Parole Officer 1

Introduction

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This position is full-time, following a first shift schedule, 40 hours per week, and scheduled Monday - Friday.

This position will be based in 55 West Main Street in Waterbury, CT.

Parole Officers in this class may be required to travel statewide based upon agency need.

This position is also classified as a Hazardous Duty position.

The Board of Pardons and Paroles is an autonomous State agency with administrative support provided by the Department of Correction. The Board possesses discretionary authority to grant pardons for criminal convictions and to grant parole to eligible and appropriate offenders in the community under supervision as a means of supporting their successful reintegration into law‑abiding society.

The BOPP has four units, the Hearings Division, Pardons Unit, Interstate Unit and the Revocation Unit. Employees will be assigned to a Unit. For each, duties include:

• Hearings Division:
  Parole Officers assigned to this unit will conduct interviews at correctional facilities throughout the state, perform risk assessments and present cases to panel members at all parole hearings.
• Pardons Unit:
  Parole Officers assigned to this unit conduct investigations and present cases to panel members for all pardon cases.
• Interstate Unit:
  Parole Officers assigned to this unit administratively oversee all incoming and outgoing cases in accordance with the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision.
• Revocation Unit:
  Parole Officers assigned to this unit conduct all revocation & preliminary hearings during the parole violation process.

In the Department of Correction, Parole and Community Services and the Board of Pardons and Paroles this class is accountable for independently performing a full range of tasks in case management, inmate classification systems, counseling, investigation and enforcement activities for an assigned group of offenders.

• Performs tasks associated with community supervision, guidance and control of an assigned caseload of offenders;
• Conducts preliminary investigations and assists in coordinating and authorizing release of offenders;
• Reviews offender case files; conducts needs assessment and develops a plan for supervision;
• Coordinates development of a rehabilitation program for offenders;
• Makes appropriate referrals to community based programs for necessary treatment and evaluation and monitors offender progress while in treatment;
• Monitors offender progress through contacts with work supervisors, family members, law enforcement agencies, community based programs and educational institutions and recommends changes in program;
• Investigates violations of parole agreements or other performance difficulties;
• Processes violations;
• Performs difficult or hazardous investigations, makes arrests and transports offenders to correctional facilities;
• Utilizes computerized records system to maintain offenders complex case notes and comprehensive offender file;
• Prepares various reports;
• Coordinates and/or participates in remand to custody as necessary;
• Acts as liaison with facility staff, the Board of Pardons and Paroles, law enforcement agencies and the community to ensure continuity of services for offenders;
• Performs related duties as required.
• Performs tasks associated with the review and preparation of case materials for hearings which are reviewed by the Board of Pardons and Paroles;
• Accesses databases and files from various law enforcement agencies and retrieves data relevant to police reports, pre‑sentencing information, participation in rehabilitative programs, disciplinary reports and institutional adjustment;
• Verifies parole…