Investigator, Government, Legal Counsel

Requisition No: 871120

Agency:
Commission on Offender Review

Working Title:

COMMISSION INVESTIGATOR -

Pay Plan:
Career Service

Position Number:

Salary: $42,254.64

Posting Closing Date: 03/06/2026

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COMMISSION INVESTIGATOR - CS

FLORIDA COMMISSION ON OFFENDER REVIEW

*** Open Competitive***

* Anticipated Vacancy*

The Florida Commission on Offender Review is looking to fill the Commission Investigator – CS. The Commission on Offender Review performs a vital role in Florida’s criminal justice system by preserving the autonomy needed in post-release decisions affecting inmates and ex-offenders. Commissioners preside over weekly meetings at the central office in Tallahassee and various other state locations as required by statute.

During these public proceedings, the commissioners make a variety of determinations regarding parole and other releases.

• State Group Health Insurance Coverage through CHP and Blue Cross/Blue Shield.
• Various plans for dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options are available.
• Annual and Sick Leave benefits.
• Nine paid holidays each year.
• One Personal Holiday each year.
• $25,000 Life Insurance Policy (paid 100% by employer).
• Retirement plans that include employer contributions.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Tuition waivers to attend State of Florida colleges and universities for up to six credit hours per semester.
• Seven paid weeks of Maternity Leave, plus two paid weeks of Care and Bonding Leave.

• Professional work conducting violation of supervision hearings, inmate interviews and clemency investigations for the Executive Board of Clemency with information pertinent to cases under consideration.
• Conduct probable cause (parole only) and final violation hearings for alleged parole, conditional release, addiction recovery and control release violators. Provide alleged violators with an initial interview to advise them of the charges and their due process rights and assess the need of appointed legal counsel for alleged violator. If a hearing is requested, schedule the hearing, obtain witness information, issue subpoenas to secure the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents.
  
  Conduct violation hearings and make written recommendations to the Florida Commission on Offender Review. Check inmate population of Florida county jails within the region to determine the presence of alleged Parole, Conditional Release, Addiction Recovery, and Control Release violators who have been previously reported to the Florida Commission on Offender Review as being detained. Conduct probable cause hearings for other states pursuant to the Interstate Compact Agreement.
• Conduct comprehensive confidential clemency investigations for the Board of Executive Clemency for applicants seeking various types of clemency (e.g., firearm authority, pardon, commutation of sentence, remission of fines and forfeitures, and restoration of civil rights). These investigations which are reviewed by the Florida Commission on Offender Review prior to submission to the Board of Executive Clemency, provide a broad picture of the applicant’s history and activities.
  
  This position also conducts Restoration of Civil Rights Investigations without a hearing, which includes verifying the status of pecuniary penalties and restitution and determining whether the individual is eligible for clemency consideration under the Rules of Executive Clemency.
• Perform interviews and investigations in connection with inmates who are eligible for parole consideration. This includes, but is not limited to, analyzing inmate prison files, interviewing inmates in the State of Florida prison system, and conducting pre-parole investigations to make recommendations regarding the suitability of proposed release plans.
• Perform other duties.

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent years of experience

• Knowledge of criminal justice principles and practices, legal terminology, and methods and techniques of reviewing, researching, and summarizing criminal and social data.
• Knowledge of fact-finding and problem-solving techniques.
• Skilled in using…