Probation and Parole Officer
About The Position
Probation and Parole Officers perform professional social-service and law-enforcement duties involving assessment of criminogenic needs, transition-plan design, treatment referrals, and ongoing monitoring of offender behavior. They supervise probationers, parolees, and inmates in re-entry programs in the community to increase public safety by reducing future criminal behavior. The role may be filled at Level I, II, or III, with duties and qualifications varying by level. Level I is entry-level supervision; Level II is full-performance work and may include training and guidance for others; Level III is specialist work involving expertise in an evidence-based practice, direct cognitive programming, and supervision of offenders with complex behavioral-management needs. The position is on-site and is not eligible for remote work. Applicants must be willing and able to perform job-related travel and hold a valid driver’s license. Applicants are subject to drug testing and must meet statutory training and qualification requirements for peace officers, including any required psychological or physical testing. The posting requires applicants to upload a transcript.
Requirements
- Level I: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, including at least 24 semester hours in any combination of psychology, sociology, social work, criminology, education, criminal justice administration, penology, or police science.
- Level II: The Level I education requirement plus two years of correctional social-casework experience involving classification, assessment, or field supervision of probationers, parolees, or inmates. A master’s degree in the listed fields may substitute for one year of the required experience.
- Level III: The Level I education requirement plus four years of correctional social-casework experience involving classification, assessment, or field supervision of probationers, parolees, or inmates. A master’s degree in the listed fields may substitute for one year of the required experience.
- Meet the training and qualifications for peace officers required by Oklahoma law, including any psychological or physical testing required for eligibility to complete a basic police course or be certified as a peace officer.
- Be willing and able to perform job-related travel and possess a valid driver’s license.
- Submit to drug testing.
- Meet statutory eligibility restrictions relating to felony convictions, offenses requiring sex-offender registration, misdemeanor domestic-violence convictions, specified protective orders, and dishonorable military discharge.
- Knowledge of applicable laws, rules, regulations, legislation, policies, and procedures; evidence-based offender-supervision practices; community resources; re-entry and transitional services; report writing; investigation and law-enforcement practices; counseling and motivational interviewing; and substance-testing and collection methods.
- Ability to maintain effective working relationships with community members, families, service agencies, and other support systems; locate suitable employment for offenders; motivate behavioral change; manage substantial caseloads; testify in court; communicate effectively orally and in writing; implement evidence-based community-supervision practices; and use electronic technology for offender supervision and information management.
Responsibilities
- Manage a caseload of adult felons using motivational interviewing to assess criminogenic risk and needs and determine each offender’s stage of change.
- Refer offenders to treatment or programs that address their primary criminogenic needs.
- Monitor offenders’ activities and compliance with transition-plan action steps and conditions set by the releasing authority.
- Assist offenders in obtaining and maintaining employment and developing community support networks and pro-social activities.
- Conduct investigations, including pre-sentence, interstate, pre-pardon, and pre-parole investigations.
- Prepare reports on offender activities and provide recommendations to the releasing authority.
- Maintain physical and electronic documentation related to caseload management.
- Monitor, collect, and document payments toward financial obligations ordered by the releasing authority.
- Assist in security operations during prison riots or disturbances, and arrest and transport offenders when required.
- Conduct periodic screening of offenders for drug and alcohol use.
- At Level III, provide direct cognitive programming and consultation, training, mentoring, and oversight to staff in the applicable area of expertise.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
