Basic Purpose

Positions in this job family are responsible for performingroutine professional social service and law enforcement duties in the areas of assessment of criminogenic need, transition plan design, treatment referral andon goingmonitoring of offender behavior. Supervision services are provided in the community for probationers, parolees and inmates in re-entry programs for the purpose of increasing public safety through the reduction of future criminal behavior.

TypicalFunctions

• Manages a caseload ofadultfelons by employing motivational interviewing skills to complete a scientific assessment ofcriminogenic risk/need and to determine the offender’s stage ofchangefor each identified need area; criminogenic needs ofeach offender; referring offenders to appropriate treatment and/or programs to target the offender’s primary criminogenic needs; monitoring activities ofoffenders to ensure adherence to action steps negotiated through transition planning and to conditions ordered by releasing authority; assisting offenders in obtaining and maintaining employment; engaging on-going supportfor the offender in the community by assisting the offender in identifying a network offamily andfriends with a pro-social orientation; and identifying pro-social interests and activities that are geared toward improving bonds and ties to pro-social community members.

• Conducts various investigations including, but not limited to, pre-sentence, interstate, pre-pardon and pre-parole.

• Prepare reports concerning activities of offenders and provide recommendations for the use of thereleasingauthority.

• Maintain documentation, physical and electronic, relating to management ofoffender caseload.

• Monitor payment offinancial obligations ordered by the releasing authority; collect and document offender payments.

• Assists insecurityoperations in the event ofa prison riot or disturbance;and arrests and transports offenders when required.

• Conduct periodic screeningfor drug and alcohol use by offenders.

Level Descriptor

Level I

This is the basic level where the incumbents perform entry-level duties involved in the supervision ofprobationers, parolees and inmates in re-entry programs.

Level II

This is the career level where incumbents perform a variety of professional probation and parole duties at the full performance level involving the supervision of probationers, parolees and of inmates in pre-entry programs. Some responsibility may also be assignedforproviding training and guidance to others in completing various routine assignments.

Level III

This is the specialist level where incumbents serve as a subject matter expert in a specific area ofevidence basedpractice such as motivational interviewing, assessment or transition planning; provide direct cognitive programming to an offender population; responsible for the supervision of offenders who present complex and difficult behavioral management issues.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Competencies

Level I

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge oflaws, rules, regulations, legislation, policies and procedures as they pertain to offenders and the Department ofCorrections; ofevidence based practices in the supervision ofoffenders; ofcommunity resources; ofpublic and private re-entry and transitional services; ofreport writing; ofbasic investigation techniques; ofbasic law enforcement practices; ofcounseling techniques and motivational interviewing; and ofsubstance testing and collection methods.

Ability is required to establish and maintain effective working relationships with community,families, service agencies, and other support systems; to locate suitable employmentfor community based offenders; to motivate clients to change antisocial behaviors; to manage substantial caseloads; to give courtroom testimony; to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; to understand and implement evidence-based practices relative to community supervision ofoffenders; and to use electronic technology in the supervision ofoffenders and in the management ofoffender-related information.

Level II

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge oflaws, rules, regulations, legislation, policies and procedures as they pertain to offenders and the Department ofCorrections; ofevidence based practices in the supervision ofoffenders; ofcommunity resources; ofpublic and private re-entry and transitional services; ofreport writing; ofbasic investigation techniques; ofbasic law enforcement practices; ofcounseling techniques and motivational interviewing; and ofsubstance testing and collection methods.

Ability is required to establish and maintain effective working relationships with community,families, service agencies, and other support systems; to locate suitable employmentfor community based offenders; to motivate clients to change antisocial behaviors; to manage substantial caseloads; to give courtroom testimony; to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; to understand and implement evidence-based practices relative to community supervision ofoffenders; and to use electronic technology in the supervision ofoffenders and in the management ofoffender-related information.

Level III

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge oflaws, rules, regulations, legislation, policies and procedures as they pertain to offenders and the Department ofCorrections; ofevidence based practices in the supervision ofoffenders; ofcommunity resources; ofpublic and private re-entry and transitional services; ofreport writing; ofbasic investigation techniques; ofbasic law enforcement practices; ofcounseling techniques and motivational interviewing; ofsubstance testing and collection methods; and ofa specific area ofevidence-based practice.

Ability is required to establish and maintain effective working relationships with community,families, service agencies, and other support systems; to locate suitable employmentfor community based offenders; to motivate clients to change antisocial behaviors; to manage substantial caseloads; to give courtroom testimony; to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; to understand and implement evidence-based practices relative to community supervision ofoffenders; to use electronic technology in the supervision ofoffenders and in the management ofoffender-related information; and to provide consultation, training, mentoring and oversightfor other staffin the application ofthe area ofexpertise.

Education and Experience

Level I

Education and Experience requirements at this level consist ofthe statutory requirements ofTitle 57 O.S. Section 515: A bachelor’s degreefrom an accredited college or university including at least twenty-four semester hours in any combination ofpsychology, sociology, social work, criminology, education, criminal justice administration, penology or police science.

Level II

Education and Experience requirements at this level consist ofthe statutory requirements ofTitle 57 O.S. Section 515: A bachelor’s degreefrom an accredited college or university including at least twenty-four semester hours in any combination ofpsychology, sociology, social work, criminology, education, criminal justice administration, penology or police science plus two years ofcorrectional experience in social casework which involved the classification, assessment orfield supervision ofprobationers and parolees and/or inmates; or substitution ofa master’s degree in thefields ofstudy listedfor one year only ofthe required work experience.

Level III

Education and Experience requirements at this level consist ofthe statutory requirements ofTitle 57 O.S. Section 515: A bachelor’s degreefrom an accredited college or university including at least twenty-four semester hours in any combination ofpsychology, sociology, social work, criminology, education, criminal justice administration, penology or police science plusfour years ofcorrectional experience in social casework which involved the classification, assessment orfield supervision ofprobationers and parolees and/or inmates; or substitution ofa master’s degree in thefields ofstudy listedfor one year only ofthe required work experience.

Special Requirements

Applicants must be willing and able to perform all job-related travel normally associated with this position andpossessa valid driver’s license.

Applicants will be subject to drug testing.

NOTE: Probation and Parole Officers shall meetall ofthe training and qualifications for peace officers required by Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes (57 O.S. 515) to include any psychological or physical testing required by Section 3311 for eligibility to complete a basic police course or be certified as a peace officer.

No person who has been convicted of a nonviolent felony or crime involving moral turpitude and who has not receiveda fullpardon from the proper authority, or who has been convicted of any other felony offense, is eligible for employment in this job classification. (70 O.S. 3311.E and 21 O.S. 1283.B)

No person who has received a verdict ofguilty or pled guilty or nolo contendere to any offenserequiredto registerpursuant tothe Sex Offenders Registration Act is eligiblefor employment in this job classification. (57 O.S. 589.C

No person who has been convicted ofa misdemeanor crime ofdomestic violence, who has not been pardonedfor, or had the conviction expunged or set aside; or is subject to a court order that restrains the personfrom harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner or the partner’s child or engaging in other conduct that would place an intimate partner or the partner’s child in reasonablefear ofbodily injury and includes afinding that the person is a credible threat; or who has been dishonorably dischargedfrom any branch ofthe armed services is eligiblefor employment in this job classification. (18 U.S.C. 922)