Community Correctional Officer

State of Vermont•White River Junction, VT

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Performs risk control or risk management contacts on offenders in the community. Duties may involve face-to-face contacts, telephone check, or collateral contacts with the offender's employer, family members, teachers, landlords, vocational counselors, and service providers. Duties involve application of external controls on an offender in order to prevent and deter anti-social and criminogenic behavior. The contact may include reviewing the use of alco-sensors, electronic monitoring equipment, urinalysis testing, and surveillance. Assists an offender in the development of personal internal controls through review of an offender's relapse plan, thinking reports, or journal, as well as participation in a treatment group. Conducts collateral contracts with family members and others. In collaboration with the team, evaluates an offender's performance in relation to stages of change to determine contact standards. Provides Probation and Parole Officers and supervision team with input from field contacts for case plan development or modification. Provides perspective from field contacts to the supervision team and the assigned offender for Case Planning conferences (CPC). May take emergency actions with local law enforcement agencies, up to and including re-incarceration, subject to review of the supervisor. May monitor the performance of offenders assigned to a correctional facility. Performs resident investigations in compliance with the Intermediate Sanctions Report (ISR) or pre-release from incarceration to assess supportive living environment. Prepares written reports such as affidavits, incident reports, running records, and furloughs on assigned offenders' caseloads. May be required to testify in court or at parole board hearings. Involved in the transport of offenders in state vehicles. Performs related duties as required.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in criminal justice, social service or a related human services field OR Associate's degree AND one (1) year or more of experience in corrections, human services, military service, law enforcement or other related field OR High School diploma or equivalent AND two (2) years or more of experience in corrections, human services, military service, law enforcement or other related field.
Valid motor vehicle operator's license is required.
Must pass any level of background investigation applicable to the position.
Vermont and/or national criminal record checks, as well as DMV and adult and child abuse registry checks, as appropriate to the position under recruitment, will be conducted on candidates, with the exception of those who are current classified state employees seeking transfer, promotion or demotion into an AHS classified position or are persons exercising re-employment (RIF) rights.
Previous institutional employers will be contacted and required to provide information regarding substantiated incidences of sexual abuse or resignation during a pending investigation of an allegation of sexual abuse.
Candidates who have any felony conviction record or who, within the past five (5) years, have been placed under supervision or sanctioned for a misdemeanor conviction must receive a waiver from the Commissioner of Corrections in order to be considered for employment.

Responsibilities

Performs risk control or risk management contacts on offenders in the community.
Applies external controls on an offender to prevent and deter anti-social and criminogenic behavior.
Reviews the use of alco-sensors, electronic monitoring equipment, urinalysis testing, and surveillance.
Assists an offender in developing personal internal controls through review of relapse plans, thinking reports, or journals, and participation in treatment groups.
Conducts collateral contacts with family members and others.
Evaluates an offender's performance in relation to stages of change to determine contact standards.
Provides input from field contacts to the supervision team for case plan development or modification.
Provides perspective from field contacts to the supervision team and the assigned offender for Case Planning conferences (CPC).
May take emergency actions with local law enforcement agencies, up to and including re-incarceration, subject to supervisor review.
May monitor the performance of offenders assigned to a correctional facility.
Performs resident investigations in compliance with the Intermediate Sanctions Report (ISR) or pre-release from incarceration to assess supportive living environment.
Prepares written reports such as affidavits, incident reports, running records, and furloughs on assigned offenders' caseloads.
May be required to testify in court or at parole board hearings.
Involved in the transport of offenders in state vehicles.
Performs related duties as required.