+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Job Description | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | POSITION IS IN SOUTH BOSTON, | | | VA | | | | | | Title:Probation Officer: PandP | | | District #08 South Boston #P0818 | | | | | | State Role Title:Probation | | | Officer I | | | | | | Hiring Range:$44,625 - | | | $49,350 | | | | | | Pay Band:4 | | | | | | Agency:Dept of Corr - Central | | | Admin | | | | | | Location:South Boston PandP | | | | | | Agency | | | Website:www.vadoc.virginia.gov | | | | | | Recruitment Type:General | | | Public - G | | | | | | Job Duties | | | | | | Sign on bonuses of $5,000 will | | | be offered to new hires who sign | | | a two (2) year tenure agreement | | | ($2,500 paid at time of hire and | | | $2,500 paid at the end of | | | twelve-month probationary | | | period). | | | | | | Position contributes to the | | | agencys public safety mission by | | | supervising and counseling | | | supervisees in the community | | | setting. Works directly with | | | supervisees in support of the | | | Departments reentry mission. | | | Interviews, gathers, verifies and | | | evaluates information to prepare | | | pre-sentence investigations | | | including sentencing | | | recommendations/suggestions. | | | Informs clients of conditions of | | | supervision and develops case | | | plans. Directly monitors | | | supervisee's behavior. Maintains | | | case files and documents case | | | activities. Investigates, | | | reports, and follows up on | | | alleged violations to determine | | | appropriate and available | | | sanctions. Prepares sentencing | | | guidelines and testifies in | | | circuit court. | | | | | | Minimum Qualifications | | | | | | High School Diploma or GED | | | Equivalent. Valid drivers | | | license. Recent experience | | | working directly with diverse | | | groups of clients, co-workers and | | | community agencies in a criminal | | | justice and/or human services | | | setting to accomplish | | | collaborative and individual | | | goals. Recent experience | | | providing high volume case | | | management supervision and | | | documenting case activities on an | | | on-going basis in a fast-paced | | | criminal justice and/or human | | | services setting. Experience | | | providing counseling and targeted | | | intervention to criminal justice | | | and/or human services clients on | | | an ongoing basis in a fast paced, | | | high volume setting. Experience | | | making referrals to | | | service/program providers and to | | | management for review. Experience | | | gathering information, creating | | | and presenting reports to | | | criminal justice and/or judiciary | | | entities, administrative | | | officials, courts or the Parole | | | Board. Demonstrated skill in the | | | use of Microsoft Office programs | | | to include Outlook, Word, and | | | Excel. Knowledge of Evidence | | | Based Practices. | | | | | | Additional Considerations | | | | | | Experience making field and/or | | | home visits. Experience keying | | | data into a case management or | | | automated record system such as | | | VACORIS, Badge, etc.