Probation and Parole Officer

Job Title: Adult Probation and Parole Officer

County of Northumberland

We are seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Adult Probation and Parole Officer to join our team. As a key member of our corrections team, you will be responsible for investigating, advising, and counseling individuals on probation or parole to foster their personal, social, and economic adjustment in the community.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervise probationers and parolees, investigating their activities to ascertain whether they are violating probation or parole regulations.
• Provide counseling and other services to help them in their personal, social, and economic adjustment in the community.
• Maintain contact with families, friends, employers, clergy, and other persons concerned with aiding offenders in their adjustment to the community.
• Conduct investigations to determine if pre-parole plans are satisfactory.
• Make or assist in making arrests, prepares, or assists in preparing arrest reports.
• Prepare regular reports of activities and contacts completed.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice or related field.
• Valid Pennsylvania Driver's License and personal transportation.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with individuals, other agencies, institutions, and the public.
• Ability to make clear and pertinent statements, orally and in writing, and to prepare clear and concise reports.
• Ability to secure and analyze facts and to exercise sound judgment in arriving at conclusions.

Working Conditions:

The work is regulated by law and well-defined procedures but affects the public safety and the personal liberties of individuals. Work is reviewed in progress through observing the employee in action, through conferences, and upon completion, through the review of reports and recommendations.

Salary and Benefits:

The County of Northumberland offers a full benefits package to employees including health insurance, prescription, vision, dental, vacation, holiday, sick, personal time, and retirement.