CORRECTIONS SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1, 2 or 3

State of Louisiana•Amite, LA

13h•Onsite

About The Position

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections, Corrections Services, Division of Probation & Parole – Adult, is hiring a Corrections Support Specialist at the Amite District in Amite, Louisiana. This position supports Probation and Parole Officers and P&P Specialists (Agents) and may be used in any of the Division’s 21 district offices. The Division supervises more than 57,000 offenders across Louisiana. The role performs advanced administrative and technical work related to intake and onboarding for people entering probation or parole supervision. It includes coordinating appointments, examining legal documents, researching criminal histories, entering case information into departmental and statewide systems, and addressing document discrepancies with relevant agencies. The specialist also supports investigations, assists with victim-related information, researches warrant cases, and serves as the district office’s primary public-facing representative. The position is part of the Corrections Support Specialist 1, 2, or 3 career progression group and is filled at the highest level supported by the selected applicant’s experience. The salary depends on qualifications and experience. This is a 24-hour facility, and applicants may be required to work shifts. The appointment may be probationary, a promotion of a permanent classified Louisiana State employee, or, in some circumstances, a temporary job appointment.

Requirements

Three years of experience in administrative services, or six years of full-time experience in any field, or a bachelor's degree.
College credit may substitute for experience: every 30 semester hours from an accredited college or university counts as one year toward the six years of full-time experience, up to 120 semester hours and four years of substitution.
Any degree, certificate, special license, or DD-214 used to support eligibility must be verified by official documentation before hire.
Qualifying experience based on college credit or hours must be supported by a transcript.
Applicants may be required to work shift work.

Nice To Haves

Ability to make accurate judgments objectively and decisively based on relevant information and established standards.
Ability to think critically, generate and manipulate ideas, and develop original approaches.
Ability to use relevant and valid data to inform recommendations.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and schedule intake appointments, confirm offender arrival and identification, and ensure required forms and supporting materials are available before processing.
Examine legal documents, including court minutes, plea agreements, sentencing orders, judgments, warrants, and bonds, for accuracy and completeness.
Interpret legal language and enter essential case information into departmental and statewide information systems.
Identify missing, inconsistent, or inaccurate documentation and seek corrective action from courts, district attorneys, and law enforcement agencies.
Research criminal histories using state and national databases and conduct AFIS fingerprint processing.
Provide procedural instructions to offenders, complete intake paperwork, prepare case files, purge closed files, and close cases in accordance with records-retention and policy standards.
Research available resources to assist P&P Agents with pre-sentence, post-sentence, and pre-parole investigations.
Follow up on victim information, including losses resulting from offenses, and obtain victim input regarding sentencing or parole release.
Investigate warrant cases using federal, state, and local databases, coroner records, and Bureau of Vital Statistics records to locate absconders.
Serve as the primary public-facing representative of the District Office; verify reporting status, guide offenders, answer questions, distribute forms, and support compliance with supervision requirements.