State of Montana-posted 6 days ago
Full-time • Manager
Onsite • Missoula, MT
101-250 employees

The Montana Department of Corrections (DOC) is creating a safer Montana through Accountability, Rehabilitation and Empowerment. If you want to work making positive changes in your community, the Montana Department of Corrections is the place for you! The Public Safety Division operates Montana’s prisons safely and securely and provides supervision and support for offenders in the community through its Probation and Parole Bureau. The work performed in this division is integral to the department’s mission to create a safer Montana through accountability, rehabilitation, and empowerment. Make a difference! Join us today! The Probation and Parole Captain position, guided by the Department of Corrections (DOC) mission, plays a central role in managing the correctional population, promoting public safety and encouraging offenders to make positive life changing decisions for their future. Regional recommendations are made to the respective Bureau Chiefs on policies, programs and department positions to guide the work effort of the agency. Monitors results of work efforts and program effectiveness. Implements and is directly accountable for Department programs and policies in the region. Provides coordination of activities within the region with local, state, and federal agencies and private corporations and groups. Serves as a member of the Bureau and Divisional senior management team. Regional Captains are also called upon to arrest, detain violators, and testify in district court and information hearings relative to sentencing or revocation of client’s probation or parole status. Officers are trained to handle situations if probation & parole offenders or inmates become hostile & pose a physical threat. This may require the use of force and deployment of various force options. May be called back to work at any hour of the day and an officer may need to physically make an arrest, engage in forced entry and either employ or be in proximity of firearms or other dangerous weapons and access closed or hazardous areas. Must reside in area and be within a 30-minute response time to the office. May be occasionally scheduled to work alternative shifts such as evenings and weekends. Travel may be required.

  • Managing the correctional population
  • Promoting public safety
  • Encouraging offenders to make positive life changing decisions for their future
  • Making regional recommendations to the respective Bureau Chiefs on policies, programs and department positions to guide the work effort of the agency
  • Monitoring results of work efforts and program effectiveness
  • Implementing and being directly accountable for Department programs and policies in the region
  • Providing coordination of activities within the region with local, state, and federal agencies and private corporations and groups
  • Serving as a member of the Bureau and Divisional senior management team
  • Arresting, detaining violators, and testifying in district court and information hearings relative to sentencing or revocation of client’s probation or parole status.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice, Corrections, Public Administration, a Social Science or a closely related field from an accredited college or university as well as five or more years of job-related work experience.
  • Three years’ experience in a management or supervisory position that was responsible for the oversight of personnel and or programs associated with law enforcement, public safety or a criminal justice agency.
  • This position requires POST Basic Certification after attending training at the Montana Law Enforcement Academy and successfully completing one year of employment with the Department of Corrections.
  • Be a citizen of the United States of America
  • Be at least 18 years of age
  • Be fingerprinted for a criminal history search
  • Not have been convicted of a crime for which s/he could have been imprisoned in a federal or state penitentiary
  • Be of good moral character, as determined by a thorough background screen
  • Be a high school graduate or issued a GED or its equivalent
  • Possess or be eligible for a valid Montana driver’s license
  • Cover Letter
  • Resume
  • State of Montana Application
  • Must reside in area and be within a 30-minute response time to the office.
  • Your service is rewarded with competitive compensation and generous State of Montana Benefits.
  • State of Montana employment may qualify for student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program
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