PROBATION AND PAROLE SUPERVISOR-ADULT

State of Louisiana; Lafayette (LA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections - Corrections Services in Lafayette, LA, seeks a promotional candidate for supervisory duties in Probation and Parole. You will direct a team delivering probation, parole, pardon, and work release services, ensuring legal conformance and quality across casework.

Requires 3+ years as a probation/parole officer or related fields plus advanced degree options; substitution rules apply.

Qualifications

• Three years of experience as a probation or parole officer, or in counseling, psychology, social work, education, criminal justice, or administrative services plus one of: three years in corrections or law enforcement; three years of continuous active military duty; six years in any field; a bachelor's degree.
• Two years of experience as a probation or parole officer, or in counseling, psychology, social work, education, criminal justice, or administrative services plus a master’s degree in counseling, psychology, social work, education, business administration, public administration, or criminal justice.
• Experience substitution: every 30 semester hours earns one year of experience; max substitution is 120 semester hours (four years).
• Possession of a current Louisiana driver’s license; required to handle firearms; POST certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance, technical assistance, and supervision of subordinate personnel including audits, reviews, and conferences to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and conformance.
• Coordinates and supervises a group of Probation and Parole Officers in arrests planning, transport, probable cause, and revocation hearings.
• Monitors casework to ensure proper use of community resources and enforcement of conditions; applies counseling and sound treatment decisions.
• Conducts new employee orientation and in-service training for field personnel, journeymen, and specialists.
• Assists in personnel management including recruitment, background investigations, disciplinary actions, evaluations, and acting manager duties.
• Performs special managerial functions such as case assignment, investigations, intake, and liaison with criminal justice agencies.
• Manages statistical and administrative functions and special programs as delegated by the District Manager.

Skills

Accepting Direction

Building and Supporting Teams

Demonstrating Accountability

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master’s degree (Counseling/ psychology/ social work/ education/ business/ public administration/ criminal justice)

Job description

Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections – Corrections Services

www.doc.louisiana.gov

Division of Probation & Parole – Adult

LAFAYETTE DISTRICT

Lafayette, Louisiana

At the Louisiana Department of Corrections, our mission is to promote public safety and strengthen communities through fair, professional, and responsive corrections services. We are committed to protecting the people of Louisiana with integrity, accountability, and a deep respect for the rights and dignity of all.

This is a promotional opportunity for current LA Department of Corrections employees who have permanent status and are ready to advance in their career.

This position performs responsible supervisory work in the direct supervision of Probation and Parole Officers in the delivery of probation, parole, pardon and work release services.

An ideal candidate should possess the following competencies:

Accepting Direction: The ability to be open and willing to follow guidance or instructions.

Building and Supporting Teams: The ability to combine one's actions and efforts with others to work toward achieving a common goal.

Demonstrating Accountability: The ability to take ownership of actions, behaviors, performance, decisions, and outcomes.

Three years of experience as a probation or parole officer, or in counseling, psychology, social work, education, criminal justice, or administrative services plus one of the following:

• Three years of experience in corrections or law enforcement
• Three years of continuous active military duty (all Military Occupational Specialties apply)
• Six years of full-time experience in any field
• A bachelor's degree

OR

Two years of experience as a probation or parole officer, or in counseling, psychology, social work, education, criminal justice, or administrative services plus a master’s degree in counseling, psychology, social work, education, business administration, public administration, or a criminal justice field.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:

Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

An applicant who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence or a felony, or who is under indictment on a felony charge will be disqualified until relief from the disabilities imposed by state and federal laws is granted.

Possession of a current Louisiana driver's license.

This position requires the incumbent to handle and carry firearms.

Possession of an active Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certification.

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties

• Provide guidance, technical assistance, and supervision of subordinate personnel to include periodic audits, reviews, and conferences to insure accuracy, timeliness, legal conformance, acceptability of standards, and quality of all casework and investigative activities.

• Coordinates and supervises a group of Probation and Parole Officers engaged in activities related to the violation process to include planning of arrests, transportation of violators, coordination of probable cause, and revocation hearings.
• Monitors casework activities to insure that subordinates make proper use of community based resources, properly enforces general and special conditions; employs counseling and makes sound decisions related to treatment of offenders and violations of conditions.
• Conduct new employee orientation and training and in-service training of field personnel, journeymen, and specialists to assure their continuing development and satisfactory accomplishment of assignments.
• Assist in the personnel management of the office by participating in the personnel selection process, employment background investigations, administration of disciplinary actions within a unit, documentation of supervisory evaluations, and serving as acting manager in the absence of the Probation and Parole District Manager.
• Perform special managerial functions which may include, but are not limited to, assignment of cases, investigations, intake services, and coordination and liaison with criminal justice agencies, community service agencies, community bases and residential facilities.

• Manage various statistical and other administrative functions and special purpose programs and projects as delegated and monitored by the Probation and Parole District Manager-Adult consistent with established office policies and guidelines.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Employee will supervise Probation & Parole Officers and Probation & Parole Specialists.

Position-Specific Details

Appointment Type: Promotion of a permanent, classified employee of LA DPS&C - CORRECTIONS SERVICES (Adult DOC)

• The selected employee may be required to serve a trial detail prior to being permanently promoted, or may be required to accept a probational appointment.

Compensation: This position has a Special Entrance Rate (SER) of $33.78 per hour.

Other Important Information

• Any degree, certificate, special license, or DD-214 must be verified by official documentation prior to hire.
• Any qualifying experience that is based on college credit/college hours should have an accompanying transcript for verification.
• This is a 24-hour facility.
• Applicants may be required to work shift work
• This Agency is a Drug-Free Workplace.

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections - Corrections Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any non-merit factor including disability.

For further information about this vacancy, contact:

Laura Guillory

Probation & Parole Human Resources Department

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