Probation Parole Officer

State of Montana; Town of Sidney (NY); On-site; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The Montana Department of Corrections is seeking a Probation and Parole Officer to support public safety by supervising 80-100 offenders and performing pre-sentence investigations. The role blends social work with law enforcement duties to promote compliance and positive outcomes.

Officers refer offenders to community resources, develop treatment plans, and may testify in court when necessary. Travel up to 10% and varied shifts may be required to cover duties across locations.

Qualifications

• College degree in criminology, psychology, social work, sociology, or guidance and counseling.
• Some formal training in behavioral sciences.

Responsibilities

• Supervise 80-100 offenders in the community.
• Conduct pre-sentence investigations and make placement recommendations.
• Develop rehabilitation and treatment plans with probation conditions.
• Collaborate with courts, parole board, and other agencies.
• Investigate violations and testify in court when required.

Skills

Balance social work & law enforcement

Education

College degree in criminology or related field

Job description

Job Description - Probation Parole Officer (26142824)

TheMontana Department of Corrections (DOC) is creating a safer Montana through Accountability, Rehabilitation and Empowerment. If you want to work making positive changes in your community, the Montana Department of Corrections is the place for you!

ThePublic Safety Division operates Montana’s prisons safely and securely and provides supervision and support for offenders in the community through its Probation and Parole Bureau. The work performed in this division is integral to the department’s mission to create a safer Montana through accountability, rehabilitation, and empowerment. Make a difference! Join us today!

TheProbation and Parole Officer position, guided by the Department of Corrections (DOC) mission, plays a central role in managing the correctional population, promoting public safety and encouraging offenders to make positive life changing decisions for their future.

The officer cooperates with, and solicits information from, the public and criminal justice system and supervises and counsels 80-100 offenders.

Must have skills and abilities to equally balance social work and law enforcement duties.

The officer conducts pre-sentence investigations and makes placement recommendations concerning those offenders sentenced to DOC. These investigations are completed with cooperation from other criminal justices’ agencies and by using investigative skills; knowledge of laws, rules and regulations pertaining to probation, parole, incarceration, rehabilitation and treatment programs, as well as knowledge of behavioral science.

The officer then makes recommendations for rehabilitation, treatment plans, conditions of probation, the need for incarceration, and appropriate level (i.e. local jail or Montana State Prison) to the District Court and Parole Board through a written pre-sentence investigation report.

Officers refer offenders to appropriate resources or programs using departments supervision standards, a risk and needs assessment as well as knowledge of state and community resources and monitors the progress of the client for compliance.

Officers investigate alleged violations of probation or parole using knowledge of policies & procedures pertaining to violations, search warrants & investigations.

Officers arrest and detain violators and testify in district court and information hearings relative to sentencing or revocation of client’s probation or parole status.

Officers are trained to handle situations if probation & parole offenders or inmates become hostile & pose a physical threat. This requires the use of Oleoresin Capsicum "O.C. Spray" and firearms and carrying handcuffs.

Work is of the nature that Officers may work varying schedules to include nights and week-end hours and that the Officer may be called back to work at any hour of the day or night and be available 24/7 when called upon to assist any Department of Corrections Facility or Law Enforcement Agency. The Officer needs to physically make an arrest, defend selves, in high-risk volatile scenarios in and away from the office.

Travel for job may be required up to 10% of the time in addition to travel for training.

QUALIFICATIONS

Probation and parole officers must have at least a college degree in a related field such as criminology, psychology, social work, sociology, or guidance and counseling and some formal training in behavioral sciences.

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