Probation and Parole Officer IV

** Job Posting Title
** Probation and Parole Officer IV
** Agency
* * 131 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
** Supervisory Organization
** DOC Canine Program
** Job Posting End Date
** Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.

Note:

Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.
** Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)
**** Full/Part-Time
** Full time
** Job Type
** Regular
* * Compensation**$63,006.48
** Job Description**#
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* REQUIRED:

Please upload your transcripts when applying.
** Confirmation interview required.
** Basic

Purpose:

** Positions in this job family are responsible for performing routine professional social service and law enforcement duties in the areas of assessment of criminogenic need, transition plan design, treatment referral and ongoing monitoring of offender behavior. Supervision services are provided in the community for probationers, parolees and inmates in re-entry programs for the purpose of increasing public safety through the reduction of future criminal behavior.

** Typical Functions:*
* · Manages a caseload of adult probationers by employing motivational interviewing skills to complete a scientific assessment of criminogenic risk/need and to determine the offender’s stage of change for each identified need area; criminogenic needs of each offender; referring offenders to appropriate treatment and/or programs to target the offender’s primary criminogenic needs; monitoring activities of offenders to ensure adherence to action steps negotiated through transition planning and to conditions ordered by the releasing authority;

referring and/or assisting offenders in obtaining and maintaining employment; engaging ongoing support for the offender in the community by assisting the offender in identifying a network of family and friends with a pro-social orientation; and identifying pro-social interests and activities that are geared toward improving bonds and ties to pro-social community members.
· Conducts various investigations including, but not limited to, home visits, pre-sentence, interstate, pre-pardon, and pre-parole.
· Prepares all reports concerning activities of offenders, special reports, violations and court reports, and provides recommendations for the use of the releasing authority.
· Maintains documentation, in physical and or electronic format, relating to management of offender caseload.
· Monitors payment of financial obligations ordered by the releasing authority.
· Assists in security operations in the event of a prison riot or disturbance; arrests and transports offenders; assist with out-of-state transfers, and other agencies when required.
· Conducts periodic screenings for drug and alcohol use by offenders.
· Assists probationers with compliance with the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Registration Act and Sex Offender Registration, if applicable.
· Manages, assists and trains other staff in the application of the area of expertise.
** Level Descriptor:
** This is the leadership level where incumbents supervise other probation and parole officers and may plan and coordinate work in a specific area or assist in the management of a district or sub-division.
** Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and

Competencies:

** Knowledge, skills and abilities required at this level include knowledge of laws, rules, regulations, legislation, policies and procedures as they pertain to offenders and the Department of Corrections; of evidence-based practices in the supervision of offenders; of community resources; of public and private re-entry and transitional services; of report writing; of basic investigation techniques; of basic law enforcement practices; of counseling techniques and motivational interviewing;

of substance testing and collection methods; of a specific area of evidence-based practice; and of the principles and practices of effective supervision. Ability is required to establish and maintain effective working relationships with communities, families, service agencies, and other support systems; to locate suitable employment for community-based offenders; to motivate clients to…