Adult Probation and Parole Officer

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Amenities :

The County of Northumberland offers a full benefits package to employees including health insurance, prescription, vision, dental, vacation, holiday, sick, personal time, and retirement.

Position Summary :

An employee in this class investigates, advises, and counsels individuals on probation or parole to foster their personal, social, and economic adjustment in the community. Work involves the counseling and supervision of individuals on probation or parole, completion of presentence investigation reports, and investigations of pre-parole plans. Work includes a wide variety of contacts with agencies, employers, friends, and families in securing information regarding probationers and parolees, and assisting in developing useful and effective rehabilitation plans. There is an element of physical danger in working with probation and parole violators. The work is regulated by law and well-defined procedures but affects the public safety and the personal liberties of individuals. Work is reviewed in progress through observing the employee in action, through conferences, and upon completion, through the review of reports and recommendations.

What You'll Do :

• Supervises probationers and parolees, investigating their activities to ascertain whether they are violating probation or parole regulations, and providing counseling and other services to help them in their personal, social, and economic adjustment in the community.
• Maintains contact with families, friends, employers, clergy, and other persons concerned with aiding offenders in their adjustment to the community.
• Conducts investigations to determine if pre-parole plans are satisfactory.
• Makes or assists in making arrests, prepares, or assists in preparing arrest reports. Prepares regular reports of activities and contacts completed.
• May conduct presentence and other special investigations and prepare special reports, as required.
• Participates in training sessions, studies texts, and other training materials, and presents detailed reports on training assignments. Trainings may involve both physical and psychological tests where candidates must obtain minimum requirements to perform job tasks.

Requirements

Job Requirements / Skills & Abilities :

Minimum Training & Experience :

Employment Category :

The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to successfully do the job.