronic monitoring installer, direct a correctional probation officer, monitor a residential treatment facility, and serve as the on‑site departmental representative for program participants.

• Encourage and foster offender compliance with supervision orders through guidance, goal setting, monitoring of offender behavior, and community supervision.
• Conduct field and office supervision visits via personal contact, collateral/community contacts, surveillance contacts, telephone, and electronic methods to ensure compliance and provide assistance.
• Demonstrate sensitivity to public and victim needs, concerns, and complaints and take appropriate, prompt action.
• Assess and assist in identifying offender needs, treatment options, and supervision objectives; establish and record structured treatment programs, client management classifications, pre‑trial contracts, and other programs designed to enhance offender improvement.
• Use information management system to develop offender payment plans for all monetary obligations and enforce compliance. Maintain case records in electronic and hard copy.
• Conduct pre‑sentence, pre‑trial, post‑sentence, interstate compact, sentencing guideline, and other required investigations on offenders.
• Make recommendations on offenders regarding continued supervision, revocation, diversion, or incarceration to sentencing or releasing authorities.
• Represent the department at hearings or as witness in proceedings before sentencing or releasing authorities.
• Maintain liaison with judiciary, prosecutors, public defenders, law enforcement, treatment providers, NGOs, and other criminal justice representatives.
• Conduct individual and group counseling of an informal and formal nature for offenders as needed.
• Interview offenders to obtain information related to supervision or investigation.
• Monitor and test offenders for controlled substances and alcohol as directed.
• Develop and maintain contact with resources suitable for placement of offenders in public service assignments.
• Conduct searches and make arrests of offenders under supervision.
• Install and maintain electronic/radio monitoring equipment, including GPS, and interpret data to document compliance.
• Handle administrative duties and assist supervisors in their absence.
• Serve on teams or committees to study issues, solve problems, refine practices, or implement new policies.
• Attend and deliver training on job duties and career development.
• May act as day‑to‑day training officer for a correctional probation officer.

• Ability to work independently and/or under stressful conditions.
• Ability to communicate effectively.

• Knowledge of techniques for advising, interviewing, and counseling.
• Ability to review and analyze data.
• Ability to assist offenders in solving problems.
• Ability to conduct investigations.
• Ability to apply laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments.