Community Correctional Officer

Overview

The State Of Vermont Department Of Corrections is looking for a Community Correctional Officer to work out of the Probation & Parole Office in Barre.  CCS's Provide supervision, rehabilitation, and support services to offenders under the supervision of the Probation and Parole Division of the Vermont Department of Corrections. Community Corrections Officers utilize both risk control and risk management services as part of a supervision team of high-risk offenders, Work is performed in accordance with correctional policies, directives, and procedures under the supervision of an administrative superior.

 

Duties may involve:

• Face-to-face contacts, telephone check, or collateral contacts with the offender's employer, family members, teachers, landlords, vocational counselors, and service providers.
• Application of external controls on an offender in order to prevent and deter anti-social and criminogenic behavior. The contact may include reviewing the use of alco-sensors, electronic monitoring equipment, urinalysis testing, and surveillance.
• Assists an offender in the development of personal internal controls through review of an offender's relapse plan, thinking reports, or journal, as well as participation in a treatment group.
• Conducts collateral contracts with family members and others.
• In collaboration with the team, evaluates an offender's performance in relation to stages of change to determine contact standards.
• Provides Probation and Parole Officers and supervision team with input from field contacts for case plan development or modification.
• Provides perspective from field contacts to the supervision team and the assigned offender for Case Planning conferences (CPC).
• May take emergency actions with local law enforcement agencies, up to and including re-incarceration, subject to review of the supervisor.
• May monitor the performance of offenders assigned to a correctional facility.
• Performs resident investigations in compliance with the Intermediate Sanctions Report (ISR) or pre-release from incarceration to assess supportive living environment.
• Prepares written reports such as affidavits, incident reports, running records, and furloughs on assigned offenders' caseloads.
• May be required to testify in court or at parole board hearings.
• Involved in the transport of offenders in state vehicles.
• Performs related duties as required.

 

All employees of the Agency of Human Services perform their respective functions adhering to four key practices: customer service, holistic service, strengths-based relationships and results orientation.

Hours are 2:00pm-10:30 pm, the days will vary with a 6 month rotation schedule.

Who May Apply

This position, Community Correctional Officer (Job Requisition #51348), is open to all State employees and external applicants.

If you would like more information about this position, please contact Andrew.Adams@vermont.gov.

Resumes will not be accepted via e-mail. You must apply online to be considered.

Please note that multiple positions in the same work location may be filled from this job posting.

 

Environmental Factors

Duties are performed in the homes, places of employment, and other locations frequented by assigned inmates as well as in a standard office setting. Duties include working closely with local police departments in arrest situations or in the performance of field supervision check. High stress situations are predictable, even frequent. The potential of physical assault or injury is present. A valid motor vehicle operator's license is required. Overtime and emergency duty are predictable. Shift assignments may change in accordance with the needs of the office, including any of three shifts and weekend assignments as well potentially working within a correctional facility.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in criminal justice, social service or a related human services field

 

OR

 

Associate's degree AND one (1) year or more of experience in corrections, human services, military service, law enforcement or other related field.

 

OR

 

High School diploma or equivalent AND two (2) years or more of experience in corrections, human services, military service, law enforcement or other related field.

 

Note: A valid motor vehicle operator's license is required.

Special Requirements

Candidates must pass any level of background investigation applicable to the position. In accordance with AHS Policy 4.02, Hiring Standards, Vermont and/or national criminal record checks, as well as DMV and adult and child abuse reg