JOB FAMILY: COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES OCCUPATIONAL GROUP: PROBATION AND CORRECTIONAL TREATMENT OCCUPATION: PROBATION OFFICERS AND CORRECTIONAL TREATMENT SPECIALISTS 21-1092 DESCRIPTION This is a work-providing social service to assist in rehabilitation of juvenile law offenders in custody or on probation or parole. Incumbents make recommendations for actions involving formulation of rehabilitation plan and treatment of offender, including conditional release and education and employment stipulations. Some positions in this occupation may be responsible for coordinating work and supervising employees. EXAMPLES OF WORK Supervises employees by assigning work, reviewing progress and assessing performance. Counsels offender and refers offender to social resources of community for assistance. Provides guidance to inmates or offenders, such as development of vocational and educational plans and available social services. Formulates rehabilitation plan for each assigned offender or inmate. Interviews offender or inmate to determine social progress, individual problems, needs, interests, and attitude. Consults with attorneys, judges, and institution personnel to evaluate inmate's social progress. Conducts follow-up interview with offender or inmate to ascertain progress made. Determines nature and extent of inmate's or offender's criminal record and current and prospective social problems. Reviews and evaluates legal and social history and progress of offender or inmate. Informs offender or inmate of requirements of conditional release, such as office visits, restitution payments, or educational and employment stipulations. Confers with inmate's or offender's family to identify needs and problems, and to ensure that family and business are attended to. Makes recommendations concerning conditional release or institutionalization of offender or inmate. Assists offender or inmate with matters concerning detainees, sentences in other jurisdictions, writs, and applications for social assistance. Develops and prepares informational packets of social agencies and assistance organizations and programs, for inmate or offender. Prepares and maintains case folder for each assigned inmate or offender. Conducts pre-hearing or pre-sentencing investigations and testifies in court. EXAMPLES OF JOB CHARACTERISTICS
Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Combining, evaluating, and reasoning with information and data to make decisions and solve problems. These processes involve making decisions about the relative importance of information and choosing the best solution.
Judging Qualities of Things, Services, And/or People
Making judgments about or assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
Documenting/Recording Information
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in either written form or by electronic/magnetic recording.
Communicating With Persons Outside Of the Organization
Communicating with persons outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged face-to-face, in writing, or via telephone/electronic transfer.
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information received by making estimates or categorizations, recognizing differences or similarities, or sensing changes in circumstances or events.
Assisting and Caring for Others
Providing assistance or personal care to others.
Establishing and Maintaining Relationships
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others.
Developing Objectives and Strategies
Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve these objectives.
Monitor Processes, Materials, and/or Surroundings
Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, often to detect problems or to find out when things are finished.
EXAMPLES OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Speaking
Talking to others to effectively convey information
Active Listening
Listening to what other people are saying and asking questions as appropriate
Judgment and Decision Making
Weighing the relative costs and benefits of a potential action
Service Orientation
Actively looking for ways to help people
Social Perceptiveness
Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react the way they do
Information Gathering
Knowing how to find information and identifying essential information
Critical Thinking
Using logic and analysis to identify the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches
Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents
Problem Identification
Identifying the nature of problems
Coordination
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions
Therapy and Counseling
Knowledge of information and techniques needed to rehabilitate physical and mental ailments and to provide career guidance including alternative treatments, rehabilitation equipment and its proper use, and methods to evaluate treatment effects
Psychology
Knowledge of human behavior and performance, mental processes, psychological research methods, and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders
Law, Government and Jurisprudence
Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process
LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS EFFECTIVE 7/01/02+
The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or the People First Service Center (1-877-562-7287). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.
Veterans' preference will be given to eligible veterans and their spouses in accordance with Chapter 295 of the Florida Statutes.
Requirements:
Salary Range
15000 - 30000
Occupation
PROBATION OFFICER & CORR TREATMENT SPEC
Education
High School or GED
Job Type
Full Time
Region/County
St. Lucie County
Years of Experience
1-3 years
Percent of Travel
1-25%
Location: Florida-St. Petersburg
Company: Department of Juvenile Justice
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Company Website: [n/a]
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