Parole And Probation Agent

If you are looking for an exciting career with great benefits, pension, generous leave, competitive salary, and the opportunity for advancement and professional growth, the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) is seeking dedicated candidates to fill important roles within our department. We are one of the largest departments in Maryland with nearly 12,000 employees and a budget of more than $1 billion.

In order to fulfill our mission of promoting safety, we have increased security at our institutions while leading the way in innovative restorative justice projects that will help offenders reintegrate into society upon release. As a member of the DPSCS team, you can have a fulfilling career, while also enjoying a wide range of benefits such as medical and dental coverage, paid time off (i.e. vacation, sick leave), becoming vested in the State pension, supplemental retirement options, and even joining the Maryland State Employees Credit Union.

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STATEWIDE. Positions are located throughout the State of Maryland.

College degree/transcripts showing 30 credit hours in the social, behavioral or correctional sciences must be submitted at the time of application to be considered.

The main purpose of this position is making Maryland safer through proactive community supervision of supervised individuals using a strategy that focuses on criminogenic needs. This includes investigating and reporting, testing and referring individuals under supervision, identifying and partnering with community resources, informing and supporting victims of crime and collecting ordered monies. Provides ongoing supervision of supervised individuals through regular check-ins, home visits, and community contacts, ensuring compliance with program expectations and continuity of services.

• Communicates in person, by telephone, or by written correspondence with supervised individuals and others, using motivational interviewing techniques in a variety of settings during the supervision period.
• Creates and uses a comprehensive supervision case plan that outlines the strategies, interventions, sanctions, incentives and services and available resources to produce a successful outcome.
• Contacts shall be made in accordance with evidence-based strategies in accordance with Agency policy and procedures; analyze, interpret and assess case information to assess supervised individuals risk, stages of change, and identify criminogenic needs.
• Uses tools, to include Global Positioning System (GPS) monitoring, along with training and experience, to ensure compliance with conditions of supervision and/or to maintain the supervised individual in the community, minimizing risk to the public.
• Participates in training programs required by the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission to maintain Parole and Probation Agent certification. Investigative requirements include gathering all relevant and required information, documenting all interviews and contacts, assessing the supervised individual’s risk to public safety and needs for a successful integration into the community, providing a timely assessment of the individual to the requesting authority, and making an appropriate recommendation in accordance with evidence-based practices, agency policies and procedures.
• Creates and maintains an official record to document case activity on supervised individuals, including those managed through Interstate Compact Offender Tracking System (ICOTS) according to Agency policies and procedures and using available technology. Produces documents to communicate information regarding supervised individuals to the courts, Parole Commission or related agencies, and to recommend appropriate action.
• Attends hearings in various courts or correctional institutions throughout the State in order to visually identify supervised individuals, to produce documents, to testify from official records regarding supervised individuals, and make sentencing recommendations to the courts and Parole Commission.
• Obtains samples (breath/mouth/saliva, urine, etc.) from supervised individuals and/or test results to detect use of alcohol and/or drugs to ensure compliance with conditions of supervision. Assesses progress in reaching the goals of the supervision case plan.
• Demonstrates the ability to successfully complete various assignments to meet the changing needs of the agency or unit, such as identifying community resources,…