Adult Probation and Parole Agent

Overview

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: The Wyoming Department of Corrections Field Services Division is hiring a full-time probation and parole agent for the Rawlins location. This Division is responsible for the community supervision and case management of probationers and parolees. We are a progressive department that offers job variety and challenges our staff to help rehabilitate offenders into becoming law-abiding citizens. The Wyoming Department of Corrections contributes to public safety by accurately assessing offender risks and needs and then addressing those areas through effective case planning, meaningful intervention, positive reinforcements, and corrective action when necessary.

Description And Functions

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: The Wyoming Department of Corrections Field Services Division is hiring a full-time probation and parole agent for the Rawlins location. This Division is responsible for the community supervision and case management of probationers and parolees. We are a progressive department that offers job variety and challenges our staff to help rehabilitate offenders into becoming law-abiding citizens. The Wyoming Department of Corrections contributes to public safety by accurately assessing offender risks and needs and then addressing those areas through effective case planning, meaningful intervention, positive reinforcements, and corrective action when necessary.

Working for the State of Wyoming offers more than a paycheck. Our total compensation package includes:

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid vacation, sick leave, FMLA and holidays
• Retirement - Pension and 457B plans that help you build a secure future
• Flexible schedules and work-life balance options
• Meaningful work that makes a difference for Wyoming communities and MUCH MORE!

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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: The listed functions are illustrative only and are not intended to describe every function that may be performed at the job level.

• Create a positive and collaborative environment for clients to gain the confidence to change their behavior in the long term.
• Maintain supervision of a caseload of adult probationers and parolees, including supervision of misdemeanor and felony cases, such as alcohol or drug offenses, sex offenses, domestic violence, theft, burglary, and cases pending adjudication.
• Utilization and analysis of validated risk and needs assessments to determine appropriate supervision levels and develop individual case planning goals.
• Collaborate with government and private entities to enhance case management and support client behavior for long-term change.
• Identify external and internal motivators of change through motivational interviewing and additional interviewing techniques to assist in case plan development.
• Understand intervention, incentives, and sanctions within the criminal justice system and apply them as appropriate.
• Provide and utilize appropriate intervention, incentives, and sanctions to achieve desired behaviors.
• Facilitate cognitive intervention groups and evidence-based cognitive interventions to provide knowledge and enhance client motivation.
• Maintain supervision standards to provide public safety and help offenders re-socialize and reintegrate into the community as law-abiding citizens.
• Maintain documentation of all case management collaborative efforts in a case management system.
• Conduct visits with clients in the office, at home, at places of employment, or in other locations to verify compliance and support positive behavior.
• Maintain supervision standards to include documentation, collateral contacts to promote public safety, and client accountability.
• Collaborate with the Prison Division to investigate and offer guidance for a positive and effective reentry plan for inmates released into the community.
• Write reports to the Parole Board, Courts, or other stakeholders requiring investigation, insight, and analysis with the assistance of various agencies and assessments to determine risk level and supervision appropriateness.
• Interview, evaluate, and investigate the offender's background and criminal history to determine risks and needs.
• Interview victims for presentence investigation reports, determining restitution, and recommendations to the Court. Communicate with victims for educational and safety purposes throughout supervision. Create a collaborative and trusting environment.

Qualifications

PREFERENCES: Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in Social Work, Counseling, Sociology, Psychology, Criminal Justice, or Administration of Justice, along with progressive work experience in Probation and Parole, including experience in case management practices, risk/need assessments, cognitive skills group…