Probation and Parole Officer
About The Position
The Probation and Parole Officer performs professional social service and law enforcement duties related to assessing criminogenic needs, designing transition plans, referring offenders to treatment, and monitoring offender behavior. The position provides community supervision for adult probationers, parolees, and inmates in re-entry programs to increase public safety by reducing future criminal behavior. The role is based at DOC Probation & Parole – Region I and is on-site, with no remote-work eligibility. The position has three levels. Level I performs entry-level supervision duties. Level II performs the work at full performance and may provide training and guidance to others. Level III serves as a subject matter expert in an evidence-based practice area, may deliver cognitive programming, and supervises offenders with complex behavioral-management needs. The position requires job-related travel, a valid driver’s license, drug testing, and meeting peace-officer training and qualification requirements, including any required psychological or physical testing. Applicants must meet statutory education and experience requirements and the stated criminal-history eligibility restrictions. A transcript must be uploaded with the application.
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 (Level I).
- For Level II: the specified bachelor’s degree and 24 semester hours, 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.
- For Level III: the specified bachelor’s degree and 24 semester hours, 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.
- Possess a valid driver’s license and be willing and able to perform job-related travel.
- Submit to drug testing.
- Meet peace-officer training and qualification requirements under the cited Oklahoma statutes, including any required psychological or physical testing.
- Meet the stated statutory criminal-history eligibility requirements, including restrictions concerning felony convictions, offenses requiring sex-offender registration, misdemeanor domestic-violence convictions or specified restraining orders, and dishonorable military discharge.
- Knowledge of laws, rules, regulations, legislation, policies, and procedures concerning offenders and the Department of Corrections; 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 communities, families, service agencies, and other support systems; locate suitable employment for offenders; motivate clients to change antisocial behavior; manage substantial caseloads; give courtroom testimony; communicate effectively orally and in writing; apply evidence-based community-supervision practices; and use electronic technology to supervise offenders and manage offender information.
- For Level III, knowledge of a specific evidence-based practice area and ability to provide consultation, training, mentoring, and oversight to staff in that area.
- Upload a transcript.
Responsibilities
- Manage a caseload of adult felons using motivational interviewing to assess criminogenic risks and needs and determine each offender’s stage of change.
- Refer offenders to appropriate treatment and programs addressing their primary criminogenic needs.
- Monitor offenders’ activities, compliance with transition-planning action steps, and adherence to conditions ordered by the releasing authority.
- Assist offenders in obtaining and maintaining employment and in building pro-social support networks and community ties.
- Conduct investigations, including pre-sentence, interstate, pre-pardon, and pre-parole investigations.
- Prepare reports on offender activities and recommendations for the releasing authority.
- Maintain physical and electronic documentation related to offender 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 screenings of offenders.
- At Level II, potentially provide training and guidance to others on routine assignments.
- At Level III, provide expertise, consultation, training, mentoring, and oversight in an evidence-based practice area; deliver direct cognitive programming; and supervise offenders with complex behavioral-management needs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
