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Probation Officer Parole Officer
Alternative Titles:
Community Corrections Officer
Probation officers and parole officers supervise offenders
who have been placed on community-based orders by the courts
and offenders released on parole from prison.
Probation officers and parole officers may perform the
following tasks:
- manage and supervise offenders who have received
community-based supervision orders e.g. community service,
home detention, probation, bail or parole, and make sure
that they comply with the relevant legislation and standards
- monitor home detainees by means of home visits,
electronic monitoring technology and report all breaches of
conditions
- develop and implement community-based work programs,
assess placement and management of offenders placed on
community service work orders, bonds, fine options and
penalties
- interview offenders, their families, employers and
teachers to obtain information
- submit reports and recommendations on whether parole
should be granted
- provide advice to assist the courts in determining the
suitability of offenders to be placed on community-based
orders
- arrange the employment of offenders as directed by
courts
- identify the social development needs of offenders and
refer them to appropriate programs
- supervise parolees and those on community-based orders,
and advise them on matters such as education, employment,
finance, housing and other community services which may help
in their rehabilitation
- conduct regular interviews with parolees and report on
their progress
- maintain contact with families to help solve problems of
readjustment and rehabilitation
- assist in preparing briefs for prosecuting offenders who
fail to comply with community-based orders or breach parole
conditions
- maintain and develop client records and administrative
procedures
- take part in staff development and training programs,
and provide training to new staff
- participate on various committees to assist in policy,
practice and community development.
Probation officers and parole officers may work in an
office or in non-institutionalised community corrections
centres. A proportion of their time is spent at court and
visiting prisons to interview and assess offenders and
prisoners.
Required Skills - Probation Officer Parole Officer
- maturity, patience, tolerance and discretion
- able to assess people and situations
- genuine interest in people and their welfare
- good communication skills
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