Probation/Parole Lead – Special Crimes Unit

State of Tennessee; Cookeville (TN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Tennessee is seeking a Probation Parole Officer 3 SCU in Cookeville, TN, within the Department of Correction. The role entails professional probation/parole work with supervisory responsibilities, including leading a small staff and coordinating with judges, law enforcement, and other agencies.

The position requires a criminal background check and a 5% assignment differential in SCU. The role emphasizes risk assessment, offender supervision, and preparation of detailed records and

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and experience equivalent to three years of full-time professional level experience in one or more of the following: probation/parole, counseling, social work, investigative, or legal experience.
• Substitution of Experience for Education: Full-time relevant professional experience, to include law enforcement experience, may be substituted for the bachelor's degree requirement on a year-for-year basis.
• Substitution of Graduate Course Work for Experience: Graduate course work credit received from an accredited college or university in social science, behavioral science, criminal justice, criminology, social work, and/or law may substitute for the required experience to a maximum of two years (e.g., an additional 36 graduate quarter hours in one or a combination of the above-listed fields may substitute for one year of the required experience).

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Promotes team building and cooperation with other team members and mentor and/or assists in training of new staff.
• Analyzes reports for needed action related to the offenders under their supervision. Handles offender complaints and grievances quickly and professionally as required by policy and procedures.
• Utilizes compliance reports on a monthly basis to determine work is in compliance with standards required by policy and procedures and monitor the offenders under their supervision to ensure compliance with release requirements set for the offenders by policy and procedures.
• Audit's casework for quality and adherence to standards required by policy and procedures and conducts annual offender interviews to ensure staff compliance with policy and procedures.
• 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.
• Conducts a validated risk and needs assessments by utilizing motivational and interview techniques by collecting offender-specific information to help determine their level of risk to re-offend and identify their criminogenic risk factors. Assists offenders in decision-making processes and assess the availability of service providers to deliver appropriate services to offenders.
• 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.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

State of Tennessee is seeking a Probation Parole Officer 3 SCU in Cookeville, TN, within the Department of Correction. The role entails professional probation/parole work with supervisory responsibilities, including leading a small staff and coordinating with judges, law enforcement, and other agencies.

The position requires a criminal background check and a 5% assignment differential in SCU. The role emphasizes risk assessment, offender supervision, and preparation of detailed records and