Probation and Parole Officer

okgov; Kentucky; On-site; USD 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

okgov's Probation and Parole Officer position in Region I involves supervising adult offenders in the community, assessing criminogenic needs, and guiding transition plans to enhance public safety.

You will conduct investigations, monitor compliance, report findings, and coordinate with treatment providers; the salary is structured across three levels and is non-negotiable.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of laws, rules, regulations pertaining to offenders and corrections.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with community and service agencies.
• Experience with evidence-based practices in supervision of offenders.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of adult offenders, assess criminogenic risk/need, and refer to programs.
• Conduct investigations (pre-sentence, interstate, pre-pardon, pre-parole).
• Prepare activity reports and provide recommendations to releasing authorities.
• Maintain documentation of offender caseload and monitor financial obligations.

Skills

Motivational interviewing

Caseload management

Knowledge of corrections laws

Counseling skills

Communication skills

Job description

Job Title: Probation and Parole Officer

Agency: 131 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Supervisory Organization: DOC P&P Region I

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:

• Level I - $48,044.52
• Level II - $50,834.80
• Level III - $54,700.76

This salary is non-negotiable.

Job Description

Location: Probation and Parole Region I

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 on going 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 felons 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 releasing authority; assisting offenders in obtaining and maintaining employment; engaging on-going 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, pre-sentence, interstate, pre-pardon and pre-parole.
• Prepare reports concerning activities of offenders and provide recommendations for the use of the releasing authority.
• Maintain documentation, physical and electronic, relating to management of offender caseload.
• Monitor payment of financial obligations ordered by the releasing authority; collect and document offender payments.
• Assists in security operations in the event of a prison riot or disturbance; and arrests and transports offenders when required.
• Conduct periodic screening for drug and alcohol use by offenders.

Level Descriptor :

• Level I This is the basic level where the incumbents perform entry-level duties involved in the supervision of probationers, parolees and inmates in re-entry programs.
• Level II This is the career level where incumbents perform a variety of professional probation and parole duties at the full performance level involving the supervision of probationers, parolees and of inmates in pre-entry programs. Some responsibility may also be assigned for providing training and guidance to others in completing various routine assignments.
• Level III This is the specialist level where incumbents serve as a subject matter expert in a specific area of evidence based practice such as motivational interviewing, assessment or transition planning; provide direct cognitive programming to an offender population; responsible for the supervision of offenders who present complex and difficult behavioral management issues.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Competencies :

Level I

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; and of substance testing and collection methods.

Ability is required to establish and maintain effective working relationships with community, families, service agencies, and other support systems; to locate suitable employment for community based offenders; to motivate clients to change antisocial behaviors; to manage substantial caseloads; to give courtroom testimony; to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; to understand and implement evidence-based practices relative to community supervision of offenders; and to use electronic technology in the supervision of offenders and in the management of offender-related information.

Level II

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of laws, rules, regulations, legislation, policies and procedures as they pertain to offenders and