Probation and Parole Officer

Probation and Parole Officer

Agency 131 | Department of Corrections | Supervisory Organization DOC P&P Region I
Job Type: Full Time | Compensation Levels:
Level I – $48,044.52 | Level II – $50,834.80 | Level III – $54,700.76

Positions in this job family are responsible for performing routine professional social service and law enforcement duties in the areas of assessment of criminogenic need, transition plan design, treatment referral and ongoing monitoring of offender behavior. Supervision services are provided in the community for probationers, parolees and inmates in re‑entry programs for the purpose of increasing public safety through the reduction of future criminal behavior.

• Manage a caseload of adult probationers by employing motivational interviewing skills to complete a scientific assessment of criminogenic risk/need and to determine the offender’s stage of change for each identified need area.
• Refer offenders to appropriate treatment and/or programs to target the offender’s primary criminogenic needs.
• Monitor activities of offenders to ensure adherence to action steps negotiated through transition planning and to conditions ordered by the releasing authority.
• Assist offenders in obtaining and maintaining employment.
• Engage ongoing support for the offender in the community by assisting the offender in identifying a network of family and friends with a pro‑social orientation and in identifying pro‑social interests and activities that are geared toward improving bonds and ties to pro‑social community members.
• Conduct various investigations including, but not limited to, home visits, pre‑sentence investigations, interstate investigations, pre‑pardon investigations and pre‑parole investigations.
• Prepare all reports concerning activities of offenders, special reports, violations and court reports, and provide recommendations for the use of the releasing authority.
• Maintain documentation, in physical or electronic format, relating to management of offender caseload.
• Monitor payment of financial obligations ordered by the releasing authority.
• Assist in security operations in the event of a prison riot or disturbance; arrest and transport offenders; assist with out‑of‑state transfers and with other agencies when required.
• Conduct periodic screenings for drug and alcohol use by offenders.
• Assist probationers with compliance with the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Registration Act and Sex Offender Registration, if applicable.

• Knowledge of laws, rules, regulations, legislation, policies and procedures as they pertain to offenders and the Department of Corrections; of evidence‑based practices in the supervision of offenders; of community resources; of public and private re‑entry and transitional services; of report writing; of basic investigation techniques; of basic law enforcement practices; of counseling techniques and motivational interviewing; and of substance testing and collection methods.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with communities, families, service agencies, and other support systems; to locate suitable employment for community‑based offenders; to motivate clients to change antisocial behaviors; to manage substantial caseloads; to give courtroom testimony; to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; to understand and implement evidence‑based practices relative to community supervision of offenders; and to use electronic technology in the supervision of offenders and in the management of offender‑related information.

• Knowledge of laws, rules, regulations, legislation, policies and procedures as they pertain to offenders and the Department of Corrections; of evidence‑based practices in the supervision of offenders; of community resources; of public and private re‑entry and transitional services; of report writing; of basic investigation techniques; of basic law enforcement practices; of counseling techniques and motivational interviewing; and of substance testing and collection methods.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with communities,…