Probation and Parole Officer
About The Position
The Probation and Parole Officer performs professional social-service and law-enforcement duties to assess criminogenic needs, design transition plans, refer offenders to treatment, and monitor offender behavior. The position provides community supervision for adult probationers, parolees, and inmates in re-entry programs to promote public safety and reduce future criminal behavior. Work is based at the Probation and Parole Chickasha Office. The role has three levels. Level I performs entry-level supervision duties. Level II performs professional duties at the full-performance level and may provide training and guidance on routine assignments. Level III serves as a subject matter expert in an evidence-based practice area, may provide cognitive programming, and supervises offenders with complex behavioral-management needs. The position requires a bachelor’s degree with at least 24 semester hours in specified related fields. Higher levels also require correctional social-casework experience, with a master’s degree substitution permitted for one year of required experience. Applicants must be able to travel for work, hold a valid driver’s license, undergo drug testing, and satisfy applicable peace-officer training and eligibility requirements. The position is onsite and not eligible for remote work. Salary is non-negotiable and ranges by level from $48,044.52 to $54,700.76.
Requirements
- 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.
- For Level II: the qualifying bachelor’s degree plus two years of correctional social-casework experience involving classification, assessment, or field supervision of probationers, parolees, and/or inmates; a master’s degree in the listed fields may substitute for one year of required work experience.
- For Level III: the qualifying bachelor’s degree plus four years of correctional social-casework experience involving classification, assessment, or field supervision of probationers, parolees, and/or inmates; a master’s degree in the listed fields may substitute for one year of required work experience.
- Willingness and ability to perform job-related travel and possession of a valid driver’s license.
- Subject to drug testing.
- Must meet applicable peace-officer training and qualification requirements, including any required psychological or physical testing.
- Must meet the stated eligibility restrictions concerning felony convictions, offenses requiring registration under the Sex Offenders Registration Act, misdemeanor domestic-violence convictions or certain restraining orders, and dishonorable discharge from the armed services.
- Knowledge of applicable laws, rules, regulations, legislation, policies, and procedures; evidence-based offender-supervision practices; community resources; re-entry and transitional services; report writing; basic investigation and law-enforcement practices; counseling and motivational interviewing; and substance-testing and collection methods.
- Ability to establish effective working relationships with community members, families, service agencies, and support systems; locate suitable employment for offenders; motivate clients to change antisocial behaviors; manage substantial caseloads; give courtroom testimony; communicate effectively orally and in writing; apply evidence-based practices; and use electronic technology to supervise offenders and manage offender information.
- At Level III, knowledge of a specific evidence-based practice area and ability to provide consultation, training, mentoring, and oversight in that area.
Responsibilities
- Manage a caseload of adult felons using motivational interviewing and scientific assessment to identify criminogenic risks and needs and determine each offender’s stage of change.
- Refer offenders to treatment and programs addressing their primary criminogenic needs.
- Monitor offenders’ activities, progress on negotiated transition-plan action steps, and compliance with conditions ordered by the releasing authority.
- Assist offenders in obtaining and maintaining employment and in building pro-social community support networks and interests.
- Conduct investigations, including pre-sentence, interstate, pre-pardon, and pre-parole investigations.
- Prepare reports about offender activities and recommendations for the releasing authority.
- Maintain physical and electronic documentation related to offender caseload management.
- Monitor, collect, and document payments toward financial obligations ordered by the releasing authority.
- Assist with security operations during prison riots or disturbances and arrest and transport offenders when required.
- Conduct periodic drug and alcohol screening of offenders.
- At Level III, provide expertise in a specific evidence-based practice area, direct cognitive programming, or supervision of offenders with complex behavioral-management needs; provide consultation, training, mentoring, and oversight to staff as applicable.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
