Senior Correctional Probation Officer – Field & Court Liaison

My Florida Families; Florida; On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

The Florida Department of Corrections seeks a CORRECTIONAL PROBATION SENIOR OFFICER to supervise a diverse caseload including youthful offenders and various programs. The role may involve training, intake duties, and on-site monitoring at the 11-5 Miami Homestead Parole Office.

This internal promotional opportunity emphasizes adherence to supervision orders, field visits, data management, and collaboration with law enforcement and court partners to ensure public safety and offender

Qualifications

• Ability to work independently and/or under stressful conditions.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Knowledge of techniques for advising, interviewing, and counseling.
• Ability to review and analyze data.
• Ability to assist offenders in solving problems.
• Ability to conduct investigations.
• Ability to apply laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.

Responsibilities

• Encourages and fosters offender compliance with the supervision order through guidance, goal setting, monitoring of offender behavior and supervision in the community.
• Conducts field and office supervision visits via personal contact, collateral/community contacts, surveillance contacts, telephone contacts and electronic methods to ensure compliance with conditions of supervision and to provide assistance to offenders as appropriate.
• Demonstrates sensitivity to public and victim needs, concerns and complaints and takes appropriate, prompt action as required.
• Establishes and records structured treatment programs, client management classifications, pre-trial contracts and other programs designed to enhance offender improvement in areas of education, psychological counseling, social services, health education, vocational training, substance abuse and other areas of need and ensures adherence to these plans.
• Maintains case records, in both electronic and hard copy, documenting the status of offender background, legal history, treatment and progress of the offender under supervision.

Skills

Independent work

Effective communication

Interpersonal skills

Judgement and decision making

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

The Florida Department of Corrections seeks a CORRECTIONAL PROBATION SENIOR OFFICER to supervise a diverse caseload including youthful offenders and various programs. The role may involve training, intake duties, and on-site monitoring at the 11-5 Miami Homestead Parole Office.

This internal promotional opportunity emphasizes adherence to supervision orders, field visits, data management, and collaboration with law enforcement and court partners to ensure public safety and offender