Community Supervision Officer

Supervision Of Offenders

Perform all functions necessary to supervise and maintain records of offenders through pre-sentence status to monitoring compliance of court ordered conditions of probation utilizing evidence-based theories and practices.

Essential job functions include:

• Providing responsible supervision to assigned clients to ensure compliance with court ordered conditions
• Reviewing and clarifying community supervision conditions as set forth by the court
• Conducting interviews and assessments to determine appropriate supervision levels
• Developing individualized supervision and case plans
• Utilizing evidence-based supervision strategies to address criminogenic needs
• Taking swift and appropriate action for non-compliance with court ordered conditions
• Providing court testimony when required
• Monitoring progress and compliance through regular interviews and field interactions
• Maintaining and documenting accurate case files
• Collecting urine samples for substance abuse monitoring
• Providing coverage for absent co-workers when required
• Attending scheduled team and staff meetings
• Meeting CSCD and TDCJ-CJAD standards on audits
• Ensuring regular attendance and timeliness
• Participating in special projects and performing other related duties as assigned

Education:

• Bachelor's degree conferred by an institution of higher education
• Preferred degrees in Criminology, Criminal Justice, Corrections, Counseling, Human Services Development, Law, Pre-Law, Public Administration, Rehabilitative studies, Social Work, Psychology, or Sociology
• One year of graduate school studies in one of the above listed study disciplines

Skills and Experience:

• Effective interpersonal skills in dealing with offenders, public, and co-workers
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Experience in managing multiple tasks with competing priorities and deadlines
• Ability to use sound analytical reasoning to solve difficult or complex problems
• Documented willingness to work and exceed minimum expectations
• Ability and means to travel as needed
• Willingness to adhere to policies of the CSCD and support the CSCD Administration despite pressure exerted by others
• Effective conflict resolution skills
• Ability to cooperate and collaborate with others of diverse backgrounds, cultures, or interests
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to a workplace culture that is consistent with and emphasizes the CSCD's Mission, Vision, and Values
• Valid Texas Driver's License
• Proof of current automobile liability insurance
• Working and reliable vehicle

Preferred:

• Fluent Spanish speaking skills

Environmental factors include:

• Works indoors and outdoors
• Works in the community conducting field work to include high crime areas of the county
• Conducts face-to-face visits with inmates in County Jail and Residential Facilities to include transporting probationers
• Comes in contact with criminal courts, courthouse personnel, law enforcement and community agencies
• Works with individuals who are on supervision for felony and/or misdemeanor offenses
• Requires a 40-hour week (Monday through Friday) under potentially stressful conditions

Physical demand requirements include:

• Reading procedures, policies, standards, case files, reports, etc.
• Driving personal automobile, reading, bending, sitting, standing, walking, kneeling, speaking, hearing, lifting case files, significant computer data entry, ability to manage stress in meeting deadlines and change, and other physical efforts as required
• The duties of a Community Supervision Officer include office and field work, which both require the supervision of criminal offenders who may present physical danger to the officer and to the public. In the supervision of these offenders, essential duties require moderate to arduous physical exertion, including prolonged periods of walking and standing, physical dexterity and coordination, and use of self-defense tactics.
  
  Because a Community Supervision Officer must effectively deal with the possibility of physical altercations and is subject to moderate to arduous physical exertion, applicants must be physically capable. Field work requires wearing a protective vest that weighs approximately 3 - 5 lbs. Office work requires prolonged periods of sitting and standing, moderate lifting, and walking. Both field work and office work are required of all Community Supervision Officers, and both are essential functions of the job.

Hours/Special Conditions:

Regular schedule is 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. This position may be required to work a flexible schedule based on the needs of the facility.