PAROLE/PROBATION SPECIALIST

State of Florida

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The mission of the Parole/Probation Specialist is to support the effective functioning of community corrections by managing the intake and processing of offenders, ensuring accurate data entry, and maintaining comprehensive offender records. This role is crucial in enhancing public safety by interpreting and coding sentencing documents, verifying offender data, and preparing detailed criminal records.

This position is not a telework position and is required to report to the FDC office in the area it serves.

Requirements

• Must possess a High School Diploma or its equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Manage and create content for social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, and use them for recruitment.
• Respond to questions from media, the public, and other agencies about inmates, institutions, and probationers.
• Create and edit the Department’s employee newsletter and other publications and assist with writing and producing materials like brochures and videos.
• Coordinate media relations, including arranging interviews with inmates and managing media presence during executions.
• Support agency leadership at events, research correctional policies and trends, and develop media relations strategies for local facilities.

Benefits

• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
• Comprehensive health insurance and life insurance with accidental death and dismemberment benefits.
• Supplemental Dental, Vision, Life, Disability and Hospitalization insurance.
• Tuition-Free college courses.
• Retirement Plans with the Florida Retirement System: Pension Plan (Traditional Retirement Pension Plan) Investment Plan (401(K)-Type Retirement Plan) Deferred Retirement Option Program (Drop) Deferred Compensation
• Recently Retired? Beginning July 1, 2024, there is no longer a reemployment limitation; beginning with the 7th calendar month from the member's distribution date, there are no restrictions on working for an FRS employer. You will not be required to repay any prior distributions, and you may continue receiving distributions from the Investment Plan or Pension Plan without interruption.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED