CORRECTIONAL PROBATION SENIOR OFFICER - 70023643 1

State of Florida•Perry, FL

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Correctional Probation Senior Officer supervises, surveils, and maintains a specialized caseload that may include youthful offenders, drug offender probationers, community controlees, pre-trial intervention offenders, and offenders released from custody. Depending on workload, the officer may supervise other offender classifications. Additional duties may include serving as an intake officer, court liaison, trainer, or electronic monitoring device installer. The position may also involve directing and supervising a correctional probation officer at a probation and restitution center, monitoring a residential treatment facility, and serving as the department's on-site representative supervising program participants. The officer promotes compliance with supervision orders, monitors offenders through community and office contacts, assesses needs and refers offenders to services, maintains case records, conducts investigations, and reports non-compliance to appropriate authorities. The role also involves counseling, substance testing, searches and arrests, electronic monitoring, coordination with criminal justice and community partners, and administrative and training duties. This is an internal promotional opportunity open only to current Florida Department of Corrections employees. The vacancy is in Circuit 03 Multi-Hire Probation and Parole, covering Suwannee, Columbia, and Taylor Counties, Florida. Applicants must apply electronically through the People First system; incomplete applicant profiles will not be considered. Salary is determined in accordance with current pay procedures, with a stated minimum annual salary of $54,202.72.

Requirements

Certification in accordance with Florida Statutes 943.13.
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
Valid driver's license required as a condition of employment under Florida Administrative Code 33-208.402 and Florida Statutes Section 322.03(3).
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.
Only current Florida Department of Corrections employees will be considered.
Applicants must submit an electronic application through People First and provide complete employment, training, and education information in their applicant profile.

Responsibilities

Supervise, surveil, and maintain assigned specialized offender caseloads, and supervise other classifications as workload demands require.
Promote offender compliance through guidance, goal setting, behavior monitoring, and community supervision.
Conduct field and office supervision contacts, including personal, collateral, community, surveillance, telephone, and electronic contacts.
Address public and victim needs, concerns, and complaints with appropriate and prompt action.
Assess or assist in assessing offender needs, treatment options, and supervision objectives; make referrals and establish and monitor structured treatment and related plans.
Develop offender payment plans for monetary obligations and enforce compliance with those plans.
Maintain electronic and hard-copy case records documenting offender background, legal history, treatment, and progress; take digitized offender photographs for website placement.
Conduct pre-sentence, pre-trial, post-sentence, interstate compact, sentencing guidelines, and other required investigations.
Recommend continued supervision, revocation, diversion, or incarceration to sentencing or releasing authorities.
Attend hearings or appear as a witness, report supervision non-compliance, and prepare and forward violation and other required reports.
Maintain liaison with the judiciary, attorneys, law enforcement, treatment providers, service agencies, government agencies, department facilities and offices, and other criminal justice representatives.
Develop partnerships with local law enforcement to promote public safety.
Conduct individual and group counseling and interview offenders to gather information for supervision or investigations.
Monitor and test offenders for controlled substances and alcohol as directed or as necessary for community protection.
Develop and maintain resources for placement of offenders in public service assignments.
Search and arrest offenders under supervision.
Install and maintain electronic and radio monitoring equipment, including GPS systems, and interpret collected data to document compliance.
Perform administrative duties and assist supervisors in their absence as assigned; participate in teams, committees, and task forces.
Attend and deliver job-related and career-development training; may serve as a day-to-day training officer for a correctional probation officer.
May perform intake officer, court liaison, trainer, electronic monitoring installer, probation and restitution center supervisory, and residential treatment facility monitoring duties.