Correctional Probation Senior Officer

Requisition No: 877333
Agency:
Department of Corrections

Working Title:

CORRECTIONAL PROBATION SENIOR OFFICER
- Pay Plan:
Career Service
Position Number:
Salary: $54,202.72 (Minimum annually)
Posting Closing Date: 06/15/2026

Location:

07-4 St. Augustine Probation and Parole Office, St. Augustine, Florida (St. Johns County)
Internal Promotional Opportunity:
Only current FDC employees will be considered.

• Supervise, surveil, and maintain a specialized caseload of youthful offenders, drug offender probation, community controlees, pre-trial intervention offenders, offender releases, and any combination of the above.
• Direct and supervise a correctional probation officer at a probation and restitution center, monitor a residential treatment facility, and represent the department’s program participants on site.
• Conduct field and office supervision visits via personal contact, collateral/community contacts, surveillance contacts, telephone contacts, and electronic methods to ensure compliance with conditions of supervision.
• Assess offender needs, treatment options, and supervision objectives; refer offenders and establish structured treatment programs, client management classifications, pre-trial contracts, and other programs designed to enhance offender improvement.
• Utilize information management systems to develop offender payment plans for all monetary obligations ordered by the sentencing or releasing authority and enforce offender compliance with the payment plan.
• Conduct pre-sentence, pre-trial, post-sentence, interstate compact, sentencing guidelines, and other required investigations on offenders; make recommendations on offenders under supervision or pending disposition to the sentencing or releasing authorities regarding continued supervision, revocation, diversion, and incarceration.
• Maintain liaison with the judiciary, prosecutors, public defenders, law enforcement, treatment providers, non-profit agencies, and other criminal justice representatives.
• Conduct individual and group counseling of an informal and formal nature for offenders as needed; interview offenders to obtain information relating to supervision or investigation.
• Monitor and test offenders for the use of controlled substances and alcohol as directed by the sentencing or releasing authority.
• Install and maintain electronic/radio equipment, including GPS and other monitoring systems; interpret data collected to document compliance with supervision conditions.
• Handle administrative duties, assist supervisors in the supervisor’s absence, serve on teams or task forces, attend training, and act as the day-to-day training officer for a correctional probation officer.

• Ability to work independently and/or under stressful conditions.
• Ability to communicate effectively.

• Knowledge of techniques for advising, interviewing, and counseling.
• Ability to review and analyze data.
• Ability to assist offenders in solving problems.
• Ability to conduct investigations.
• Ability to apply laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.

Certified in accordance with Florida Statutes 943.13.
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
Valid driver’s license required.

Candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available. All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.