Probation and Parole Officer

State of Oklahoma•Woodward - 1104 Hillcrest Dr, OK

1d•$48,045 - $54,701•Onsite

About The Position

The Probation and Parole Officer performs professional social service and law enforcement duties to assess offenders’ criminogenic needs, design transition plans, refer offenders to treatment, and monitor behavior. The officer supervises probationers, parolees, and inmates in re-entry programs in the community to promote public safety by reducing future criminal behavior. The position has three levels: Level I is entry-level supervision; Level II performs the work at full performance and may train or guide others; and Level III provides specialist expertise in evidence-based practices, delivers cognitive programming, and supervises offenders with complex behavioral management needs. The position is onsite and is not eligible for remote work. Applicants must upload a transcript, be willing and able to perform job-related travel, and possess a valid driver’s license. Applicants are subject to drug testing and must meet applicable training and qualifications for peace officers, including any required psychological or physical testing. Statutory restrictions apply to eligibility based on specified criminal convictions, sex-offense registration requirements, domestic-violence convictions or court orders, and dishonorable discharge from the armed services.

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, and/or inmates. A master’s degree in the listed fields may substitute for one year of the required work 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, and/or inmates. A master’s degree in the listed fields may substitute for one year of the required work experience.
Be willing and able to perform job-related travel and possess a valid driver’s license.
Applicants are subject to drug testing.
Meet peace officer training and qualification requirements under applicable Oklahoma law, including any required psychological or physical testing.
Meet statutory eligibility restrictions related to specified felony or moral-turpitude convictions, offenses requiring sex-offender registration, misdemeanor domestic-violence convictions or qualifying court 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; basic investigation and law-enforcement practices; counseling and motivational interviewing; and substance testing and collection methods.
Ability to build effective working relationships with communities, families, service agencies, and support systems; locate suitable employment for offenders; motivate behavioral change; manage substantial caseloads; testify in court; communicate orally and in writing; apply evidence-based community supervision practices; and use electronic technology for supervision and offender information management.
Level III additionally requires knowledge of a specific evidence-based practice area and the ability to provide consultation, training, mentoring, and oversight to other staff.

Responsibilities

Manage a caseload of adult felons using motivational interviewing and scientific assessments to identify criminogenic risks, needs, and stages of change.
Refer offenders to appropriate treatment or programs addressing their primary criminogenic needs.
Monitor offender activities, action steps established through transition planning, and conditions imposed by the releasing authority.
Assist offenders in obtaining and maintaining employment and in building pro-social community support networks, relationships, interests, and activities.
Conduct investigations, including pre-sentence, interstate, pre-pardon, and pre-parole investigations.
Prepare reports about offender activities and provide recommendations to the releasing authority.
Maintain physical and electronic documentation related to caseload management.
Monitor, collect, and document payments of 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 II, provide training and guidance to others on routine assignments as assigned.
At Level III, serve as a subject matter expert in an evidence-based practice area, provide direct cognitive programming, and supervise offenders with complex behavioral management needs; provide consultation, training, mentoring, and oversight to staff in the area of expertise.