PAROLE/PROBATION SPECIALIST

Florida; Lake City (FL); On-site; USD 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation & sick leave

Health insurance

Dental & Vision

Tuition-free college

FRS retirement

Job summary

The Florida Department of Corrections seeks a Parole/Probation Specialist for Circuit 03 Columbia and Madison. The role focuses on managing intake and processing of offenders under community supervision, with emphasis on accurate data entry into OBIS and comprehensive record maintenance.

This is an on-site, non-telework position requiring interpretation of sentencing documents, data verification, and coordination of orientation programs, to support public safety and rehabilitation efforts.

Qualifications

• Must possess a high school diploma or its equivalent.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day intake and processing of offenders placed or released on community supervision; ensure accurate data entry into OBIS.
• Interpret, code, and enter sentencing documents into CDC and OBIS databases; utilize tools like Automated Correctional Task System and Felony Offense Coding Manual.
• Obtain, research, and verify offender data to establish initial computer records for new commitments and assist in orientation programs.
• Screen criminal records through NCIC/FCIC and other databases; prepare detailed prior records for new intakes.
• Coordinate and monitor community service activities and assist with job needs and program assignments; ensure offender photos for the department’s website.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Requisition No: 886331
Agency: Department of Corrections
Working Title: PAROLE/PROBATION SPECIALIST
Pay Plan: Career Service
Position Number: 70025747
Salary: $37,582.22 Annually
Posting Closing Date: 11/10/2026

ADVERTISING TITLE: PAROLE/PROBATION SPECIALIST

This open competitive advertisement is for a Career Service position located at Circuit 03 Columbia and Madison.

This position supports the effective functioning of community corrections by managing the intake and processing of offenders, ensuring accurate data entry, and maintaining comprehensive offender records. This role is crucial in enhancing public safety by interpreting and coding sentencing documents, verifying offender data, and preparing detailed criminal records.

This position is not a telework position and is required to report to the FDC office in the area it serves.

Job Duties

• Be at the forefront of community corrections by managing the day-to-day intake and processing of offenders placed or released on community supervision, ensuring accurate data entry into the Offender Based Information System (OBIS).
• Play a crucial role in justice by interpreting, coding, and entering documents related to offender sentencing and monetary obligations into the CDC and OBIS databases, utilizing advanced tools like the Automated Correctional Task System and Felony Offense Coding Manual.
• Make a significant impact by obtaining, researching, interpreting, and verifying offender data to establish initial computer records for new commitments, and assist in coordinating initial and pre-release orientation programs.
• Enhance public safety by requesting and screening criminal record information through NCIC/FCIC and other criminal justice databases and preparing detailed prior records for new intakes.
• Drive offender rehabilitation by developing, coordinating, and monitoring community service work activities, assisting with job needs and program assignments, and ensuring high-quality offender photographs for the department's website.
• This is not a probation officer position.

Benefits

• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
• Comprehensive health insurance and life insurance with accidental death and dismemberment benefits.
• Supplemental Dental, Vision, Life, Disability and Hospitalization insurance.
• Tuition-Free college courses.
• Retirement Plans with the Florida Retirement System:
• Pension Plan (Traditional Retirement Pension Plan)
• Investment Plan (401(K)-Type Retirement Plan)
• Deferred Retirement Option Program (Drop)
• Deferred Compensation
• Recently Retired? Beginning July 1, 2024, there is no longer a reemployment limitation; beginning with the 7th calendar month from the member's distribution date, there are no restrictions on working for an FRS employer. You will not be required to repay any prior distributions, and you may continue receiving distributions from the Investment Plan or Pension Plan without interruption.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Please note, when submitting a college/university degree, if selected for this position official transcripts will be required.

• Must possess a high school diploma or its equivalent.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license.

Support of knowledge, skills, and abilities should be demonstrated on the application, in the education, in the work experience, in the work sample, in the interview and/or during reference checks.

Additional Information

BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIREMENT

The Florida Department of Corrections requires all job applicants and volunteers to pass a Level 2 background check as per Chapter 435, Florida Statutes. This check must be completed before they can start working or volunteering.

Employment Eligibility

The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) only hires U.S. citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. FDC uses E-Verify to confirm an employee’s eligibility to work after completing the I-9 form.

Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center.

Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE

Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, 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. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here . All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.

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