• Job Description

  Req#: JR2025-00018105

  The work we do matters!

  Hiring Agency:

  Correctional Services - Agency 46

  
  Location:

  Omaha, NE

  
  Hiring Rate:

  $28.525

  
  Job Posting:

  JR2025-00018105 Specialized Parole Officer - Omaha Regional Office (Open)

  
  Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed):

  08-05-2025

  
  Job Description:

  If you're passionate about motivating others toward self-improvement and committed to helping your community, this is a fantastic opportunity for you! Join our team as a Parole Officer and directly impact others. As a Parole Officer with Community Supervision Services (CSS), you'll play a crucial role in facilitating the successful re-entry of clients back into the community. This involves providing supervision to individuals on parole, utilizing innovative case management, and helping them become productive and responsible citizens. Daily travel around Omaha and its surrounding communities will be a regular part of your role, as dictated by your caseload.
  
  Training conducted at the Staff Training Academy, 2320 N 57th St, Lincoln, NE; Lincoln Regional Office, 421 South 9th Street, Suite 220, Lincoln, NE; or conducted remotely.

  
  

  DUTIES

  • Supervise a caseload of parolees and adult sex offenders, including conducting risk assessments, home visits, and developing case plans.

  • Facilitate offender rehabilitation through counseling, cognitive-behavioral classes, and coordinating community reintegration.

  • Enforce supervision conditions by conducting investigations, searches, drug tests, and making arrests when necessary.

  • Collaborate with diverse stakeholders, including law enforcement, mental health professionals, and treatment providers.

  • Maintain comprehensive case documentation and provide testimony in court or at Parole Board Hearings.

  • Cover an assigned territory with required travel and coordinate supervision during evenings and weekends as scheduled.

  
  

  Requirements / Qualifications

  Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in corrections, criminal justice, sociology, psychology, social work, counseling, public administration or a related field. Experience may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis.

  Preferred Qualifications : Bachelor's degree in criminal justice, behavioral science, human services, or related field. Excellent interpersonal communication skills and ability to adapt to various situations. Experience working with individuals in the criminal justice system, community resources, and stakeholders.

  Other: This position requires travel. Must have a valid driver's license. Regular and reliable attendance is required. Applicant accepting a job offer must pass the following exams in this order: medical exam and, at a randomly announced time, pass a drug test. Once at the Staff Training Academy, must successfully complete the fully paid NE Corrections Training Program.

  
  

  
  Benefits

  We offer a comprehensive package of pay, benefits, paid time off, retirement and professional development opportunities to help you get the most out of your career and life. Your paycheck is just part of your total compensation.
  
  Check out all that the State of Nebraska has to offer! Benefit eligibility may vary by position, agency and employment status. For more information on benefits, please visit: https://statejobs.nebraska.gov/index.html#benefits

  Equal Opportunity Statement

  The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race, color, religion, sex. age, national origin, disability, marital status or genetics.

  Current employees of the State of Nebraska should NOT apply on this external career. Instead go to Workday and access the Jobs Hub - Internal Apply app from your home landing page.

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