Job Specification
SENIOR PAROLE OFFICER
DEFINITION:
Under the limited supervision of a supervisory officer in the New Jersey
State Parole Board, conducts investigations related to parole planning
and assumes responsibility of persons paroled from State institutions;
coordinates, develops, and monitors various programs geared toward
parolee and family involvement in community treatment; works to
ensure that movements of inmates across state lines comply with
interstate compacts under the department's jurisdictions; does other
related duties as required.
NOTE: The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only.
A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this
job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be
listed.
NOTE: Appointments may be made to positions requiring bilingual skills.
03263C - Bilingual in Spanish and English
SPECIAL SKILL
Applicants must be able to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate
in Spanish and English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position.
EXAMPLES OF WORK:
Exercises full police powers and acts as a peace officer at all times for the
detection, apprehension, arrest, and conviction of offenders against the law.
Carries a firearm and other restraint/defense equipment while performing
duties; is responsible for care, use, and security of the firearm and equipment.
Plans and supervises programs for the social, emotional, and economic
adjustment of parolees and prospective parolees to provide community
treatment; conducts follow up evaluations.
Conducts prerelease and related investigations.
Conducts investigations of existing and potential employment opportunities
available for persons on parole or to be paroled.
Prepares reports to be used in the preparation of case histories.
Interviews parolees, employers, and interested relatives explaining parole
restrictions, aims, and resources of the Division of Parole.
When necessary, takes parole violators into custody, conducts investigations
and evaluations, and seeks viable alternatives to further confinement.
Maintains cooperative working relationships with various community
agencies including police, courts, probation, welfare agencies, and
medical facilities for the purpose of rehabilitating persons on parole.
When assigned to a parole office in a prison, correction institution, or
training school, conducts the division's institution program, and instructs
parolees regarding conditions and stipulations of their parole, and in the
rules and regulations of the Division of Parole.
Reviews and evaluates written and verbal information from intra- and
interstate parole supervision agencies and compact offices to ensure
that actions taken or recommended comply with interstate compact
mandates; verifies receipt of case material from other states against
checklists and other instruments.
Issues or authorizes the issuance of warrants to obtain custody of
fugitives and compact clients when parole has been violated,
contemplated, or attempted.
Monitors out-of-state inmates serving concurrent New Jersey
sentences to ensure that Judgments of Conviction are filed, and
the terms and conditions of the New Jersey sentence are met.
Confers with the Hearing Officer and/or Board Member to effectuate
intermediate sanctions on selected cases and provide a cost benefit
to the department through the parole violator analysis process.
Computes remaining sentence lengths and maintains current classification
and sentence records on New Jersey inmates housed out-of-state under
the Interstate Corrections Compact.
Computes and maintains remaining sentence lengths on out-of-state
inmates serving concurrent New Jersey sentences; requests court
clarification when necessary.
Will be required to place a parole violator under arrest; contacts local law
enforcement authority to provide information and/or request assistance.
Recognizes and rapidly evaluates potentially dangerous situations involving
parolees/parole violators; exercises caution and independent judgment in
handling these circumstances to avoid personal injury, or to prevent
endangerment of the general public or serious property
damage.
When in the institution, processes parolee for release both at the parent
institution and satellite units.
Provides instruction and guidance to Parole Officer Recruits.
Serves as a resource person in parole matters; assists in orientation,
in-service, and on-the-job training.
Coordinates and monitors the furlough, study-release, and work-release
programs; assists in the resolution of problems between the institution
phase and the community phase.
Participates in the volunteer-in-parole program; recruits volunteers,
provides training, and monitors volunteer performance.
Provides immediate and long-term assistance with parolee problems.
Develops new sources of client assistance and instructs district office
personnel regarding available organizations and individuals.
Prepares regular and monthly reports and correspondence concerning
parolees and their activities.
Maintains records of financial aid accounts for parolees; receives
requests for emergency assistance, provides disbursements, and
requests reimbursements as needed.
Conducts special investigations and furnishes evaluations of Executive
Clemency and Extradition requested by the Governor's Office and/or
the State Parole Board.
Serves as Division Hearing Officer in the preliminary phase of Probable
Cause Hearings and makes recommendations and decisions regarding
parolee status.
