Adult Probation and Parole Agent

General Description

The Wyoming Department of Corrections Field Services Division is hiring a full-time probation and parole agent for the Rawlins location. This Division is responsible for the community supervision and case management of probationers and parolees. We are a progressive department that offers job variety and challenges our staff to help rehabilitate offenders into becoming law‑abiding citizens. The Wyoming Department of Corrections contributes to public safety by accurately assessing offender risks and needs and then addressing those areas through effective case planning, meaningful intervention, positive reinforcements, and corrective action when necessary.

Working for the State of Wyoming offers more than a paycheck. Our total compensation package includes:

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid vacation, sick leave, FMLA and holidays
• Retirement - Pension and 457B plans that help you build a secure future
• Flexible schedules and work‑life balance options
• Meaningful work that makes a difference for Wyoming communities

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Human Resource Contact:
Anna Krier – 307‑777‑6404, or hrhelp-cofs

• Create a positive and collaborative environment for clients to gain the confidence to change their behavior in the long term.
• Maintain supervision of a caseload of adult probationers and parolees, including misdemeanor and felony cases such as alcohol or drug offenses, sex offenses, domestic violence, theft, burglary, and cases determined not guilty by reason of mental illness.
• Utilize and analyze validated risk and needs assessments to determine appropriate supervision levels and develop individual case‑planning goals.
• Collaborate between government and private entities to enhance case management and support long‑term change.
• Identify external and internal motivators of change through motivational interviewing and additional techniques to assist in case plan development.
• Understand intervention, incentives, and sanctions within the criminal justice system, and apply them to achieve desired behaviors.
• Facilitate cognitive intervention groups and other evidence‑based cognitive interventions.
• Maintain supervision standards to protect public safety and help offenders re‑socialize and reintegrate into the community.
• Maintain documentation of all case‑management efforts in a case‑management system.
• Conduct visits with clients in the office, at their homes, places of employment, or other locations to verify compliance and support positive behavior.
• Collaborate with the Prison Division to investigate and offer guidance for a positive and effective reentry plan for inmates soon released into the community.
• Write reports to the Parole Board, Courts, or other stakeholders, including investigations, insights, and analysis to determine risk level and appropriateness of supervision.
• Interview, evaluate, and investigate the offender’s background and criminal history to determine risks and needs.
• Interview the victim for present‑sentence investigation reports, restitution, and court recommendations, and maintain a collaborative and trusting environment.

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Social Work, Counseling, Sociology, Psychology, Criminal Justice, or Administration of Justice, along with progressive work experience in Probation and Parole, including experience in case management practices, risk/need assessments, cognitive skills group facilitation, effective interpersonal communication strategies, investigations, report writing, and understanding of behavioral change concepts.

• Knowledge of human behavior, crisis behavior, substance use, abuse & addiction.
• Knowledge of the criminal justice system, department policies, and procedures.
• Knowledge of criminal and legal law.
• Knowledge of procedures used in criminal justice agencies and cognitive behavior programs.
• Knowledge of various computer software programs, Google, and Microsoft.
• Effective communication skills, both orally and in…