PAROLE/PROBATION SPECIALIST

PAROLE/PROBATION SPECIALIST

This open competitive advertisement is for a Career Service position located at Circuit13-C Tampa Intake in the office of probation and parole. This position manages offender intake and processing in Community Corrections, including data entry, document interpretation, activity coordination, criminal record screening, and ensuring data security and quality.

Job duties include managing daily intake and processing of offenders into the Community Corrections' tracking system (OBIS), interpreting, coding, and entering offender sentencing and monetary obligation documents using relevant databases and manuals, verifying offender data and sentencing information to establish initial records and assist with orientation programs, requesting and screening criminal record information from various law enforcement databases and preparing prior record reports, coordinating and monitoring offender community service activities, job needs and ensuring security and quality assurance in data management.

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 its 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 Level 2 background check requirement as per Chapter 435, Florida Statutes. Employment eligibility requires U.S. citizenship or authorization to work in the U.S. The Florida Department of Corrections does not currently support H-1B Visa Sponsorship.