PROBATION/PAROLE OFFICER II

Position: PROBATION/PAROLE OFF II
Vacancy Number: 4550-1000-0090-133
Salary Grade: 68
Salary Range: $35337 - $56330
Hiring Range: $35337 - $42000
Department: DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION
Division: COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS
Type of Appointment: Perm Full-Time
Location: RICHMOND
Posting Date: Continuous Posting
Closing Date: Continuous Posting
Number of Positions: 1

Description of Work

POSTING MAY OR MAY NOT REFLECT A CURRENT VACANCY. FOR LIST OF COUNTIES  WITH VACANCIES GO TO HTTP://WWW.DOC.STATE.NC.US/DCC/POSTINGS.HTM.
AS A MEMBER OF OUR TEAM, YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE TO PUBLIC SAFETY BY  PROVIDING SUPERVISION, CASE MANAGEMENT AND INTERVENTION SERVICES TO  CRIMINAL OFFENDERS RELEASED TO THE COMMUNITY. THE P/P OFFICER IS  RESPONSIBLE FOR SUPERVISING A CASELOAD CONSISTING OF BOTH HIGH AND LOW  RISK OFFENDERS. THE P/P OFFICER UTILIZES ELECTRONIC MONITORING SYSTEMS, CURFEWS, SEARCHES AND DRUG SCREENINGS AS INTERVENTIONS. THE
P/P OFFICER DEVELOPS & IMPLEMENTS EXTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT PLANS,
USING PRINCIPLES OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES, TO CONTINUE THE  REHABILITATION PROCESS AND WORK TOWARD SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE  PROBATION/PAROLE SUPERVISION. POSITION REQUIRES THE FLEXIBILITY TO  WORK DAY OR EVENING SCHEDULES AND PROVIDE ON-CALL COVERAGE. IN ADDITION
THE P/P OFFICER TESTIFIES IN COURT AND HAS EXTENSIVE INTERACTION WITH  COURT PERSONNEL, VICTIMS, COMMUNITY AGENCIES, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT  PERSONNEL.  PLEASE INDICATE THE COUNTY(IES) OF INTEREST ON YOUR APPLICATION.
ONLY ONE APPLICATION IS REQUIRED.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

THE SUCCESSFUL P/P OFFICER DEMONSTRATES: EFFECTIVE ORAL & WRITTEN  COMMUNICATION SKILLS; STRONG PROBLEM-SOLVING AND ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS;ABILITY TO USE COMPUTER SOFTWARE TO MAINTAIN ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND DATABASES; ABILITY TO EXERCISE INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT; ABILITY TO WORK  WITH AND MAINTAIN POSITIVE PROFESSIONAL WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH  CLIENTS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND COURT OFFICIALS. MUST MAINTAIN A PROFESSIONAL DEMEANOR WHILE WORKING WITH POTENTIALLY  VOLATILE AND ASSAULTIVE CLIENTS AND BE ABLE TO DEFEND SELF AND OTHERS

IF THE NEED ARISES.
THE P/P OFFICER MUST: PASS DRUG SCREENING, PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL  TESTS AND A BACKGROUND CHECK; BE A US CITIZEN, HAVE A VALID NC DRIVERS  LICENSE, AND LIVE WITHIN 30 MILES OF THE COUNTY TO WHICH ASSIGNED.
ONCE HIRED, THE P/P OFFICER MUST PASS A FIREARMS TEST AND SELF-DEFENSE CLASS.

TRAINEE APPOINTMENTS MAY BE CONSIDERED SHOULD THE NUMBER OF POSITION  OPPORTUNITIES EXCEED THE NUMBER OF AVAILABLE QUALIFIED CANDIDATES.  TRAINEE RANGE IS $32,796-$35,337.

Training and Experience Requirements

GRADUATION FROM A FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY WITH A MAJOR IN  CRIMINAL JUSTICE, CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL WORK, OR  OTHER RELATED HUMAN SERVICES FIELD, AND ONE YEAR OF EXPERIENCE AS A
PROBATION/PAROLE OFFICER; OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE.*
APPLICANTS WITH A HUMAN SERVICE DEGREE, SUCH AS DIVINITY, EDUCATION,  HEALTH EDUCATION, RELIGION, POLITICAL SCIENCE, SOCIAL SCIENCE,  SOCIOLOGY, SPECIAL EDUCATION, THERAPEUTIC EDUCATION, OR SIMILAR  SUBJECTS MUST SUBMIT A COPY OF HIS/HER COLLEGE TRANSCRIPT FOR
EVALUATION.
TRAINEE: GRADUATION FROM A FOUR YEAR COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY WITH A  MAJOR IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE, CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL  WORK, OR OTHER RELATED HUMAN SERVICES FIELD.*

*THERE IS NO EQUIVALENCY FOR THE FOUR-YEAR DEGREE REQUIREMENT BASED ON N.C. CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION AND TRAINING STANDARDS COMMISSION.
NECESSARY SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS - MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR CERTIFICATION BY THE NC CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION AND TRAINING STANDARDS COMMISSION.