CORRECTIONAL PROBATION SENIOR OFFICER - 70007400

State of Florida•South Highpoint, FL

11d•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, or released offenders. Depending on workload, the officer may supervise other offender classifications. Additional duties may include serving as an intake officer, court liaison officer, 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 acting as the on-site departmental representative for program participants. The incumbent encourages compliance with supervision orders, conducts community and office supervision contacts, assesses offender needs, arranges referrals and structured treatment programs, documents case status and progress, investigates cases, and makes recommendations to sentencing or releasing authorities. The officer may attend hearings, prepare violation reports, collaborate with criminal justice and community partners, counsel and interview offenders, conduct substance testing, arrange public service placements, conduct searches and arrests, and install and maintain electronic monitoring equipment. The position also includes administrative duties, assisting supervisors as assigned, participating in teams and task forces, and attending or delivering training. This is an internal promotional opportunity for current Florida Department of Corrections employees. The vacancy is located at the Pinellas Probation and Parole Office in Clearwater, Florida. Applications must be submitted electronically through the People First system.

Requirements

Be certified in accordance with Florida Statutes 943.13.
Have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
Possess a valid driver's license as a condition of employment, in accordance with Florida Administrative Code 33-208.402 and Florida Statutes Section 322.03(3).
Be able to work independently and/or under stressful conditions.
Be able to communicate effectively.
Have knowledge of techniques for advising, interviewing, and counseling.
Be able to review and analyze data.
Be able to assist offenders in solving problems.
Be able to conduct investigations.
Be able to apply laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
Be able to plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments.
Only current Florida Department of Corrections employees will be considered.

Responsibilities

Supervise, surveil, and maintain specialized offender caseloads, and supervise other offender classifications as workload requires.
Encourage offender compliance through guidance, goal setting, behavior monitoring, and community supervision.
Conduct field and office supervision visits through personal, collateral, surveillance, telephone, and electronic contacts.
Respond appropriately to public and victim needs, concerns, and complaints.
Assess offender needs and treatment options, establish supervision objectives, make referrals, and document structured treatment and other improvement plans.
Develop offender payment plans for court-ordered monetary obligations and enforce compliance.
Maintain electronic and hard-copy case records, including 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 and appear as a witness; report non-compliance and prepare and forward violation and other required reports.
Maintain liaison with judiciary, prosecutors, public defenders, law enforcement, treatment providers, service agencies, government agencies, and criminal justice representatives.
Develop partnerships with local law enforcement to foster public safety.
Conduct individual and group counseling and interview offenders about 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 offender public service placements.
Conduct searches and arrests of offenders under supervision.
Install and maintain electronic and radio monitoring equipment, including GPS systems, and interpret collected data to document compliance.
Handle administrative duties and assist supervisors in their absence as assigned.
Serve on teams, committees, and task forces; attend and deliver job-related and career-development training; and potentially act as a day-to-day training officer.