• Job Description

  Req#: 4605670
  Community Based Corrections District 3 is seeking a Probation/Parole Officer 1
  
  Hours: Schedule will be determined by supervisor due to maintain the efficiency of Governmental Operations. Monday through Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm. Flexible Schedule Required.
  
  Duties of this position include, but are not limited to:
  
  Supervision/Case Management:
  Continuously interacts with clients on caseload, utilizing behavioral techniques to assist in the development of problem solving skills, facilitating behavior change, role playing, providing positive reinforcements when appropriate, and instituting corrective measures through the effective use of disapproval.
  Case management and supervision strategies are planned in conjunction with the supervisor, but the incumbents evaluate and make decisions within established policies and standards.
  Effectively communicates with client explaining conditions of supervision, legal terms, legal documents, policies and procedures in a clear and understandable manner.
  Responds with a balanced approach (accountability and treatment) when issues arise, such as violating behaviors and/or community safety concerns, utilizing evidenced based practices. Consistently enforces procedures and monitors client behavior to ensure compliance with supervision. Holds clients accountable for rule violations or inappropriate behavior in an assertive, constructive and fair manner while maintaining a reasonable balance between treatment and punitive actions. Recognizes and responds to potentially dangerous acting out utilizing good verbal de-escalation skills and, if warranted, using the least amount of force necessary to gain control of the situation. Approaches situations with the safety of all involved as the primary objective.
  Caseload Consists primarily of clients being court ordered to pre-trial supervision and client’s court ordered to the OWI Continuum waiting placement into the Residential Treatment Facility.
  Assesses or monitors for alcohol/drug use utilizing available technology.
  
  Electronic Monitoring:
  Oversees the Electronic Monitoring System for the entire district. Equipment consisting of GPS, Radio Frequency and SCRAM. Enrolling client information, installing/deactivating equipment on and off the clients. Using computer software to monitor compliance. Constant communication with staff updating compliance. In charge of managing inventory. Returning, maintaining and ordering equipment. Conducting monthly District Audits. Statewide Quarterly EMS meetings. Setup and Deactivate user accounts for District Staff.
  
  Documentation:
  Prepares and presents accurate written and oral reports on clients for the courts, parole board, Administrative hearings, in-house staffing, and outside agencies in compliance with established deadlines. Such reports may include presentence, probation/parole violation reports or reports for modification of supervision.
  Documents client-related contacts and strictly adheres to department policy and the Iowa Code as they relate to the confidentiality of records.
  Reviews the court order and aligns available resources to address expectations.
  Maintains case records for clients under supervision in the statewide Management Information System ensuring the necessary documentation is timely and accurate.
  Supervises client financial matters, including payment of obligations (supervision fee, court fees, restitution, etc.)
  Training and Facilitation:
  Attends all training relevant to position.
  May co-facilitate cognitive-behavioral or other evidence based groups.
  Follows lesson plans, role models professional behavior and tends to classroom management.
  
  Multi-Disciplinary Team:
  As a part of a multi-disciplinary team, participates as an active member of the team to improve client outcomes consistent with change principles and department goals.
  Builds collaborative relationships with interested parties dealing with criminal justice matters (courts, law enforcement) and other community partners (service providers, employers).
  
  
  
  Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:
  1. Graduation from an accredited college or university with an associate’s degree in any field.
  2. A total of two years of education and/or full-time experience in a human services or criminal justice field, where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university coursework in any field equals one year of full-time experience.
  3. Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes 18 months of full-time work as a Residential Officer.
  
  For additional information, please click on this link to view the job description.

• About the company

  Iowa (/ˈaɪoʊwə/) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west.

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