TDOC Probation​/Parole Internship-Summer-Internship

Salary

$20 per hour

This position requires a criminal background check. Applicants may be required to provide information about their criminal history.

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The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) is a multi-faceted agency with a responsibility to serve the public by operating safe and secure prisons and providing effective community supervision. We take our mission seriously and every employee will work extremely hard to ensure we never compromise public safety.

Probation and Parole Interns will be exposed to and expected to learn concepts related to the management of offenders granted probation or parole. Interns will be expected to have a basic understanding of the risk and needs assessment instrument and development of offender case plans. They will learn implementation of evidence based practices in treatment and programming. Interns shall develop interpersonal skills necessary to interact with Court Officials, Community Partners, and Offenders.

Probation and parole are privileges which allow offenders to avoid prison or be released from prison after serving only a portion of their sentences. The goals of probation and parole are to rehabilitate offenders and guide them back into society while minimizing the likelihood that they will reoffend. TDOC utilizes a validated risk and needs assessment instrument for determination of an offender's risk to reoffend and the identification of treatment and program options that reduce that risk.

TDOC significantly enhances public safety through a comprehensive case management plan based upon the risk and needs assessment.

• Prepare and maintain offender records and reports.
• Identify criminal activities and background information in reports, and prepare narrative reports of the investigation process.
• Utilize offender information to determine proper steps for treatment.
• Observe staff members as they conduct probationer and parolee interviews, learning to evaluate the offender's progress in accomplishing goals or maintaining compliance with conditions of probation or parole, and compliance with rehabilitation plans.
• Learn drug and alcohol testing policy and procedures.
• Learn to request warrants for non-compliance by offenders.
• Observe relationships between judges, court personnel, law enforcement, and treatment agencies concerning the probation/parole program.
• Integrate knowledge and theory learned in the classroom with practical application and skills development by observing and participating in the day-to-day operations of the Probation and Parole Office.

• Working toward obtaining a Bachelor's, Master’s, or PhD with majors related to social science, behavioral science, criminal justice, criminology, social work, or a related field.
• Classified/enrolled as a junior or greater.
• Internship must be for academic credit.
• Applicants must submit to and pass a background investigation and pre-employment drug screen.

Pursuant to the State of Tennessee’s Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. The State's policy is to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person's race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status or any other category protected by state and federal civil rights laws.