Probation Officer

Join the Virginia Department of Human Resource Management as a Probation Officer and contribute to the agency's public safety mission. As a Probation Officer, you will provide supervision and monitoring of probationers from Courts and the Parole Board in accordance with DOC standards.

• Provide day-to-day supervision to probationers who require both intensive and regular probation/parole/post-release supervision.
• Assess the criminogenic and treatment needs of the probationer.
• Apply evidence-based practices to promote internal change within the probationer.
• Collaborate with probationer, district, and community resources to develop and manage individualized treatment plans.
• Prepare pre-sentence investigations, sentencing guidelines, and other reports as assigned in a timely manner.
• Testify and provide sentencing recommendations to the court/attorney.

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• Valid driver's license.
• Considerable experience as a sex offender supervision specialist in a Probation & Parole District.
• Considerable experience of sex offender treatment methods, social casework, and supervision with sexual offenders.
• Working knowledge of civil commitment laws and conditional release supervision in the community.
• Demonstrated experience and competence with GPS installation and monitoring.

• Participation in the Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System (VaLORS).
• Eligibility to retire at age 60 with five years of creditable service or as early as age 50 with 25 years of creditable service.

Apply through the Commonwealth of Virginia's Electronic Recruitment System. All applications should be submitted by 11:55pm on the closing date for the position.