Parole Technician

THE POSITION

As a Parole Staff Technician 2 with the Pennsylvania Parole Board, you join a team that plays a key part in the parole review process. This position provides steady, rewarding work that relies on problem solving and careful evaluation. You will help ensure case information is complete, accurate, and ready for final action. Build a career where your efforts support fairness and accountability—apply today!

This position focuses on evaluating case materials, ensuring accurate information, and supporting the decision‑making process for the Parole Board. You will review records, track details, and help maintain the integrity of parole actions.

• Case Analysis:
  Review violation hearing materials to check completeness and confirm that actions can be carried out.
• Information Requests:
  Contact staff and courts to obtain needed documents for accurate case processing.
• Data Review:
  Examine records to calculate time owed and update Parole Board actions accurately.
• Record Research:
  Check correctional databases to verify inmate location and pending charges.
• Documentation Entry:
  Enter administrative actions and ensure wording complies with policy and law.
• Staff Support:
  Assist new technicians by explaining procedures and reviewing case steps.

• Full‑time employment, 37.5 hours per week.
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday‑Friday, with a 30‑minute lunch.
• Telework:
  You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part‑time up to 3 days per week. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high‑speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Harrisburg, PA. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time.
• Salary:
  In some cases, the starting salary may be non‑negotiable.

• One year as a Parole Staff Technician 1 (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• Four years of clerical experience that included one year in the interpretation and analysis of sentences and case information of criminal offenders; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training that included one year in the interpretation and analysis of sentences and case information of criminal offenders.

• You must obtain Commonwealth Law Enforcement Assistance Network (CLEAN) certification within three months of employment and maintain this certification for the duration of employment in this job.

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• You must pass a background investigation and meet Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance requirements.

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. § 7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). and click on Veterans.

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law.

All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information; your score may be lower than deserved or you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.