Discusses offenders' court-imposed revenue obligations, sets payment
schedules, and makes collections; coordinates collection efforts with
other government or private agencies in the event of default; performs
record keeping and maintenance activities.
Collects, interprets, and disseminates bureau statistics for the National
Uniform Parole Reports; accounts for materials forwarded to the National
Crime Information Center and the New Jersey Criminal Justice Information
System. May review and evaluate New Jersey parole cases residing out of
state; prepares recommendations regarding parolee status and necessary
correspondence.
Establishes and maintains essential records and files.
Will be required to learn how to utilize various types of electronic and/or
manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or
related units.
REQUIREMENTS:
EDUCATION:
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's
degree.
EXPERIENCE:
One (1) year of experience in law enforcement or social casework,
probation casework, or parole casework or, supervising or counseling
inmates in a penal or correctional institution.
NOTE: Additional experience may not be substituted for the Bachelor’s
degree requirement.
LICENSE:
Appointees must possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey.
NOTE: The responsibility for ensuring that employees possess the
required motor vehicle license, commensurate with the class and type
of vehicles they operate, rests with the Appointing Authority.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Appointees to this position shall be required to qualify in the use of firearms
on a semi-annual basis.
Appointees must have satisfactorily completed a training course approved
by the NJ Police Training Commission (PTC), which shall have included
instruction in the proper use of firearms.
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
Knowledge of techniques utilized to conduct interviews and investigations
of parolees, their families, and other related parole matters.
Knowledge of correctional and parole methods and practices.
Knowledge of the care, use, and security of firearms and other
restraint/defense equipment.
Knowledge of economic, social, emotional, and other problems of
paroled persons, and of reactions to be expected of such persons.
Knowledge of the varied community resources likely to be useful in the
social, economic, and emotional rehabilitation of persons on parole.
Knowledge of the available methods used to collect payments in default,
and to maintain record.
Ability to read, interpret, and apply the laws of New Jersey relevant to the
care, treatment, and training of probationers, parolees, and inmates of
penal and correction institutions, and of court procedures in New Jersey.
Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with
parolees, local officials, and others interested in or concerned with the
rehabilitation of parolees.
Ability to recognize and evaluate potentially dangerous situations involving
parolees and to exercise caution and independent judgement in the handling
of these circumstances.
Ability to compute sentence lengths.
Ability to relay information on the laws, rules, and regulations relevant
to parole to persons of varying ethnic backgrounds, and education and
economic levels.
Ability to gain the confidence and respect of parolees, provide them
with assistance and advice, and exert a positive influence toward their
rehabilitation.
Ability to review and evaluate parole cases.
Ability to issue or authorize the issuance of warrants.
Ability to set payment schedules to collect court-imposed revenue
obligations concomitant with the capability to pay to coordinate efforts
necessary to collect payments in default, and to maintain records thereon.
Ability to provide instruction and guidance to Parole Officer Recruits.
Ability to conduct routine, special, and confidential investigations as
assigned and prepare detailed reports.
Ability to compile and prepare detailed case histories.
Ability to compose detailed correspondence on parole matters.
Ability to establish and maintain essential records and files.
Ability to be proficient in the care, use, and security of firearms and other
restraint/defense equipment.
Ability to read and interpret information on the theory of social casework,
penology, sociology, and criminology.
Ability to exercise full police powers and act as a peace officer for the
detection, apprehension, arrest, and conviction of offenders against
the law.
Ability to coordinate and/or participate in and monitor varied programs
for the rehabilitation, education, or development of parolees.
Ability to collect, interpret, and disseminate statistical information.
Ability to learn how to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual
recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related
units.
Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English
sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American Sign Language
or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible if they can perform
the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer
undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
This job specification is applicable to the following title code(s) which
are different work week or work month and/or variants of the job class title: | | Job
Spec
Code | Variant | State,
Local or
Common | Class of
Service | Work
Week | State
Class
Code | Local
Class
Code | Salary
Range | Note | | 03263 | | S | C | 40 | 22 | N/A | F23 | - | | 03263C | Bilingual In Spanish & English | S | C | 40 | 22 | N/A | F23 | - |
This job specification is for state government use only.
Salary range is only applicable to state government.
Local salaries are established by individual local jurisdictions.
6/17/2023 |
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