Probation & Parole Field Specialist

State of Tennessee; Jasper (TN); On-site; USD 49,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Tennessee in Jasper, TN seeks a Probation/Parole professional to manage a caseload, conduct pre-hearing investigations, and coordinate with courts and agencies. The role ensures compliance with release conditions and rehabilitative plans while maintaining records and reporting to parole boards.

The candidate will perform searches, testify in court as needed, and liaise with law enforcement, judges, and other agencies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 1 year of professional probation/parole, counseling, social work, investigative, or legal experience.
• Graduate coursework may substitute for up to one year of experience.
• Full-time related professional experience may substitute for the bachelor's degree.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and maintains offenders' records and reports; identifies criminal activities and background information in reports or standard forms which answer special requests by the parole board; prepares narrative reports of the investigation process; total caseload activities when preparing monthly reports.
• Conducts searches of offender residences, vehicles, and person as required by policy and interview probationers and parolees regularly to evaluate their progress in accomplishing goals and maintaining the terms specified in their probation contracts and rehabilitation plans.
• Conducts pre-hearing and pre-release investigations and testifies in court regarding their offenders' backgrounds and recommended sentences and sentencing conditions as required by policy and searches on state, local, and federal databases for incidents and additional information related to their offenders.
• Acts as liaison with judges, court personnel, law enforcement and other agencies concerned with the probation/parole program and who may have an effect upon the success of agency goals.
• Interacts in a positive manner with fellow employees and offenders to foster and maintain a respectful and harmonious working environment.
• Requests arrest warrants for non-compliance by the offenders as required by policy and procedures and utilize compiled offender information in order to determine proper steps for treatment.
• Handles offender complaints and grievances quickly and professionally as required by policy and procedures.
• Investigates significant offender and staff related events to determine if incident reports are required by policy and procedures and assist offenders in decision making processes. Uses designated assessment tools to determine the offenders' risk level and frequency of needed services.
• Develops appropriate sanctions for offender noncompliance with their conditions of release and develop a transitional accountability plan informing offenders of the requirements of conditional release, such as office visits, restitution payments, or educational and employment stipulations.
• Monitors the offenders under their supervision to ensure compliance with release requirements set for the offenders by policy and procedures.

Skills

Probation/Parole experience

Counseling

Social work

Investigative experience

Legal experience

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

State of Tennessee in Jasper, TN seeks a Probation/Parole professional to manage a caseload, conduct pre-hearing investigations, and coordinate with courts and agencies. The role ensures compliance with release conditions and rehabilitative plans while maintaining records and reporting to parole boards.

The candidate will perform searches, testify in court as needed, and liaise with law enforcement, judges, and other agencies.