PAROLE/PROBATION SPECIALIST

PAROLE/PROBATION SPECIALIST

This open competitive advertisement is for a Career Service position located in Hillsborough County. This position is not a telework position and is required to report to the FDC office in the area it serves.

Job duties include managing the day-to-day intake and processing of offenders placed or released on community supervision, ensuring accurate data entry into the Offender Based Information System (OBIS). Responsibilities also involve interpreting, coding, and entering documents related to offender sentencing and monetary obligations into the CDC and OBIS databases, utilizing advanced tools like the Automated Correctional Task System and Felony Offense Coding Manual. Additionally, the role requires obtaining, researching, interpreting, and verifying offender data to establish initial computer records for new commitments, and assisting in coordinating initial and pre-release orientation programs. The position also involves requesting and screening criminal record information through NCIC/FCIC and other criminal justice databases and preparing detailed prior records for new intakes.

Benefits include paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays. Comprehensive health insurance and life insurance with accidental death and dismemberment benefits. Supplemental Dental, Vision, Life, Disability and Hospitalization insurance. Tuition-Free college courses. Retirement Plans with the Florida Retirement System: Pension Plan (Traditional Retirement Pension Plan) Investment Plan (401(K)-Type Retirement Plan) Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP) Deferred Compensation.

Requirements include a high school diploma or equivalent. Support of knowledge, skills, and abilities should be demonstrated on the application, in the education, in the work experience, in the work sample, in the interview and/or during reference checks.

Additional information includes a requirement for all job applicants and volunteers to pass a Level 2 background check as per Chapter 435, Florida Statutes. The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) only hires U.S. citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. FDC uses E-Verify to confirm an employee's eligibility to work after completing the I-9 form. The Florida Department of Corrections does not currently support H-1B Visa Sponsorship.