Adult Probation and Parole

Vocational-level position focused on monitoring, evaluating, and documenting offender progress, behavior, and compliance. May collect urine samples to monitor drug or alcohol consumption. Employees at this level may be required to gather and verify information through interviews, records and document research, and evaluation of background information.

Second-level vocational position that may supervise lower-level staff and/or perform limited case management activities for offenders requiring contact through phone, mail, or occasionally in-person. Employees monitor, evaluate, and document offender progress, behavior, and compliance and may collect urine samples to monitor drug or alcohol consumption. Employee supervision includes hire recommendations, training, planning and assigning work, performance assessment, coaching, and progressive discipline. Supervision at this level also requires the knowledge and skills to perform the work overseen. At this level, employees perform work under the general guidance and advice from a more experienced colleague or supervisor and use knowledge and experience to make decisions requiring analysis and judgment.

Professional position accountable for developing case plans and performing case management activities for all offender risk types requiring field observation and contact through scheduled and unscheduled visits at their home or place of employment; imposing sanctions and using incentives for improper/proper behavior and compliance; and relationship building with people involved in the offender’s life. May include arresting, detaining, searching, handcuffing, and transporting. At this level, employees assess offenders’ risk to re-offend, their criminal risk factors, and/or social support needs; coordinate the development of a case plan; and recommend services/treatments, implement case plans, and work with offenders to change their behavior. To implement a case plan, employees at this level require the ability to build relationships with resources in the community.

Supervisory position that supervises the activities for an assigned group of parole/probation officers who are involved in the case planning and management, supervision, and investigation and enforcement of all offender risk types. At this level employees also implement best practices and provide input into the development of procedures and policies. Employee supervision includes hire recommendations, training, planning and assigning work, performance assessment, coaching, and progressive discipline. Supervision at this level also requires the knowledge and skills to perform the work overseen, approve reports and warrant requests, and conduct caseload audits. Performing case management activities for all offender risk types requires field observation and contact through scheduled and unscheduled visits at their home or place of employment. May involve day-to-day administration of a parole/probation office.

Positions at this level direct the day-to-day administration and operations of a parole/probation office(s) through subordinate supervision and/or professional level staff. Day-to-day administration involves both operational responsibilities (e.g., coordinate parole/probation activities across all relevant criminal justice areas and agencies, warrant management, building relationships and collaborating with various resource partners to develop an effective program of services and resources and to work on special projects; contract management, budget management,) and long-term planning (e.g. development of related budgets). May perform case management activities. Employee supervision includes hire recommendations, training, planning and assigning work, performance assessment, coaching, and progressive discipline.

Positions at this level provide oversight of the operations of assigned regional parole/probation offices through subordinate supervision and/or professional level staff. Administration involves operational responsibilities for the assigned region (e.g., coordinate parole/probation activities across all relevant criminal justice areas and agencies, warrant management, build relationships and collaborate with various resource partners to develop an effective program of services and resources and to work on special projects; contract management, budget management), policy and procedure management/development, resource allocation, and budget administration. Employee supervision includes hire recommendations, training, planning and assigning work, performance assessment, coaching, and progressive discipline.