Juvenile Probation / Parole Specialist 2 - Liberty CSO - Hinesville, GA (COM)

Georgia Department of Revenue•Decatur, IL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision, provides social services to assist in the rehabilitation of law offenders in custody or on probation. Makes recommendations for actions involving the formulation of a rehabilitation plan and the treatment of the youth offender, including conditional release and education and employment stipulations.

Requirements

Associate degree in a related field from an accredited college or university and two (2) years of job-related experience in a human services delivery setting; or four (4) years of direct case management job-related experience working with offenders and their families in a human services delivery setting; or two (2) years of experience at the lower-level Juv. Probation/Parole Spec 1 (SSP130) or position equivalent.
Candidates must be capable of meeting agency-established physical agility standards and may be required to successfully complete a validated physical agility assessment before hiring and at other intervals as required by agency policy.

Responsibilities

Interview probationers and parolees regularly to evaluate their progress in accomplishing goals and maintaining the terms specified in their probation contracts and rehabilitation plans.
Recommend remedial action or initiate court action in response to non-compliance with terms of probation or parole.
Administer drug and alcohol tests, including random drug screens of offenders, to verify compliance with substance abuse treatment programs.
Prepare and maintain case folder for each assigned inmate or offender.
Discuss with offenders how such issues as drug and alcohol abuse and anger management problems might have played a role in their criminal behavior.
Conduct pre-hearing and pre-screening investigations and testify in court regarding offenders' backgrounds and recommend sentences and sentencing conditions.
Inform offenders or inmates of requirements of conditional release, such as office visits, restitution payments, or educational and employment stipulations.
Write reports describing offenders' progress.
Investigate legal issues.
Write reports or evaluations.
Counsel clients or patients with substance abuse issues.
Arrange for medical, mental health, or substance abuse treatment services according to individual needs or court orders.
Supervise people on community-based sentences, such as electronically monitored home detention, and provide field supervision of probationers by conducting curfew checks or visits to home, work, or school.