CORRECTIONAL PROBATION SPECIALIST - 70013576

Requisition No: 839011 

Agency: Department of Corrections

Working Title: CORRECTIONAL PROBATION SPECIALIST - 70013576

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 70013576 

Salary:  $55,232.84 (Minimum Annually) 

Posting Closing Date: 10/15/2024 

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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Facility: 08-0 Gainesville Main Probation and Parole

This is an internal promotional opportunity only. Only current FDC employees will be considered.

Salary will be determined in accordance with current pay procedures.

Correctional Probation Specialist vacancy located at:

Gainesville Main Probation and Parole Office

Gainesville, Florida (Alachua County)

Employees interested in this promotional opportunity must apply for this vacancy using the People First system. No paper applications will be accepted.

Applications will be accepted electronically until 11:59 pm on the closing date.

Applicants are responsible for providing the following information on their applicant profile:  current employment, previous employment, training, and education. 

Incomplete profiles will not be considered.

DESCRIPTION

The incumbent in this position is responsible for supervising, surveilling and maintaining a specialized caseload consisting of extremely high-risk offenders, sex offenders, or a combination of the above. Many of these offenders have diagnosed severe mental health conditions. The incumbent may also perform duties relating to training.

EXAMPLES OF WORK

Encourages and fosters offender compliance with the supervision order through guidance and goal-setting, monitoring of offender behavior and supervision in the community.

 

Conducts field and office supervision visits via personal contact, collateral/community contacts, surveillance contacts, telephone contacts and electronic methods to ensure compliance with conditions of supervision, to promote public safety and to provide assistance to offenders as appropriate.

 

Conducts pre-sentence, post-sentence, interstate compact, sentencing guidelines, and other required investigations on offenders. Makes recommendations on offenders under supervision or pending disposition to the sentencing authority regarding continued supervision, revocation, diversion and incarceration. Conducts background investigations on prospective employees.

 

Demonstrates sensitivity to public and victim needs, concerns and complaints and takes appropriate, prompt action as required to ensure early identification and intervention for offenders involved in physical abuse, neglect, sexual abuse and emotional maltreatment. Conducts victim interviews and makes treatment referrals for offenders, victims, and their families. Conducts searches and makes arrests of offenders. Responds to collateral inquiries in connection with offenders, their relatives or any affected parties.

 

Provides investigative and intelligence assistance to local and state law enforcement agencies in the development of offender profiles, as it relates to pedophilia and child pornography. Enforces compliance with Florida statutes as they pertain to the regis