Parole Officer

Organization: Rehabilitation & Correction
- Parole and Community

Agency Contact Name and Information: gina.seelo.gov

Work Location: 2114 Robinson Avenue, Portsmouth, Ohio, 45662, United States

Compensation: $27.48

Schedule: Permanent
- Full Time

Work Hours: 1st Shift

Classified Indicator: Classified

Union: 1199

Primary Job Skill: Criminology/Criminal Justice

All job postings will expire at 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the Final date to receive applications.

Guided by a single mission “To reduce recidivism among those we touch,” the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction believes that everyone is capable of positive change. Our staff embrace these core values and serves as role models for pro-social behavior conveying an attitude of dignity and respect in the treatment of others.

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction has been tasked with front line crime reduction through rehabilitative treatment and programming efforts provided in a safe, secure and humane correctional environment and effective community supervision. Our goal is to protect the public through helping individuals turn away from crime and become productive, contributing members of our communities, ensuring a safer Ohio for all Ohioans now and in the future.

To learn more about our agency, please visit our website .ohio.gov.

Guided by the agency's mission "To reduce recidivism among those we touch," the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction is looking for a dedicated security minded professional to assume the responsibilities of a Parole Officer in the Division of Parole and Community Services, Scioto County.

Are You Ready? We are thrilled to see that you are interested in beginning your career with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction! Without a doubt, this will be the most rewarding and meaningful work you’ll ever find with a work family that is second to none!

• Under general supervision from Supervisor, oversees offenders.
• Interviews, visits and observes offenders at residence/work site or other community locations.
• Utilizes evidence-based supervision practices to facilitate behavioral change in offenders.
• Obtains certification in Ohio Risk Assessment System completes offender risk assessments as directed.
• Interviews offenders and reviews documents, records, and reports to develop case plans in conjunction with offenders to address identified risk factors.
• Maintains and reviews case plans with offenders throughout supervision period to gauge progress of established goals.
• Provides individual and group advice by listening, speaking and providing written instructions to offenders.
• Conducts visual and auditory surveillance which includes operating electronic monitor equipment as needed.
• Performs drug testing by collecting and transporting specimens or using drug kit procedures when necessary and maintains a written chain of evidence from sample collection through testing and hearing process.
• Conducts DNA testing as prescribed by statute.
• Finds employment and vocational opportunities for offenders by making referrals to community service agencies.
• Maintains contact with offender families, friends, employers and others by interviewing, observing behaviors and reviewing written documents and records.
• Develops sound caseload management involving analysis of caseload and making necessary community referrals in order to make adjustments in offender activity.
• Oversees caseload which requires special training to properly supervise substance abusers, drug offenders, sex offenders, special releasee and special needs offenders as needed.
• Conducts and completes placement, arrest and violation investigations by interviewing individuals, reading and understanding technical…